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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arlen Gatlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlen Gatlin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arlen Gatlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Graves!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Gatlin. No joy for Graves on that attempt.
Gatlin lands a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Gatlin. No joy for Graves on that attempt.
Gatlin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Graves takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gatlin misses with a head kick.
Gatlin knocks Graves to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Graves is rocked!
It looks like Michael Graves has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatlin taking a breather here.
Graves is still in real trouble! Can Gatlin finish him?
Graves is looking for a sweep.
Gatlin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Graves seems to have recovered his senses.
Gatlin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Graves, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatlin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Graves to his feet.
Gatlin tries to land a front kick but Graves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gatlin misses with a takedown
and Graves counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gatlin!
A nice elbow there by Graves.
Graves stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Graves looks gassed!
Graves avoids the head kick by Gatlin.
Graves pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Graves has Gatlin up against the cage in a clinch.
Gatlin has had enough of the clinch but Graves keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatlin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gatlin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Graves has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gatlin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves not allowing Gatlin to control his hands.
Graves thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves looking to hold on to the position here but Gatlin rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Graves wants to control from the top but Gatlin keeps moving.
Gatlin is trying to control the position but Graves postures up.
Gatlin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Graves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Graves misses with a takedown attempt
and Gatlin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Graves is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Arlen Gatlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Graves.
Graves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gatlin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Graves sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gatlin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gatlin is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatlin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gatlin is looking to improve his position.
Graves is looking to advance position but Gatlin won't allow it.
Gatlin wants to control but Graves is keeping busy.
Gatlin actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graves stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlen Gatlin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Graves's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gatlin fails with the takedown
and Graves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gatlin keeping moving, preventing Graves from controlling successfully.
Gatlin working a defensive guard here.
Graves is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Graves looking to pass the guard.
Graves being controlled here momentarily.
Gatlin trying to control the position.
Graves works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves decides to stand up.
Gatlin feints and as Graves raises his hands in defense, Gatlin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gatlin wants to control from the top but Graves keeps moving.
Graves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gatlin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gatlin stands up from Graves's guard - Gatlin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gatlin doesn't manage to clinch there - Graves circles away.
Gatlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatlin jabs at Graves's body.
Gatlin misses with a few strikes there.
Gatlin lands a body shot.
Graves shoots for a takedown but Gatlin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A choreographed right hand from Gatlin misses the target.
Gatlin connects with the punch.
Gatlin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Graves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Graves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves stands up from Gatlin's guard - Graves perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gatlin lands a front kick.
Gatlin closes the distance but Graves moves to the side
and Graves counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gatlin won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves working away.
Graves content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Gatlin is not content to let Graves control the position.
Graves tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Graves wants to control but Gatlin is keeping him busy.
Gatlin sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Graves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gatlin's head.
Gatlin gets full guard.
Graves trying to control but Gatlin is working from the bottom.
Gatlin wants to stand and escape but Graves is having none of it.
Graves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gatlin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gatlin looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gatlin wants to sweep here but Graves controlling him for the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Graves.
Gatlin struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Graves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Graves'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. This is the final round!
Graves fails with a takedown attempt.
Gatlin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Graves takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gatlin is looking to wear down Graves with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gatlin throws a series of strikes that have Graves backpedaling.
Graves keeps the fight on the outside.
Graves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Graves closes the distance and clinches up with Gatlin, looking for a takedown. Graves pushes Gatlin against the cage but Gatlin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arlen Gatlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Graves.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gatlin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gatlin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gatlin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatlin throws a series of punches but Graves moves out of range.
Gatlin throws a wild body kick that Graves sees coming a mile off.
Graves shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Graves showed some decent athleticism there.
Graves controlling the action here.
Gatlin keeping hold of Graves's head, controlling as best he can.
Graves is taking a breather. Gatlin 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.
Graves seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Graves lands with a punch from half guard.
Graves wants to pass the guard but Gatlin is defending well.
Gatlin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Graves controlling the pace.
Gatlin wants to control but Graves is keeping busy.
Gatlin gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves wants to control from the top but Gatlin keeps moving.
Graves looking to sit in guard and control but Gatlin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gatlin trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
Graves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gatlin passes into half guard.
Graves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gatlin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Graves defends it well.
Gatlin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Graves is not content to let Gatlin control the position.
Graves gets back to full guard.
