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SPF 59 - True Grit PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between pete jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, pete jones !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Georges Edgar!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar throws a hook but jones blocks it.
jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Edgar counters with a left and a right that stings jones .
jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Edgar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Edgar jabs at jones 's body.
jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Edgar moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for pete jones . That's going to take a lot out of him.
jones jumps guard but Edgar stands there with jones around his waist. jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Edgar.
Edgar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Edgar - that landed with a thud.
Edgar scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Edgar - that landed with a thud.
Edgar scores with a shot to the side of jones 's head.
jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Edgar smiles and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
jones moves forwards but Edgar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Edgar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Edgar. Edgar obviously looking to wear him down.
jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
jones shoots and misses
and Edgar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Edgar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A lazy left from Edgar finds it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Edgar, as that shot connected.
jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edgar moves away.
jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Edgar counters with a nice body shot.
jones is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar cracks jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Edgar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Edgar counters with a stiff right hand.
Edgar scores with a sloppy right hand. jones should have avoided that one.
Edgar lands a jab to the head.
Edgar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Edgar connects with a jab.
Edgar lands a nice shot that snaps jones 's head back.
Nice jab there from Edgar.
Edgar lands an overhand right.
Edgar dips to his left and cracks jones with an uppercut!
Edgar pushes jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Edgar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
jones fails to pull guard.
A body shot lands from Edgar.
Edgar pushes jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edgar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Edgar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
jones misses with a combination
and Edgar counters with a three punch combo that has jones backing up. jones nods at Edgar to acknowledge the strikes.
Edgar with a hook.
jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Edgar clobbers jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Edgar connects with a crisp jab.
Edgar sizes up jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Edgar lands.
Edgar connects with the punch.
jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Edgar with a jab.
jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Edgar's corner calls for a 1-2. Edgar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from jones . Those never looked like landing.
Edgar thumps jones with a low kick.
Edgar scores with a decent looking hook.
Edgar catches jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Edgar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches jones on the side of the head.
jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
jones drops his hands momentarily and Edgar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Edgar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Edgar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Edgar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Edgar lands a right hook to the body.
Edgar lands with a right hand.
Georges Edgar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Edgar connects with a right hand. jones shakes it off.
Nice shot lands for Edgar.
jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for jones . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Edgar thuds a left hand into jones 's body.
Edgar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar punishes jones 's body with a nice straight punch.
Edgar lands with an overhand left.
jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Edgar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edgar lands the left hand.
jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edgar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Edgar lands with a straight right. jones didn't see that one coming.
Edgar connects with a right hand. jones shakes it off.
jones tries to clinch up
and Edgar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Edgar lands a jab-cross combination.
jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edgar scores with a sloppy right hand. jones should have avoided that one.
Edgar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
jones tries to clinch up
and Edgar counters with a nice body shot.
Edgar tests jones 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Edgar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Edgar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar cracks a nice hook into jones 's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
jones takes one to the side of the head.
Edgar scores with a body shot.
Edgar thuds his right hand into jones 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
pete jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar scores with a jab to the head.
jones with a poor takedown
and Edgar counters with a one-two to the body.
Edgar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Edgar.
Jab from Edgar.
Nice shot lands for Edgar.
Edgar works the jab nicely.
jones has his takedown stuffed
and Edgar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
jones tries to clinch
and Edgar counters with a straight right hand.
jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Edgar works jones 's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed jones momentarily.
Edgar lands a lovely overhand right.
jones misses with a takedown
and Edgar moves into the clinch.
Edgar lands a body punch.
Edgar is working jones over against the cage.
Edgar scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Edgar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Edgar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
jones tries to clinch up
and Edgar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Edgar works jones 's body with a nice hook.
jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Edgar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Edgar.
Edgar is working jones over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Edgar.
Edgar presses jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Edgar walks away with a smile on his face. jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Edgar cracks jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Edgar lands with an uppercut that bounces jones off the cage and back into rage.
jones gets tackled into the cage by Edgar. Edgar maintains the clinch.
A hook to the body from Edgar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar digs a right hand into jones 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on jones 's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Edgar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left hand lands to the body for Edgar.
Edgar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Edgar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Edgar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Edgar lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Edgar.
Edgar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Edgar digs a right hand into jones 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on jones 's gas tank.
Georges Edgar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar lands a shot to the body.
Edgar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edgar with a nice cross.
Edgar lands a slapping body shot.
Edgar stuns jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Edgar. That snapped jones 's head back.
Edgar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A lazy left from Edgar finds it's target.
Edgar lands with an overhand left.
jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Edgar works the jab nicely.
Edgar with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Edgar.
Edgar turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
jones throws the left hand but Edgar avoids the punch easily.
Edgar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to jones 's calf.
Edgar lands with a nice combination. jones backs away looking to recover.
