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Ascension 4 Headhunters PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Zaldiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaldiar has chosen El Rey as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Zaldiar!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaldiar throws the left hand but Porter avoids the punch easily.
Zaldiar loads up on a big right hand but Porter slips the punch.
Zaldiar misses with a straight left.
Porter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Porter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porter 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.
Zaldiar trying to hold on to Porter's head to control him but Porter postures up.
Porter is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zaldiar tries to roll over but Porter keeps him under control.
Zaldiar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Porter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Porter wants to work for an arm triangle but Zaldiar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zaldiar!
Porter looking for a guillotine from mount but Zaldiar is having none of it.
Porter swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Zaldiar is now in Porter's guard. A big mistake from Porter there, giving up the dominant position!
Porter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zaldiar manages to get himself to full guard.
Porter pushing down on Zaldiar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Porter is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Zaldiar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Porter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Porter in particular looking to stall.
Porter is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Porter is looking for a kimura but Zaldiar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Porter to get the leverage.
Zaldiar tries to get to full guard but Porter has control of the leg.
Porter is trying to control. Zaldiar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zaldiar wants to get back to his feet.
Zaldiar is refusing to be controlled, as Porter sits in half guard.
Porter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Porter wants to work for an arm triangle but Zaldiar is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zaldiar is not content to let Porter control the position.
Porter is stalling here. Zaldiar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Porter seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Zaldiar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Porter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Porter throws his legs up looking for a submission but Zaldiar uses it to pass to side control.
Porter is looking for a sweep.
Zaldiar in side control, just content to control the action for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Porter 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.
Porter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zaldiar!
Zaldiar is controlling an arm, preventing Porter from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Zaldiar is squirming around, avoiding Porter's attempts to control the action.
Porter is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Zaldiar can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Zaldiar is squirming around, avoiding Porter's attempts to control the action.
Porter controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Zaldiar has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Zaldiar!
Zaldiar preventing the sweep.
Zaldiar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zaldiar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Porter has his foot on Zaldiar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zaldiar works his way back into a safe position though.
Porter has his feet on Zaldiar's thighs here. He's pushed Zaldiar off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Zaldiar screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jamal Porter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Abott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Loteyro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loteyro has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5-yKhDd64s as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Abott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jonas Loteyro!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Abott jumps guard but Loteyro stands there with Abott around his waist. Abott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Loteyro scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like James Abott has been cut.
Abott gets underhooks to prevent Loteyro's takedown attempt.
Loteyro stalling.
Loteyro breaks from the clinch.
Abott with a poor takedown
and Abott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Abott gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Loteyro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Abott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abott tries to pull guard but Loteyro won't allow it.
Abott fails to pull guard.
Loteyro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Abott thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Loteyro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abott drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Abott jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Loteyro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abott drops back looking for a leg! Loteyro is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Loteyro manages to kick Abott off! Abott jumps back into Loteyro's guard.
Abott is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Loteyro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Loteyro has escaped and now he's on top!
Abott lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Loteyro!
Abott is trying to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abott swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Abott!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Anami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Anami!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anami shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bender counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anami fails with the takedown.
Anami throws a sloppy head kick
and Anami takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bender defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anami.
Tyson Bender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Anami.
Sloppy strikes from Bender. Those never looked like landing.
Bender closes the distance and pushes Anami back into the cage.
Bender throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bender trying to land knees to the body.
Bender lands an elbow just above Anami 's eye.
It looks like Jake Anami has been cut.
Anami goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bender prevents it.
Bender looking to throw knees to the head but Anami is blocking nicely.
Bender misses with a knee strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bender.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bender.
Anami managing to block the knees to the body from Bender.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anami wants a takedown.
Bender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bender stalling against the cage.
Bender tries a knee to the head but Anami blocks it.
Bender lands an elbow inside.
Bender is pushing Anami up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anami is stalling here.
Bender tries a knee to the head but Anami blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bender.