Gatlin trying to control the position from guard on top but Graves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gatlin is really struggling to control Graves but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arlen Gatlin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gatlin 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arlen Gatlin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten comes to the cage accompanied by You Better Pray. Grace has chosen BYOB as his entrance music. The key to victory for Bas Rutten has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Grace!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace looks for a takedown but Rutten sprawls well.
Patrick Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grace shoots in and drives through. Rutten sprawls well.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Grace circles away.
Horrible takedown by Grace or perhaps it was just good defense by Rutten which made him look bad.
Bas Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Grace.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grace shoots in and drives through. Rutten sprawls well.
Rutten fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Grace keeps the fight on the outside.
Grace throws a nice looking combination but Rutten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rutten bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Grace is looking to reverse the position.
Rutten wants to control but Grace is keeping him busy.
Grace is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Rutten tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Rutten stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten tries to clinch up.
Rutten keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grace looks gassed!
Rutten tries to clinch there but Grace circles away.
Rutten moves into range and clinches up with Grace.
Grace is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rutten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutten is trying to break the clinch but Grace has him pressed against the cage.
Rutten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Grace circles away and keeps his distance.
Grace shoots in but Rutten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grace scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rutten kicks Grace off and gets back to his feet.
Rutten tries to clinch up but Grace circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutten wants to clinch up but Grace keeps it at a distance.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutten is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grace shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rutten counters with a shoot takedown. Grace fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grace is looking to stand up but Rutten isn't so interested in that idea.
Grace has Rutten pulled in close to control his posture.
Rutten preventing the sweep.
Rutten stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rutten is looking to slow Grace down with leg kicks.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch but Grace swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grace scores a takedown into full mount!
Grace controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grace wants to finish this one by submission but Rutten is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Grace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grace cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rutten in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grace 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.
Grace stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Grace shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rutten's guard.
Rutten kicks Grace off and gets to his feet.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Grace circles away.
Grace scores a takedown into full mount!
Grace controlling the position easily from mount.
Grace pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rutten is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grace controlling from the full mount.
Oh Rutten is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee warns Rutten that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Grace cracks Rutten with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grace quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Grace but it's paid off an Rutten is forced to tap! Nice work by Grace.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Patrick Grace!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between MC Muffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Hollander (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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MC Muffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrone Hollander!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollander lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A choreographed right hand from Hollander misses the target.
Hollander fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hollander throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hollander avoids the head kick by Muffin.
Nice takedown defense from Hollander. No joy for Muffin on that attempt.
Muffin throws a series of punches but Hollander avoids them all with ease.
Hollander should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Muffin avoids the body shot from Hollander.
A jab from Hollander misses.
Hollander loads up on a big right hand but Muffin slips the punch.
Jab from Hollander.
Hollander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muffin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hollander throws a jab but it's blocked by Muffin.
Muffin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hollander.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hollander.
Tyrone Hollander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hollander takes a swing at Muffin's ribcage but misses.
Muffin slips a straight right by Hollander.
Muffin moves away from the strike by Hollander.
Muffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hollander stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tyrone Hollander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hollander throws out the jab.
Muffin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muffin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hollander throws a sloppy body shot
and Muffin counters with a nice body kick.
Hollander takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hollander misses with a left hand
and Muffin counters with a low kick, right behind Hollander 's knee.
Hollander takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Muffin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hollander scores with a crisp jab that stopped Muffin in his tracks.
Hollander misses with a combination
and Muffin counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollander is trying to break the clinch but Muffin has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muffin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Muffin can't break the clinch.
Muffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hollander throws a poor cross that misses
and Muffin counters with a three punch combo that has Hollander backing up. Hollander nods at Muffin to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Tyrone Hollander has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Hollander jabs at Muffin's body.
Muffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hollander takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hollander throws an off balance right hand
and Muffin counters with a three punch combo that has Hollander backing up. Hollander nods at Muffin to acknowledge the strikes.
Hollander looks gassed!
Hollander checks the leg kick.
Hollander misses with a jab to the body
and Muffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muffin closes the distance and clinches up with Hollander, looking for a takedown. Muffin pushes Hollander against the cage but Hollander circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hollander lands a right hook to the body.
Hollander throws a poor cross that misses
and Muffin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Muffin misses with a body kick.
Hollander dodges the punch combination from Muffin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Muffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hollander steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Muffin. That one must have hurt.