Edgar connects with a good right hand that stumbles jones . jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Edgar scores with a decent looking hook.
Edgar lands a really nice looking cross but jones seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
jones fails with the takedown
and Edgar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for pete jones . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar clobbers jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
jones misses with a takedown
and Edgar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Edgar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Edgar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
pete jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Edgar, as that shot connected.
Edgar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Edgar scoring well with a low kick there.
Edgar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Edgar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Edgar lands a nice shot that snaps jones 's head back.
jones has his takedown stuffed
and Edgar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps jones thinking.
Edgar lands with a shot to the body.
jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Edgar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Edgar throws a leg kick which misses jones 's front leg but catches the back leg as jones tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar lunges at jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by jones 's hand.
jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edgar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Edgar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Edgar lands with a shot to the body.
jones walks into a left hand.
Edgar cracks a nice hook into jones 's ribs.
Edgar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits jones s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Edgar connects with the punch.
Edgar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Edgar's jab looks to have found its range, popping jones under the eye.
Edgar scores with a nice strike.
Edgar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
jones takes one to the side of the head.
Edgar feints and then cracks jones 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow jones down.
Edgar cracks jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Edgar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Edgar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Edgar scores with a punch to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Edgar, as that shot connected.
Edgar scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
jones tries for a takedown but Edgar circles away easily
and Edgar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar scores with a decent looking hook.
Edgar jabs jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Georges Edgar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Edgar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Edgar counter with a right hand.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Edgar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Edgar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on jones . That did some damage!
Edgar scores with the left hand. jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Edgar scores with a punch to the head.
Edgar thuds a left hand into jones 's body.
jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut there from Edgar.
Edgar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Edgar. Beautiful body shot.
jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edgar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Edgar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Edgar.
Edgar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edgar lands the left hand.
jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edgar tests jones 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Edgar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Edgar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
jones tries to clinch but Edgar moves away
enabling Edgar to counter with a crisp jab.
Edgar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
jones shoots and misses
and jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Edgar lands a nice leg kick that just misses jones 's sensitive parts.
Edgar's corner calls for a 1-2. Edgar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Edgar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before jones has time to react.
Edgar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Edgar as he connects with a hook.
jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Edgar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Edgar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Edgar lands a nice shot to the body.
Edgar lands a right hook to the body.
Edgar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between jones 's hands.
jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
jones misses with a combination
and Edgar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Edgar catches jones right on the button with a cross.
jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Edgar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps jones thinking.
jones takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
jones shoots and misses
and Edgar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edgar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Edgar scores with a hook.
jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Edgar lands a glancing blow to the side of jones 's head.
Edgar throws a shot to the body.
Edgar clobbers jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Edgar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
jones is rocked!
A lazy left from Edgar finds it's target.
Oh jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edgar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Edgar cracks jones with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends jones tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Edgar pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! jones is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Georges Edgar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Loveladdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Trickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loveladdy comes to the cage accompanied by PANTERA - F*CKING HOSTILE. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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164 lbs
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168 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forrest Loveladdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cole Trickle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trickle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Loveladdy quickly recovers to half guard.
Loveladdy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trickle.
Loveladdy is defending against the submission attempts here by Trickle.
Loveladdy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Loveladdy is trying to maintain the position but Trickle is very close to passing his half guard.
Trickle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Loveladdy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Trickle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Trickle's back!
Trickle is keeping busy.
Trickle avoids the strikes from Loveladdy.
Loveladdy looking for the RNC.
Loveladdy looking for the RNC.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Loveladdy has the hooks in. Trickle is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Loveladdy has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Trickle's body.
Trickle can't escape the position.
Loveladdy is trying to control but Trickle is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trickle defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Loveladdy.
Trickle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Loveladdy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Trickle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Trickle wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Loveladdy lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The referee is taking a good look at Trickle as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Loveladdy!
Loveladdy trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Loveladdy scores with punches to the body.
Loveladdy keeps control of the position as Trickle tries to break free.
Trickle trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy lands a shot to the body.
Loveladdy looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Trickle is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Loveladdy is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Trickle is defending well though. Loveladdy let's go of the attempt for now.
Trickle is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Loveladdy.
Loveladdy lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Loveladdy.
Trickle manages to reverse the position and now he's in Loveladdy's guard. Nice work there by Trickle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy controls Trickle momentarily but Trickle frees himself.
Trickle trying to control but Loveladdy is working from the bottom.
Loveladdy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trickle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Loveladdy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trickle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Loveladdy keeping moving, preventing Trickle from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loveladdy wants to sweep here but Trickle controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Loveladdy dominated that round.
That's time! Loveladdy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Trickle throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Loveladdy was covering up waiting for the punch and Trickle finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Forrest Loveladdy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Trickle trying to control but Loveladdy is working from the bottom.