Bender lands a knee to the head.
Bender with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anami is trying to force a seperation but Bender has the dominant position.
Bender misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bender is trying to maintain a safe position but Anami gets an underhook and turns Bender into the cage.
Bender is breathing heavily.
Bender landing knees to the head.
Anami tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bender smiles and moves away.
Anami fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anami closes the distance but Bender moves to the side
and Bender counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bender.
Bender has Anami pushed against the cage.
Bender misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anami.
Bender tries to land a knee to the head but Anami blocks with his arms.
Bender pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bender lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender tries to land a knee to the head but Anami blocks with his arms.
Bender with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anami wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bender connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anami's face.
Anami trying to control the position but instead, Bender has worked for underhooks and has pushed Anami into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bender takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anami is trying to break the clinch but Bender is controlling him.
Anami wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anami tries for a takedown but Bender manages to get underhooks.
Bender lands an elbow that stopped Anami in his tracks for a moment.
Bender with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bender content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bender lands a nice knee to the body.
Anami tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bender just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bender utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bender landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Bender - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bender putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Anami in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bender taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bender landing knees to the head.
Bender lands an elbow inside that Anami shrugs off.
Bender working Anami over with knees to the body.
Anami takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bender tries to land a knee to the head but Anami blocks with his arms.
Bender trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bender obliges.
Anami on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bender will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anami up against the cage.
Bender lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bender landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Bender dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Anami's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bender fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bender doesn't manage to clinch there - Anami circles away.
Anami gets tackled into the cage by Bender. Bender maintains the clinch.
Anami tries to break free but Bender pushes him back against the cage.
Bender lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anami has Bender pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bender manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bender with a knee to the head.
Anami can't break the clinch.
Anami takes an elbow to the temple.
Anami managing to block the knees to the body from Bender.
Anami on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bender has Anami pressed against the cage.
Anami wants to break free but Bender has control.
Bender missing with knees to the body.
Anami avoids the elbow strike from Bender, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender connects with a knee to the head.
Bender tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bender.
Bender misses with an elbow over the top.
Bender keeps control of Anami as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bender is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bender looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bender looking to throw knees to the head but Anami is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bender - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Anami tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anami stalling in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bender takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anami takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anami is trying to break free.
Bender leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anami can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bender lands a knee to the head.
Bender throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anami is looking to break free of the clinch but Bender has double underhooks.
Bender gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bender tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bender with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anami is looking to control Bender's arms but Bender gets an underhook and turns him. Now Anami has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bender.
Bender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anami's defenses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bender stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tyson Bender.
Anami tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bender moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anami drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bender pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tyson Bender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Anami.
Anami shoots for a double leg takedown but Bender sprawls well. He's pushed Anami's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anami tries to keep at a distance but Bender has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bender controlling the action here for a moment.
Bender with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bender is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anami working hard to break the clinch.
Bender lands a nice knee to the body.
Bender lands a nice elbow.
Bender lands an elbow inside that Anami shrugs off.
Anami takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anami takes an elbow to the forehead.
Come on Bender - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bender landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bender landing knees to the body.
Bender creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anami's defenses.
A knee to the head by Bender.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anami wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anami takes an elbow to the temple.
Anami takes an elbow to the temple.
Bender looking to throw knees to the head but Anami is blocking nicely.
Bender utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Bender dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Anami's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Bender ducks under a wild hook from Anami.
Tyson Bender is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bender doesn't manage to clinch there - Anami circles away.
Anami closes the distance and clinches.
Anami fails to pull guard.
Bender avoiding damage.
A right hand to the body from Anami.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bender - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anami tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bender avoids it.
Bender lands a good knee to the midsection. Anami won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bender displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anami up against the cage.
Bender lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anami fails to pull guard.
Anami drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyson Bender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Anami.
Bender dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bender lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bender takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bender.
Bender is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bender connects with a knee to the head.