Hollander takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Muffin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hollander avoids the head kick by Muffin.
Muffin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hollander at a distance.
Muffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muffin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A combination from Muffin does no damage.
Muffin forces Hollander back against the cage and clinches.
Muffin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hollander is keeping busy.
Hollander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hollander misses with a left hand
and Muffin counters with a head kick. That will keep Hollander thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Muffin misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Hollander. No joy for Muffin on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for MC Muffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hollander throws an off balance right hand
and Muffin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hollander's guard.
Hollander wants to sweep here but Muffin controlling him for the moment.
Hollander really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muffin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Muffin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Muffin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hollander defends it well.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hollander has eaten all the pies!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollander keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hollander is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Muffin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Muffin's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollander trying to control.
Hollander doesn't have the hooks in and Muffin manages to turn into his guard.
Hollander trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MC Muffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrone Hollander's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hollander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hollander throws a predictable looking body shot
and Muffin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hollander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hollander just misses with a punch to the body.
Hollander scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hollander misses with a double jab.
Muffin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hollander takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Muffin has a takedown stuffed.
Muffin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hollander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hollander circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muffin lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hollander takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muffin throws a leg kick which misses Hollander's front leg but catches the back leg as Hollander tries to avoid it.
Muffin throws a push kick but Hollander slaps the foot to one side.
Hollander throws a poor cross that misses
and Muffin counters with a left and a right that stings Hollander.
Muffin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hollander will feel that in the morning.
Hollander is breathing heavily.
Muffin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hollander will feel that in the morning.
Muffin tries to clinch up but Hollander circles away and keeps his distance.
Hollander misses with a hook.
Hollander misses with a body shot.
Muffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Muffin lands with a slapping head kick.
Muffin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hollander's calf.
Hollander throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Muffin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muffin works his way into side control.
Muffin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Muffin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hollander wants to get back to his feet but Muffin drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Muffin.
Muffin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hollander keeps working.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hollander tries to bench press Muffin off him but Muffin keeps the position.
Hollander manages to work his way to half guard, despite Muffin's best efforts.
Muffin stalling away here and it's allowed Hollander to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Muffin prevents Hollander from getting back to his feet.
Muffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Hollander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muffin stands and throws Hollander's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hollander wants to control but Muffin postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollander manages to get back to half guard.
Hollander is trying to stand back up but Muffin is controlling him
Hollander wants to get back to full guard.
Hollander regains full guard. Nicely done.
Muffin drops back looking for a leg! Hollander is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hollander manages to kick Muffin off! Muffin jumps back into Hollander's guard.
Hollander seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Muffin is pushing down on Hollander's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hollander is fighting to maintain full guard but Muffin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Muffin seems to be working for a kimura but Hollander defends the submission attempt.
Muffin is tying to control. Hollander wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muffin is looking for a kimura here.
Muffin moves into full mount! Hollander won't be happy about that!
Muffin tries to control but Hollander wriggling away.
Muffin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Muffin with shots to the head and body - Hollander looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hollander is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hollander is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Muffin locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Hollander is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). MC Muffin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beef Broccoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Broccoli has chosen Clubbed to Death as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris The Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Beef Broccoli!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Beast fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Beast scores with a takedown into Broccoli's guard.
The Beast preventing the sweep.
Broccoli throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The Beast pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Broccoli is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Beast avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Beast throwing strikes from guard but Broccoli blocks nicely.
The Beast throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Beast 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 Beast thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Broccoli gets the takedown into side control.
The Beast is breathing heavily.
Broccoli throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The Beast wants to control but Broccoli postures up.
The referee asks Broccoli politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Broccoli prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broccoli tries to move to mount but The Beast blocks the move with his legs.
The Beast manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The Beast is trying to maintain the position but Broccoli is very close to passing his half guard.
Broccoli decides to return to a standing position.
Broccoli clinches up against the cage.
Broccoli tries to land knees in the clinch but The Beast avoids the damage to the body.
The Beast tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Broccoli just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Beast tries to stall but Broccoli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Broccoli stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Broccoli jumps guard.
Broccoli wants to get back to his feet but The Beast is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Beast forces his way into half guard.
The Beast is working for a kimura but Broccoli is defending it quite comfortably.
Broccoli gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broccoli can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as The Beast controls the pace.