Trickle drops back, looking for a kneebar! Loveladdy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Loveladdy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Loveladdy!
Loveladdy scores with punches from side control.
Loveladdy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Trickle tries to buck Loveladdy off but Loveladdy is having none of it.
Loveladdy trying to control the action but Trickle is working from the bottom.
Trickle prevents Loveladdy from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loveladdy trying to control the position but Trickle is working away.
Trickle prevents Loveladdy from improving position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loveladdy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Loveladdy is trying to get an arm triangle but Trickle is defending well.
Loveladdy advances nicely into full mount.
Loveladdy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Trickle is looking to escape.
Trickle wants to hold on but Loveladdy pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy working Trickle over with strikes here.
Trickle is desperately trying to improve his position but Loveladdy has a good base and remains in mount.
Loveladdy cracks Trickle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Trickle is breathing heavily.
Loveladdy looking to control but Trickle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Loveladdy unloading with bombs!
Loveladdy raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loveladdy content just to control the position here.
Loveladdy raining down shots from the mount!
Loveladdy punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loveladdy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Trickle?
Loveladdy is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Loveladdy extends the arm and Trickle is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Forrest Loveladdy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dani Woodward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Blunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blunt is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Danzig - Mother. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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194 lbs
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198 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dani Woodward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Blunt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodward uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blunt.
Woodward misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blunt lands a lovely overhand right.
Blunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blunt misses with a series of wild punches.
Blunt feints and then cracks Woodward's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Woodward down.
Bob Blunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woodward throws a sloppy head kick
and Blunt counters with a one-two to the body.
Blunt falls off balance throwing a combination
so Woodward counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woodward has gone for a leg lock! Blunt slips out almost immediately though and dives into Woodward's guard.
Blunt is looking to work some ground and pound but Woodward has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woodward keeping moving, preventing Blunt from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodward pulls Blunt in close to prevent any damage.
Blunt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woodward swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Woodward is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Woodward steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blunt.
Woodward staying out of range there.
Woodward throws a head kick but Blunt moves out of range.
Blunt misses with a few strikes there.
Blunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blunt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Woodward to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Blunt trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Woodward defends it easily.
Woodward drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Woodward jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Woodward drops back looking for a leg! Blunt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blunt manages to kick Woodward off! Woodward jumps back into Blunt's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blunt keeping moving, preventing Woodward from controlling successfully.
Woodward won't allow Blunt to sweep him here.
Woodward trying to control the position from guard on top but Blunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blunt working for a triangle but Woodward defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blunt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunt is trying to control the position but Woodward postures up.
Woodward working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blunt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Woodward avoids a series of strikes thrown by Blunt.
Woodward wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Blunt.
Woodward is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Woodward gets back to half guard.
Blunt is looking for a kimura but Woodward is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blunt to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blunt tries to pass the half guard into mount. Woodward knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Blunt looks gassed!
The fighters are battling for position here. Woodward manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodward is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blunt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Woodward has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blunt has managed to get both his arms back between Woodward's legs - danger averted.
Woodward working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blunt.
Woodward working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blunt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blunt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Woodward pulls Blunt in to control the position.
Woodward looking for a guillotine here but Blunt defends easily.
Woodward keeping moving, preventing Blunt from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dani Woodward will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blunt misses with a hook.
No joy there for Blunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Woodward closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Blunt to the mat! Blunt manages to get full guard.
Blunt has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Woodward 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 Blunt.
Woodward is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blunt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Woodward working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Woodward goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Blunt rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Woodward's guard! Nice work there by Blunt!
Woodward looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodward keeping moving, preventing Blunt from controlling successfully.
Blunt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Blunt laying and praying for a moment but Woodward takes advantage and regains half guard.
Woodward is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Blunt's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Blunt's back!
Woodward looking to break Blunt's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Blunt remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Woodward will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Blunt is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Woodward off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Blunt turns into Woodward and is now in his guard.
Woodward keeping moving, preventing Blunt from controlling successfully.
Blunt stays in close to Woodward's body and controls the position.
Woodward controls Blunt momentarily but Blunt frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodward working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blunt doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blunt manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blunt preventing the sweep.
Woodward is working hard here to advance position.
Woodward has his foot on Blunt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blunt works his way back into a safe position though.
Woodward looking to control.
Blunt wants to control from the top but Woodward keeps moving.
Woodward has his foot on Blunt's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blunt works his way back into a safe position though.
Blunt looking to pass the guard.
Blunt content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Blunt has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Blunt was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Woodward shoots and misses
and Blunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Woodward throws a head kick that misses
and Blunt counters with a low kick, right behind Woodward 's knee.
Blunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blunt tries to clinch there but Woodward circles away.
Blunt misses with an uppercut. Woodward saw that one coming.
Blunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Woodward finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Blunt throws an overhand right that lands on Woodward's shoulder, as Woodward tries to avoid the shot.
Woodward throws a sloppy head kick
and Blunt counters with a three punch combo that has Woodward backing up. Woodward nods at Blunt to acknowledge the strikes.
Blunt is breathing heavily.
Blunt misses with a hook.
Blunt swings widly with a right hand
and Woodward counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woodward throws a head kick that misses
and Blunt moves into the clinch.
Blunt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blunt throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Woodward has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blunt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Blunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Woodward blocks it with crossed arms.
Woodward managing to block the knees to the body from Blunt.
Blunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Woodward on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blunt misses with a knee to the head.
Blunt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Woodward blocks it with crossed arms.
Woodward tries to pull guard but Blunt holds him up against the cage and eventually Woodward drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dani Woodward. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woodward tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blunt smiles and moves away.
Woodward shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dani Woodward will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Woodward throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blunt throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Woodward to counter with a crisp jab.
Woodward scores with a takedown into Blunt's guard.
Woodward 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.
Blunt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Woodward defends well.
Blunt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Woodward defends it easily.
Woodward trying to control the position from guard on top but Blunt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blunt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Woodward trying to control but Blunt is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woodward works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Woodward is working for a submission of some sort.
Woodward wants to take a breather but Blunt is having none of it.
Woodward is looking for a kimura but Blunt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Woodward to get the leverage.
Woodward is working for a submission of some sort.
Woodward is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blunt sees it coming and defends easily.
Blunt trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woodward trying to control from half guard but Blunt is working away.
Woodward is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blunt looking for a kimura from the bottom but Woodward passes into side control!
Woodward is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blunt knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Woodward wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blunt, who protects the arm well.
Blunt tries to bench press Woodward off him but Woodward keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woodward misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Blunt managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Woodward.
Dani Woodward overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blunt is looking for a sweep.
Woodward wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blunt, who protects the arm well.
Woodward is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blunt has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blunt is not content to let Woodward control the position.
Blunt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Woodward tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunt manages to get back to half guard.
Bob Blunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blunt manages to get to full guard.
Woodward is pushing down on Blunt's leg trying to pass to half guard. Blunt is fighting to maintain full guard but Woodward has managed to sneak the leg through.
Woodward prevents Blunt from improving his position.
Woodward seems to be looking for submissions.
Woodward seems to be looking for submissions.
Blunt tries to roll over but Woodward keeps him under control.
Dani Woodward is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blunt flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dani Woodward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woodward, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dani Woodward!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnulfo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnulfo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martin is out of range.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Martin moves out of range easily.
Martin wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with the combination.
Martin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Silva looks at the referee who does nothing so Silva lands a crushing right that sends Martin to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnulfo Silva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Dingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingo comes to the cage accompanied by Carl Orff - O Fortuna . Allen has chosen The Realest Sport as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
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178 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Dingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Allen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dingo misses with a straight left.
Allen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dingo gets back to full guard.
Dingo is trying to control the position but Allen postures up.
Allen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Allen being controlled here momentarily.
Dingo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo controls Allen momentarily but Allen frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Matt Dingo just wasn't active enough.
Dingo instigates a clinch.
Allen tries for a takedown but Dingo manages to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dingo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dingo.
Dingo misses with a body punch.
Dingo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dingo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Dingo.
Allen blocking some punches.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
Dingo breaks from the clinch.
Dingo swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Dingo as he connects with a hook.
Dingo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allen moves away.
Dingo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dingo.
Dingo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Dingo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Poor strikes thrown by Dingo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dingo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Allen?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dingo.
Dingo wants to control the action but instead Allen gets a body lock and reverses into Dingo's guard! Nice work!
Dingo keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Allen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dingo working a defensive guard here.
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.
Allen trying to control but Dingo is working from the bottom.
Dingo pulls Allen in close to his closed guard and prevents Allen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Allen preventing the sweep.
Allen trying to control but Dingo is working from the bottom.
Allen wants to get up but he can't break Dingo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Dingo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Allen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dingo to the mat! Dingo manages to get full guard.
Dingo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dingo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Allen uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Dingo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dingo trying to control but Allen flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Dingo turns into Allen and is now in his guard.
Dingo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dingo trying to control the position from guard on top but Allen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dingo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Dingo from controlling successfully.
Dingo looking to pass the guard.
Dingo wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Matt Dingo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Allen fails with a takedown attempt.
Dingo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Allen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dingo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dingo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jason Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen needs to keep his hands up - Dingo had a free shot at his head there.
Dingo lands an overhand right.
Dingo throws an off balance right hand
and Allen counters with a shoot takedown. Dingo fights it but they end up in guard.
Dingo has control of Allen's left arm, preventing Allen from doing any damage.
Dingo 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.
Allen wants to control from the top but Dingo keeps moving.