Bender landing knees to the head.
Bender lands a good knee to the midsection. Anami won't want to take too many of those.
Bender lands an elbow inside.
Bender lands a knee to the body.
Anami jumps guard but Bender stands there with Anami around his waist. Anami gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anami takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bender.
Bender lands a damaging elbow.
Anami is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bender connects with a nasty looking knee right to Anami's face.
Bender lands an elbow inside that Anami shrugs off.
Anami tries to pull guard but Bender holds him up against the cage and eventually Anami drops back down to his feet.
Bender lands an elbow just above Anami 's eye.
Bender tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bender lands a knee to the body.
Bender throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Anami blocks it with crossed arms.
Anami wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bender landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bender landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anami tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anami takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tyson Bender has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bender pressing his opponent against the cage.
Anami tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bender smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender has Anami up against the cage in a clinch.
Bender lands a damaging elbow.
Bender landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bender slowing the pace effectively.
Bender lands an elbow inside that Anami shrugs off.
Bender tries a knee to the head but Anami blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Bender.
Bender with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bender has Anami pushed against the cage.
Bender tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bender lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender working Anami over with knees to the body.
Anami blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anami takes an elbow to the forehead.
Anami looking to stall.
Bender tries to land knees in the clinch but Anami avoids the damage to the body.
Bender landing knees to the head.
Bender gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anami takes a knee right on the jaw!
Anami avoids a wild elbow strike from Bender.
Anami blocks an elbow strike from Bender.
Bender avoiding damage as Anami throws knees to the body.
Anami has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bender avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bender obliges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bender comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bender with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Anami works on Bender's body with a couple of short punches.
Jake Anami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyson Bender is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bender lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Bender showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bender 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Bender!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quintus Daedalus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flok Numbers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quintus Daedalus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flok Numbers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daedalus gets caught flat footed, as Numbers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Numbers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daedalus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Daedalus tries to strike from the bottom.
Daedalus pushes a forearm under Numbers's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Numbers is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Quintus Daedalus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Rockovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockovich comes into the arena with MetalHealth by Quiet Riot blaring out of the sound system. Bruce has chosen Epic Battle Music 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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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Rockovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bruce controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bruce tries to free his leg and advance position but Rockovich is retaining full guard.
Bruce controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rockovich keeping full guard, as Bruce tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bruce trying to control but Rockovich is working from the bottom.
Bruce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robert Bruce has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bruce swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Rockovich counter with a right hand.
Bruce moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruce scores a takedown into full mount!
Rockovich is squirming around, avoiding Bruce's attempts to control the action.
Bruce won't let Rockovich get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Bruce lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rockovich taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce controlling the position easily from mount.
Rockovich is in a horrible position here. Bruce smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce with the ground and pound from mount.
Bruce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bruce scoring with strikes but Rockovich is staying in there.
Bruce with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rockovich is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce working the ground and pound effectively.
Bruce tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rockovich is trying to stand up.
Bruce with shots to the head and body - Rockovich looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bruce controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce working for a guillotine from mount but Rockovich is in no mood to give up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bruce dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bruce throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bruce misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruce throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rockovich's head.
A head kick by Bruce misses
letting Rockovich counter with a right hand.
Bruce drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bruce passes into half guard.
Bruce sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rockovich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rockovich tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rockovich's head.
Rockovich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruce.
Robert Bruce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rockovich is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bruce scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bruce working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bruce with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bruce.
Bruce not doing much here.
Rockovich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bruce on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Robert Bruce has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rockovich blocks a head kick by Bruce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce misses the shot to the body.
Bruce lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rockovich will feel that in the morning.
Robert Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce scores with a leg kick.
Bruce scores with a body shot.
Ronnie Rockovich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rockovich's half guard.
Bruce looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rockovich on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bruce is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bruce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bruce seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bruce works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bruce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bruce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rockovich at a distance.