The Beast missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Beast decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The Beast drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The Beast controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Broccoli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but Broccoli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Beast working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Broccoli scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Broccoli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Beast manages to get himself to full guard.
The Beast working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Broccoli doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Broccoli manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Broccoli postures up and lands a big shot to The Beast's brow.
The Beast avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Broccoli content to stall in guard here.
Broccoli trying to control but The Beast is working from the bottom.
Broccoli advances to half guard.
Broccoli is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, The Beast has managed to free his arm - good work.
Broccoli frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Beast really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Broccoli trying to control but The Beast is having none of it.
Broccoli working for a guillotine from mount but The Beast is in no mood to give up.
The Beast is looking to get to half guard.
The Beast tries to hold on but Broccoli postures up.
Broccoli working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Broccoli has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of The Beast's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Beef Broccoli will probably get the nod.
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 Beast closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Broccoli to the mat! Broccoli manages to get full guard.
The Beast wants to control from the top but Broccoli keeps moving.
The Beast trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Broccoli has his feet on The Beast's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Broccoli drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The Beast tries to strike from the bottom.
Broccoli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Beast controls Broccoli momentarily but Broccoli frees himself.
Beef Broccoli has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Beast trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Broccoli wanted to stand there but The Beast had control of the position.
The Beast working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Broccoli doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Broccoli manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Broccoli won't allow The Beast to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broccoli stands up from The Beast's guard - Broccoli perhaps looking for a knockout.
Good shot there by Broccoli.
Chris The Beast is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Broccoli scores with a takedown into The Beast's guard.
Broccoli is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Beast keeping moving, preventing Broccoli from controlling successfully.
The Beast preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Broccoli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Beast is keeping the position for now.
Broccoli advances to half guard.
The Beast tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Broccoli has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Broccoli is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but The Beast is surviving well by controlling Broccoli's body position as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broccoli pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Broccoli avoids the attempt from The Beast to control.
The Beast slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The Beast works his way to full guard. Good work.
The Beast is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Broccoli stopping the sweep attempt from The Beast.
Broccoli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Beast looking for a guillotine here but Broccoli defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Beast thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The Beast is looking for a triangle but Broccoli pushes his legs off easily.
The Beast 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.
The Beast trying to strike off his back.
Broccoli drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Broccoli jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Beast tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Broccoli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The Beast is keeping the position for now.
Broccoli trying to control the position from guard on top but The Beast is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Broccoli throws a big right hand that misses.
Broccoli must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Beast is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Broccoli fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Beast sprawls well initially but Broccoli persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Broccoli has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The Beast manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The Beast manages to get to full guard.
The Beast wants to sweep here but Broccoli controlling him for the moment.
The Beast had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Broccoli is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. The Beast Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Broccoli's back instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Beast trying to control.
Broccoli trying to control the hands but The Beast won't let him.
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 Chris The Beast will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Broccoli misses with a head kick.
The Beast fails in his attempt to clinch.
Broccoli looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Beast is looking for a sweep. Broccoli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Beast is looking to control Broccoli's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Beast avoid being mounted?
The Beast is pressing down on Broccoli's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Broccoli is standing up over The Beast. The Beast looks to escape but Broccoli dives into side control.
The Beast is looking to regain half guard here but Broccoli keeps moving and retains side control.
The Beast throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Beast darts in trying to clinch
and Broccoli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Broccoli.
The Beast lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Broccoli!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Beast prevents Broccoli from getting the reversal.
Broccoli slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Broccoli is looking for a sweep. The Beast is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The Beast working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Broccoli's thigh. Broccoli counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Broccoli is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Beast is controlling him.
The Beast trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Broccoli throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The Beast thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The Beast missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Broccoli is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Beast wants to clinch
and Broccoli counters with a shoot takedown. The Beast fights it but they end up in guard.
The Beast is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Broccoli wants to control from the top but The Beast keeps moving.
Broccoli works over The Beast with some ground and pound from guard.
Broccoli gets to his feet - The Beast follows without any prompting.
Broccoli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Broccoli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Beast tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Beast tries for a takedown but Broccoli manages to get underhooks.
Broccoli slows down the pace here.
Broccoli lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The Beast is trying to stand up here but Broccoli is controlling him well.
The Beast makes his way to full guard. A much better position for The Beast.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broccoli drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Broccoli jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Beast manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Broccoli manages to get himself to full guard.