Allen postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dingo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Allen is defended easily by Dingo.
Dingo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Dingo.
Dingo misses with a two punch combination.
Dingo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Allen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left lands for Dingo.
Dingo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Dingo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dingo tries to score with a low kick but Allen moves his leg out of the way.
A solid body kick from Dingo.
Allen defending well as Dingo loads up on a big left hand.
Dingo digs a good hook to Allen's body.
Matt Dingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dingo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Allen stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Dingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Allen.
Dingo fails with the takedown
and Allen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Allen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Dingo does no damage.
Dingo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Allen counters with a single leg into guard. Dingo didn't expect that.
Dingo wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
Dingo is pulling down on Allen's head. It's preventing any offense from Allen, at least for the moment.
Dingo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dingo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Allen!
Dingo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Allen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dingo looking to control but Allen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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.
Allen is trying to stand.
Dingo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Allen looks a forlorn figure.
Dingo looking to finish with strikes here!
Dingo looking for a guillotine from mount but Allen is having none of it.
Allen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingo has hold of Allen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Allen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dingo trying to control but Allen is having none of it.
Allen is in a horrible position here. Dingo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Allen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dingo looking to control but Allen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Allen really wants to buck Dingo off and get back to his feet.
Dingo 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 fight!
Matt Dingo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dingo 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Dingo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the cage accompanied by Song of Ice and Fire Art Collection. George Martin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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13 - 7 - 0 |
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215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson misses with a combination
and Martin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Robinson's guard now.
Robinson is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.
Robinson has his hands on Martin's head, controlling the position.
Martin wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.
Martin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Martin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Robinson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martin moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin looking for a guillotine here but Robinson defends easily.
Robinson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Martin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robinson is one step ahead there.
Martin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Robinson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Martin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Robinson looking to sit in guard and control but Martin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Robinson trying to control the position.
Martin advances position into side control!
Robinson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Robinson dodges the ground and pound from Martin.
Robinson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Robinson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Robinson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Robinson is looking to advance position but Martin won't allow it.
Martin is refusing to be controlled, as Robinson sits in half guard.
Martin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Martin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Robinson scores with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Martin.
Martin looks for the body kick but Robinson saw that one coming.
Robinson checks a low kick from Martin.
Robinson throws a right hand that Martin ducks under and follows up with a left that Martin also avoids with ease.
Martin misses with a straight left.
Martin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robinson circles away.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Martin misses with a low kick.
Robinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Robinson takes one to the side of the head.
Martin looks for a takedown but Robinson sprawls well.
Robinson misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Martin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Robinson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Martin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Martin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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.
Robinson is controlling Martin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Martin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Robinson is looking to escape.
Martin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Robinson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Robinson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Martin won't allow Robinson to get back to his feet.
Robinson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but Martin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control but Robinson is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Robinson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Robinson.
Both fighters circling a little - Martin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Eddie Robinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Robinson misses with a jab to the body
and Martin counters with a head kick.
Eddie Robinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robinson misses the shot to the body.
Martin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Robinson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Martin - that will leave a mark!
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Robinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin misses with a left hand
and Robinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Robinson misses with a double jab
and Martin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robinson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Martin trying to control the action but Robinson is working from the bottom.
Martin is taking a breather. Robinson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Martin is keen to just control but Robinson is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robinson tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Robinson pushes Martin off looking to stand but Martin dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Martin dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Martin misses with a low kick.
Robinson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Robinson's guard now.
Robinson 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.
Martin scoring with some ground and pound.
Martin drops back looking for a leg! Robinson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Robinson manages to kick Martin off! Martin jumps back into Robinson's guard.
Robinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Robinson's head.
Martin wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.
Robinson keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Martin wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
Martin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Martin wants to control from the top but Robinson keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because George Martin wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martin throws out a leg kick but Robinson moves out of range and Martin only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martin avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martin on the side of the head.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robinson scores with a three punch combo!
Robinson throws a right hand that misses
and Martin counters with a shoot takedown. Robinson fights it but they end up in guard.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Martin manages to pass to side control.
Robinson is staying active underneath Martin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eddie Robinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin trying to pass the guard but Robinson defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martin is working away from the top position though.
Martin working over Robinson with some ground and pound. Robinson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Martin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Martin 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.
Robinson pushes Martin off but Martin dives into side control.
Martin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Robinson is trying to get back to his feet.
Robinson wants to control but Martin postures up.
Robinson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
George Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin controls the position.
Robinson is trying to get back to half guard.
Martin taking a break here but Robinson is having none of it and regains half guard.
George Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martin 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Martin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Ruez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruez comes to the cage accompanied by Face Breaker - Poison Pen. Elvin Ruez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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28
165 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elvin Ruez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Strife!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife just misses with a punch to the body.
Strife scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruez should have avoided that one.