Bruce goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Ronnie Rockovich has been cut.
Rockovich takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bruce looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bruce shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rockovich's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bruce passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bruce wants to control but Rockovich is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Rockovich's face as Bruce controls the position.
Bruce tries for a kimura but Rockovich is defending well.
Bruce controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce working the head with strikes.
Bruce has an Americana. Rockovich didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bruce is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bruce hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Robert Bruce!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Wizard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfe Westgate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wizard comes to the cage accompanied by Go Hate. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Wizard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wolfe Westgate!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westgate with a hook.
Westgate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wizard moves away.
Westgate lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Westgate swats away the attempt to clinch by Wizard.
Westgate lands with a hook. Wizard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Westgate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wizard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Westgate preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wizard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Westgate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Westgate keeping moving, preventing Wizard from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wizard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wizard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wizard 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.
Wizard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wizard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Westgate wants to stand and escape but Wizard is having none of it.
Westgate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wizard.
Wizard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wizard is looking to work some ground and pound but Westgate has wrist control.
Wizard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Westgate is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wizard is controlling him.
Wizard pushing down on Westgate's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wizard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wizard throwing shots but Westgate is blocking nicely.
Wizard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Westgate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wizard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Westgate is trying to get back to full guard.
Westgate tries to kick Wizard off but Wizard keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wizard works his way into full mount!
Westgate avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wizard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wizard throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Westgate because Wizard loaded up on that one.
Wizard unloading with bombs!
It looks like Wolfe Westgate has been cut.
A nice elbow there by Wizard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wizard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wizard unloads with some shots from mount but Westgate bucks and avoids them well.
Wizard 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.
The referee warns Westgate that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That has opened up Wolfe Westgate's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Westgate is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wizard throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westgate sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wizard is trying to control. Westgate wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Westgate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wizard thows a huge punch but Westgate dodges it nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wizard lands a nice short elbow.
Wizard stops Westgate from getting back to his feet.
Westgate looks gassed!
Wizard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wizard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wizard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wizard is looking to stall here but Westgate recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Wizard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wolfe Westgate's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Westgate loads up on a big right hand but Wizard slips the punch.
Wizard drops Westgate with a left right combo! Wizard follows him down to the ground into side control.
The cut above Wolfe Westgate's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wizard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Westgate down.
Westgate is rocked!
Wolfe Westgate's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Wolfe Westgate's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Wizard!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Escobedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobedo has chosen TURN MY SWAG ON as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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22
187 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Kain !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Escobedo!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Escobedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kain doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Escobedo counters with a straight right hand.
Escobedo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kain was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobedo.
A swing and a miss from Escobedo.
Kain misses with a takedown
and Escobedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Kain . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobedo gets a takedown into half guard.
Kain is rocked!
Escobedo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oh Kain is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Escobedo controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobedo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
I looks like Escobedo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Kain seems to have got his legs back now.
Escobedo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Escobedo looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. David Escobedo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Escobedo pushes Kain up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kain .
Kain lands a knee to the body.
Kain trying to land knees to the body.
Kain stalling in the clinch but Escobedo improves position.
Escobedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kain gets underhooks to prevent Escobedo's takedown attempt.
Kain utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Escobedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kain avoids the damage to the body.
Kain missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Escobedo.
Kain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Escobedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Kain avoids the damage to the body.
Escobedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Escobedo breaks from the clinch.
Escobedo missing with a left hand there. Kain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kain gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Escobedo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Escobedo takes a swing at Kain 's ribcage but misses.
Escobedo lands a right hook to the body.
Kain misses with a takedown
and Escobedo counters with a big slam followed by a series of strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). David Escobedo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wiz Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barkas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalifa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wiz Khalifa - Ink My Whole Body. Barkas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Civil war kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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224 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wiz Khalifa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Barkas!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barkas misses with a left hand
and Khalifa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Hannibal Barkas has been cut.