Ruez is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife throws a combination that misses
and Ruez moves into the clinch.
Ruez misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strife.
Ruez lands with a right to the head.
Strife throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ruez trying to land knees to the body.
Strife fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruez works on Strife's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruez looking to stall.
Strife can't find room to land a body shot as Ruez controls the action.
A body shot lands from Ruez.
Ruez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ruez trying to control the position but instead, Strife has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ruez into the cage.
Ruez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strife lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Strife there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Strife connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruez instigates a clinch.
Strife lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ruez blocks it with crossed arms.
Strife breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strife displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ruez.
Strife throws a head kick but Ruez moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Strife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strife throws a looping overhand right but Ruez ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strife.
Ruez moves out of range as Strife strikes.
Strife swinging wildly here.
Ruez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Strife dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruez. That did some damage!
Strife throws a hook to the side of Ruez's head but Ruez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John Strife is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ruez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strife connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ruez scrambles back to his feet.
Ruez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John Strife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strife lunges at Ruez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ruez's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ruez's sensitive parts.
Strife throws a head kick that half lands.
Strife leaves Ruez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice jab there from Strife.
Ruez clinches with his opponent.
Strife misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruez.
Ruez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Ruez.
Strife manages to break the clinch.
Strife dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strife thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strife listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strife throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruez counters with a one-two to the body.
Strife swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ruez avoids the head kick by Strife.
Strife misses with an uppercut.
Strife fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife thows a leg kick but Ruez checks it
and Ruez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Strife.
Ruez tries for a takedown but Strife sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elvin Ruez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strife cracks Ruez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruez moves into range and clinches up with Strife.
Ruez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strife's elbow.
Ruez lands a damaging elbow.
Ruez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strife backwards.
Strife is looking to control Ruez's arms but Ruez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Strife has his back to the cage.
Ruez misses with some punches.
Strife tries a body shot but Ruez blocks it.
Strife tries to work over Ruez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strife's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ruez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Strife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strife bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ruez throws a nice looking combination but Strife bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strife can pounce on him.
Strife misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Ruez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruez takes a kick to the side of the head.
That kick from Strife tenderised Ruez's leg. Ruez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Strife misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ruez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strife counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ruez misses with a hook
and Strife counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Strife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruez moves out of range of the body kick from Strife.
Strife throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruez.
Ruez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strife throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruez throws a head kick that misses
and Strife counters with a straight right hand.
Ruez clobbers Strife with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strife does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Strife 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.
Ruez misses with a series of wild punches.
Strife lands a right hook to the body.
Ruez avoids the head kick by Strife.
Elvin Ruez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strife tries to break the clinch but Ruez is controlling the position.
Ruez avoiding damage.
Strife blocks the elbow strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Strife.
Ruez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruez darts in trying to clinch
and Strife counters with a good low kick that Ruez was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strife throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strife misses with a hook. Ruez ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Strife.
An inside leg kick lands from Strife.
Ruez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Strife makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ruez darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Strife lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Strife stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Strife wants it to stay on the feet.
Ruez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strife circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ruez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Strife sprawls well initially but Ruez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Strife is trying to get back to full guard.
Ruez throwing shots but Strife is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ruez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Strife knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Strife is looking for a sweep. Ruez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Strife defending well though.
Strife controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Ruez is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruez trying to control from half guard but Strife is working away.
Strife wants to get back to full guard.
Ruez works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruez is trying to get an arm triangle but Strife is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Strife is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ruez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Ruez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Strife tries to reverse the position but Ruez maintains control.
Ruez wants to control the pace but Strife is squirming around nicely.
Ruez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Strife will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Strife throws a body punch but Ruez moves out of range.
Ruez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strife cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ruez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Strife lands a jab to the head.
Strife scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruez swinging wildly here.
Ruez wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
Ruez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Strife did well to prevent Ruez getting side control.
Strife is not content to let Ruez control the position.
Strife keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ruez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Strife works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruez 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.
Strife has his hands on Ruez's head, controlling the position.
Ruez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ruez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Strife's head.
Strife managing to control the position.
Strife is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife is stalling here. Ruez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Strife seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ruez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ruez stands up and beckons Strife to his feet.
Ruez misses with a hook.
Strife keeps the fight on the outside.
John Strife seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strife misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Ruez blocks the low kick.
Ruez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strife misses with a straight right.
Strife finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ruez defending well as Strife loads up on a big left hand.
Ruez closes the distance but Strife moves to the side
and Strife counters with a low kick, right behind Ruez 's knee.
Strife misses with a hook
and Ruez counters with a three punch combo that has Strife backing up. Strife nods at Ruez to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John Strife is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruez shoots in looking for a takedown but Strife manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ruez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ruez closes the distance and clinches.
Ruez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ruez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ruez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ruez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ruez avoiding damage as Strife throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strife as Ruez tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Ruez fails to land.
Strife content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ruez effectively controlling the action here.
Elvin Ruez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruez has hold of one of Strife's legs. Strife is fighting the takedown attempt but Ruez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ruez looking to pass the guard.
Strife looking to control.
Strife pulls Ruez in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elvin Ruez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Strife 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Strife!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Sturd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd comes to the cage accompanied by Young Jeezy - Death Before Dishonor. Montana has chosen Nowhere Fast - Diane Lane as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mack Montana!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd looks to land a right hand but Montana moved out of range.
Montana lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Montana's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sturd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Montana scrambles back to his feet.
Sturd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
Montana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sturd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Montana at a distance.
Montana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sturd misses with a jab to the body
and Montana counters with a straight right hand.
Sturd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
Montana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Montana lands with a shot to the body.
Sturd misses with a body shot.
Montana slips under a jab.
Crunch! Montana slams his shin into Sturd's torso.
Sturd misses the shot to the body.
Sturd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montana.
A low kick from Sturd misses
and Sturd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sturd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sturd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
Sturd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Montana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sturd throws a hook to the side of Montana's head but Montana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jason Sturd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Sturd as he connects with a hook.
Sturd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sturd throws an off balance right hand
and Montana counters with a leg kick.
Sturd misses with a hook to the body
and Montana counters with a right hand to the body.
Montana scores with a spinning back kick!
Sturd misses with a left hand
and Montana counters with an inside leg kick.
Sturd throws a right hand that misses
and Montana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Montana wants to land a leg kick but Sturd is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Montana.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Montana 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 Sturd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sturd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jason Sturd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sturd throws a lazy uppercut
and Montana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sturd is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Montana.
Sturd misses with a hook.
Montana misses with a straight left.
A clash of legs there as Sturd blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Montana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sturd's brow.
Montana has Sturd pressed against the cage.
Montana missing with knees to the body.
Montana stalling the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Sturd's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Montana pushes off an throws an elbow but Sturd leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Montana digs a right hand underneath Sturd's ribcage. Sturd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Montana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sturd avoids the elbow strike from Montana, against the cage.
Montana lands an elbow just above Sturd 's eye.
It looks like Jason Sturd has been cut.
Montana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Montana.
Sturd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana throws an elbow that misses.
Sturd avoids the elbow strike from Montana, against the cage.
Sturd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sturd takes an elbow to the temple.
Jason Sturd's cut is getting worse.
Montana landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Montana is struggling to control the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Montana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sturd's brow.
Sturd avoids a wild elbow strike from Montana.
Montana holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sturd.
Montana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Montana tries to land knees in the clinch but Sturd avoids the damage to the body.
Montana stalling the fight.
Sturd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana prevents Sturd from breaking the clinch.
Sturd blocks an elbow strike from Montana.
Montana is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Montana trying to land knees to the body.
Sturd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sturd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montana lands with a nice body punch.
Sturd throws a right hand that misses
and Montana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montana motions for Sturd to come forward. Montana throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Montana takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montana walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sturd checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sturd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sturd misses with a body shot.
Montana takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack Montana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sturd misses with a right hand
and Montana counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Montana just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sturd's brow.
Montana lands an elbow that stopped Sturd in his tracks for a moment.
Jason Sturd's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Montana stalling.
Sturd dodges an elbow strike from Montana.
Sturd letting Montana take a breather here.
Sturd is trying to break free.
Montana throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sturd blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Montana.
Jeez, Jason Sturd's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd blocks an elbow strike.
Sturd manages to break the clinch.
Montana throws a leg kick but Sturd checks it.
Sturd blocks a low kick nicely.
Sturd fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd lands a glancing blow to the side of Montana's head.
Sturd is looking to chop away at Montana's legs.
Montana avoids the body shot from Sturd.
Sturd will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sturd avoids the head kick by Montana.
Sturd misses with a right hand
and Montana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sturd scores with a punch to the head.
Some wild striking there from Sturd.
Sturd looks to land a left hand but Montana moved out of range nicely.
Montana pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sturd is out of range and Montana settles back down.
Sturd throws an overhand right that lands on Montana's shoulder, as Montana tries to avoid the shot.
Sturd throws a leg kick
and Montana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Sturd as Montana shoots in.
Montana moves in looking to clinch but Sturd pushes him off.
Sturd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montana.
Sturd checks a leg kick nicely.
Montana fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturd just misses with a punch to the body.
Montana slips a jab from Sturd.
Sturd misses with an uppercut. Montana saw that one coming.
Sturd takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sturd.
Sturd clobbers Montana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sturd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sturd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturd misses with a looping right.