Khalifa lands a nice hook to Barkas's body. Barkas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barkas misses the shot to the body.
Khalifa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barkas, pushing him back against the cage.
Barkas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khalifa being controlled against the cage.
Khalifa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barkas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khalifa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Khalifa.
Barkas looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Khalifa.
Khalifa has had enough of the clinch but Barkas keeps him there for the moment.
Khalifa lands a nice uppercut.
Khalifa lands with a short shot to the head.
Barkas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khalifa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khalifa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khalifa lands with a short shot to the head.
Khalifa breaks the clinch.
Khalifa misses with a straight right.
Khalifa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barkas doesn't seem bothered though.
Khalifa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khalifa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barkas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khalifa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khalifa lands a slapping body shot.
Khalifa connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Khalifa. Beautiful body shot.
Khalifa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khalifa is looking to wear down Barkas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Khalifa just misses with a punch to the body.
Khalifa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalifa lands a nice hook to Barkas's body. Barkas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Khalifa clobbers Barkas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That has opened up Hannibal Barkas's cut even more.
Khalifa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkas manages to avoid it.
Khalifa connects with a body shot.
Khalifa swings for the body but Barkas moves out of range.
Khalifa jabs Barkas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalifa lands a nice looking body shot.
Khalifa lands with a shot to the body.
Khalifa lands a jab to Barkas's midsection.
Khalifa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khalifa misses with a wild body shot.
Khalifa lands a jab to Barkas's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Barkas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khalifa cracks Barkas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Khalifa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkas.
Khalifa lands a nice shot that snaps Barkas's head back.
Barkas throws a poor cross that misses
and Khalifa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khalifa avoids the head kick by Barkas.
Khalifa with a hook.
Barkas gets caught flat footed, as Khalifa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barkas keeping moving, preventing Khalifa from controlling successfully.
Khalifa throwing strikes from guard but Barkas blocks nicely.
Khalifa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barkas is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkas keeping moving, preventing Khalifa from controlling successfully.
Barkas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Khalifa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Khalifa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Barkas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Khalifa.
Barkas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Khalifa!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barkas tries to control but Khalifa wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khalifa is working to get back to half guard.
Khalifa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khalifa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Khalifa looking for a sweep. Not yet Khalifa, not yet.
Barkas wants to control from the top but Khalifa keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiz Khalifa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barkas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khalifa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Khalifa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barkas is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Khalifa.
Barkas looking to slow down the pace here.
Khalifa misses with the head strike.
Khalifa throws a punch but it's blocked by Barkas.
Khalifa misses with some punches.
Khalifa lands a nice uppercut.
Barkas goes for a takedown attempt but Khalifa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Khalifa closes the distance and pushes Barkas back into the cage.
Khalifa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Khalifa lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khalifa.
Khalifa lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Khalifa.
Barkas is breathing heavily.
Khalifa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khalifa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Khalifa scores with a nice head shot.
The cut above Hannibal Barkas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Khalifa tests Barkas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khalifa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barkas doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa wants to clinch.
Khalifa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khalifa jabs at Barkas's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khalifa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khalifa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khalifa looks to score with a jab to the body but Barkas is just out of range.
Khalifa swings for the body but Barkas moves out of range.
Barkas misses with a hook
and Khalifa counters with a two punch combo.
Khalifa looks to score with a jab to the body but Barkas is just out of range.
Khalifa lands a jab to the head.
Khalifa looks to land a left hand but Barkas moved out of range nicely.
Barkas avoids the body shot from Khalifa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkas manages to avoid it.
Wiz Khalifa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalifa misses with the combination.
Decent striking displayed by Khalifa there.
Khalifa connects with a crisp jab.
Khalifa wants to clinch but Barkas slips to the side
and Barkas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barkas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khalifa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barkas looks to land a combination but Khalifa avoids it well.
Khalifa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barkas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khalifa.
Khalifa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barkas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Khalifa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khalifa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Khalifa lands with a cross.
Barkas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Khalifa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barkas scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Khalifa.
Barkas avoids the body shot from Khalifa.
Khalifa cracks a nice hook into Barkas's ribs.
Nice body punch from Khalifa.
Khalifa misses with a body shot.
Khalifa tries to clinch but Barkas is having none of it.
Wiz Khalifa is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khalifa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Khalifa works the jab nicely.
Khalifa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Barkas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Barkas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khalifa is out of range.
Khalifa scores with a nice right hand.
A nice combination there by Khalifa.
Khalifa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barkas manages to avoid it.
Khalifa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa throws a good cross that connects.
Khalifa defending well as Barkas loads up on a big left hand.
Khalifa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khalifa lands with an uppercut that bounces Barkas off the cage and back into rage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khalifa jabs Barkas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khalifa. Barkas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khalifa misses with a wild body shot.
Khalifa throws a combination. Barkas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Khalifa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barkas. Barkas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hannibal Barkas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Khalifa throws a shot to the body.
Khalifa throws a right hand that Barkas ducks under and follows up with a left that Barkas also avoids with ease.
Khalifa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Khalifa lands a nice shot to the body.
Khalifa digs a good body shot into Barkas's ribs.
Khalifa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barkas doesn't seem bothered though.
Barkas avoids the body shot from Khalifa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wiz Khalifa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hannibal Barkas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nice defenses there by Barkas.
Barkas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khalifa.
Khalifa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Khalifa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Khalifa misses.
Barkas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khalifa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barkas.
Khalifa instigates a clinch.
Khalifa digs a right hand underneath Barkas's ribcage. Barkas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Khalifa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Khalifa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khalifa uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barkas has time to react.
Khalifa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barkas moves away.
Khalifa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barkas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Barkas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Khalifa misses the shot to the body.
Barkas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khalifa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Barkas counter with a right hand.
Khalifa lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa tests Barkas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Khalifa misses with a body shot.
A jab from Khalifa finds it's way through Barkas's defenses.
Barkas misses with a kick to the body.
Khalifa thows a body shot but no joy.
Barkas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khalifa throws a jab when Barkas was well out of range.
Khalifa lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barkas backs up against the cage.
Barkas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Barkas keeps the fight on the outside.
Barkas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khalifa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barkas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khalifa closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barkas to the mat! Barkas manages to get full guard.
Khalifa working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Khalifa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Khalifa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barkas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khalifa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barkas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Khalifa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barkas can do to turn this around?
Khalifa looking to pass the guard.
Khalifa throws a big right hand that misses.
Khalifa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa postures up in Barkas's guard and throws a big left but Barkas blocks it.
Khalifa trying to control the position from guard on top but Barkas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khalifa passes Barkas's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Khalifa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khalifa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barkas regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barkas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Khalifa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Khalifa throwing strikes from guard but Barkas blocks nicely.
Barkas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hannibal Barkas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barkas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Khalifa 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalifa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Khalifa postures up in Barkas's guard and throws a big left but Barkas blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wiz Khalifa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khalifa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wiz Khalifa!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vik Baeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baeng comes to the cage accompanied by Bring the noise. Marciano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by REDEMPTION SONG. 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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282 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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260 lbs
13 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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World class 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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vik Baeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Marciano!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baeng doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baeng. That's going to slow Marciano down.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Baeng takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marciano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Marciano.
Marciano throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Baeng counters with a stiff right hand.
Marciano lands a nice shot that snaps Baeng's head back.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baeng wants to clinch
and Marciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baeng throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marciano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Baeng fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baeng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baeng takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baeng swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Baeng throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Marciano as he connects with a hook.
Baeng walks into a straight right hand from Marciano.
Baeng thows a body shot but no joy.
Baeng scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marciano misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Marciano.
Marciano moves away from the strike by Baeng.
Baeng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marciano counters with a nice body shot.
Marciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baeng manages to avoid it.