Sturd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Montana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Montana throws a sloppy body shot
and Sturd counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sturd misses with a jab to the body
and Montana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sturd scores with a decent looking hook.
Sturd misses with an uppercut
and Montana counters with a good low kick that Sturd was not able to check.
Montana has Sturd up against the cage in a clinch.
Sturd blocks an elbow strike from Montana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd has had enough of the clinch but Montana keeps him there for the moment.
Montana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Montana avoiding damage.
Sturd avoids a wild elbow strike from Montana.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
Sturd takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Sturd's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mack Montana!
Mack Montana is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yumbo Yack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yack is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Ultimate Cheeseburger Song (Jack In The Box FULL song) . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yumbo Yack!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses the jab.
Jones swings for the body but Yack moves out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Yack to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Yack looking to pass the guard.
Yack wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yack looking to pass the guard.
Yack is fighting to break Jones's control of his arms but Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yack with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yack wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Yack is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Yack postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Yack, into his guard.
Jones trying to control but Yack is working from the bottom.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yack swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Yack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Yack is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
Yack content to stall in guard here.
Yack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yack slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yack throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yack has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Yack with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yack goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Jones is on top in guard.
Yack can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yack does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jones is looking to advance position but Yack won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jones is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Yack has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Yack!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yumbo Yack dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Yack counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yack tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Yack's guard.
Yack trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Yack has his feet on Jones's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Yack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Yack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yack counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Yack throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Yack is just out of range.
Yack gets the takedown into side control.
Yack cracks Jones with a big right hand but Jones just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yack scoring with punches from side control.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yack wants to control for a moment but Jones uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Yack is trying to control the action in half guard but Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Yack has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to control Yack's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Yack scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yack is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
Yack tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Yack wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Yack prevents Jones from improving his position.
Yack wants to pass to mount but Jones is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yack passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jones!
Yumbo Yack has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones regains half guard.
Yack wants to stand but Jones has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Yack looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Jones regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Yack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position.
Yack works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yack!
Jones is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Yack has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Yack!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yumbo Yack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Yack counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Yack wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Yack looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Yack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yack has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control from Yack's half guard. Yack has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Yack had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Yack keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jonesis looking to pass into half guard but Yack pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Yack is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yack loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yack passes into half guard.
Yack throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Yack wants to stand up but Jones manages to regain full guard.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yack controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yack wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yack trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.
Yack tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Yumbo Yack wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yack!
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yack is looking to escape.
Jones with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Bobby Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yack tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Yumbo Yack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jones jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Yack is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Yack and Jones has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jones trying to control the action but Yack is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yumbo Yack.
Well Yack has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yumbo Yack!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Atreyu- You were the king, now your unconcsious. Silva has chosen Queen - The Show Must Go On as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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267 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White misses with the combination.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
White keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva postures up.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
White keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
White gets full guard.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but White blocks nicely.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
White wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. White swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but White keeps moving.
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.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Victor Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva presses White against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A body shot lands from White.
White wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a front kick that sends White stumbling back into the cage.
White is breathing heavily.
Silva feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
Silva avoids the body shot from White.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses White's front leg but catches the back leg as White tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a front kick that sends White stumbling back into the cage.
Silva closes the distance and pushes White back into the cage.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva pushes White up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt White or not.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
That kick from Silva tenderised White's leg. White is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
White 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.
Silva works White's body with a nice hook.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Silva with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva sizes up White with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva lands a jab to White's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
White takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow White down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
John White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva lands a high kick!
White 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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva keeps White at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva cracks the inside of White's front leg.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
Silva thumps White with a low kick.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to White's calf.
White takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
Silva cracks the inside of White's front leg.
A solid body kick from Silva.
White 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.
White takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
White misses with a left hand
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva connects with a leg kick. White looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A head kick from Silva lands but White takes it in his stride.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into White's torso.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Victor Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
White tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
White takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva digs a good body shot into White's ribs.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into White's torso.
Silva cracks the inside of White's front leg.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva throws a front kick that sends White stumbling back into the cage.
Silva feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
White takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down White rather than just go for the knockout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva lands a head kick. White smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by White.
It looks like John White has been cut.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John White's cut.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva cracks White with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
White misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva clinches.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva thumps White with a low kick.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
White misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
White on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body kick from Silva.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses White's sensitive parts.
Silva is looking to slow White down with leg kicks.
Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Victor Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
White will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick from Silva lands but White takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva lands a front kick.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Silva lands but White takes it in his stride.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
White tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva stalls.
Silva works on White's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva thumps White with a low kick.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
White takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of White's side.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
White is rocked!
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
White tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva cracks the inside of White's front leg.
Victor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
White takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of White's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with White, pushing him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down White.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva feints and then cracks White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White down.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva lands a head kick. White smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Silva.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
John White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 24:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Silva!
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