Marciano lands with a cross.
Baeng is looking to land body kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Baeng misses the target.
Marciano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baeng rather than just go for the knockout.
Marciano throws a jab when Baeng was well out of range.
Marciano takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano checks the leg kick.
Marciano just misses with a punch to the body.
Baeng swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marciano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marciano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baeng misses with a hook. Marciano ducked under it nicely.
Baeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Marciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Baeng's head.
Baeng throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marciano checks a leg kick.
Baeng misses with a jab to the body
and Marciano counters with a leg kick.
Marciano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baeng looks to land a left hand but Marciano moved out of range nicely.
Baeng walks into a left hand.
A shot to the liver by Marciano. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a lazy right hand but Baeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baeng uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Marciano throws a hook to the side of Baeng's head but Baeng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baeng misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Marciano misses the target.
Marciano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Baeng had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marciano tries to bum rush Baeng with a series of wild strikes but Baeng uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marciano takes a swing at Baeng's ribcage but misses.
Baeng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marciano manages to avoid it.
Baeng chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marciano can pounce on him.
Baeng swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marciano counters with a good low kick that Baeng was not able to check.
Baeng is breathing heavily.
Marciano scores with a hook to the body. Baeng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baeng shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baeng has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baeng there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marciano. Baeng does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baeng takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baeng gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marciano.
Marciano comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marciano cracks Baeng with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marciano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Baeng to stand back up!
Baeng is rocked!
Marciano lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Baeng is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baeng seems to have got his legs back now.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Baeng.
Marciano scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Baeng crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marciano - the referee stops the clock and Baeng gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marciano. Baeng manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Marciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Marciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baeng on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Marciano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marciano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marciano connects with a body shot that sends Baeng's belly button to the back.
Marciano cracks Baeng with an open hand slap.
Baeng misses with a double jab
and Marciano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marciano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Marciano. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Marciano scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baeng takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both fighters circling a little - Marciano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Baeng might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Marciano cracks a nice hook into Baeng's ribs.
Marciano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baeng moves away.
Marciano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marciano scores with a leg kick.
Baeng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Baeng on the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marciano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baeng moves out of range as Marciano throws a body kick.
Marciano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baeng is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marciano throws a sloppy head kick
and Baeng counters with a leg kick.
Baeng swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Marciano cracks Baeng with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marciano has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Baeng to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marciano fails to land with a series of punches.
Marciano drops Baeng with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Baeng looks back up at him and smiles so Marciano waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Marciano cracks the inside of Baeng's front leg.
A jab from Marciano does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano looks to throw the jab but Baeng is out of range.
Marciano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baeng on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marciano lands a right hook to the body.
Marciano moves into the clinch successfully.
Baeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marciano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Marciano digs a right hand into Baeng's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baeng's gas tank.
Marciano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That kick from Marciano tenderised Baeng's leg. Baeng is trying to keep his angry face on.
Marciano swings for the body but Baeng moves out of range.
Baeng looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marciano loads up on a big right hand but Baeng slips the punch.
Marciano digs a good hook to Baeng's body.
Marciano lands with a kick to the ribs.
Don Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marciano lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Marciano lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baeng is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marciano.
Marciano lands a right hook to the body.
Marciano scores with a hook.
Baeng is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Marciano thuds his shin into the meat of Baeng's side.
Marciano lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marciano throws a push kick but Baeng slaps the foot to one side.
Marciano misses with the body kick
enabling Baeng to counter with a crisp jab.
Marciano misses with a body shot.
Marciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baeng.
Baeng is looking to score with low kicks.
Baeng misses with a jab to the body
and Marciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Baeng tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marciano is able to avoid easily.
Marciano thuds a left hand into Baeng's body.
Baeng takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano cracks Baeng with a hook to the temple - Baeng is on wobbly legs here! Marciano swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Baeng falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Marciano wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Don Marciano!
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