Broccoli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Broccoli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Beast postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Broccoli is working an open guard so The Beast takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The Beast closes the distance but Broccoli moves to the side
and Broccoli counters with a single leg into guard. The Beast didn't expect that.
Broccoli stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The Beast tries to clinch but Broccoli is having none of it.
The Beast shoots in for a takedown but Broccoli shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris The Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Broccoli clinches up against the cage.
Broccoli stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Beast trying to stall but Broccoli improves his position.
The Beast fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Beast letting Broccoli take a breather here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Broccoli just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Beast's brow.
Broccoli has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The Beast is trying to keep an underhook but Broccoli manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Broccoli is looking to take a break and control but The Beast is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Broccoli prevents The Beast from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Beast manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Broccoli thows a big elbow that misses.
The Beast is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Beast missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Beast trying to control from half guard but Broccoli is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Broccoli gets back to full guard.
Broccoli has his feet on The Beast's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The Beast looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Beef Broccoli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Broccoli 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 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beef Broccoli!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Alamente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincenzo Alamente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Akbar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Alamente - just one landing.
Alamente misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alamente attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alamente shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Akbar but Akbar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alamente shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Akbar pinned against the cage. Akbar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alamente tries to score with a low kick but Akbar moves his leg out of the way.
Alamente swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alamente misses with an uppercut.
Alamente takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alamente fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Alamente. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akbar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Akbar showed some decent athleticism there.
Akbar throwing shots but Alamente is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alamente flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Akbar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Akbar is nestled in close to Alamente, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alamente wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alamente is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Akbar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alamente is looking to improve his position.
Akbar working over Alamente with some ground and pound. Alamente looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alamente is trying to maintain the position but Akbar is very close to passing his half guard.
Akbar tries to pass to full mount but Alamente defends it.
Alamente looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Akbar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akbar wants to free his trapped foot but Alamente is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Alamente trying to hold on to Akbar's head to control him but Akbar postures up.
Akbar content to control rather than advance.
Akbar 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.
Akbar seems to be working for a kimura but Alamente defends the submission attempt.
Akbar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alamente. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alamente trying to hold on to Akbar's head to control him but Akbar postures up.
Akbar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alamente tries to get to full guard but Akbar has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alamente misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akbar pushes Alamente up against the cage in a clinch.
Akbar lands a knee to the body.
Akbar lands a knee to the body.
Akbar stops a takedown attempt from Alamente.
Akbar avoiding damage.
Alamente wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akbar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akbar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alamente.
Alamente is breathing heavily.
Akbar fails with the takedown.
Alamente tries for a takedown but Akbar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alamente changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Akbar tries to avoid it but Alamente manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Akbar to the ground. Akbar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alamente misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alamente throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akbar moves into the clinch successfully.
Alamente drags the fight down to the ground.
Alamente bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Akbar's guard.
Akbar can't keep his opponent in guard - Alamente advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Alamente lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alamente working Akbar over with strikes.
Akbar is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akbar is defending against the submission attempts here by Alamente.
Akbar is still in real trouble! Can Alamente finish him?
Alamente lands with a punch from half guard.
Alamente lands with a punch from half guard.
Akbar is in trouble now - Alamente has advanced to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Alamente connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Alamente wants to control the pace but Akbar is squirming around nicely.
Akbar is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincenzo Alamente dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alamente dances in with a quick combination. Akbar is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Alamente snaps Akbar's head back. Akbar stumbles backwards against the cage. Alamente steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Akbar's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Akbar just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vincenzo Alamente!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petey Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Freek-A-Leek. Kobe Bryan looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petey Pablo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bryan with a jab.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pablo as he avoids it easily.
Bryan is looking to chop away at Pablo's legs.
Pablo has Bryan up against the cage in a clinch.
Pablo fails to pull guard.
Pablo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pablo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pablo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bryan swivels and escapes.
Pablo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bryan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bryan 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.
Pablo 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.
Bryan wants to control from the top but Pablo keeps moving.
Bryan won't allow Pablo to sweep him here.
Pablo is trying to control the position but Bryan postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryan pushes down on Pablo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablo trying to hold on to Bryan's head to control him but Bryan postures up.
Pablo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pablo.
Bryan looking to pass the guard.
Bryan passes Pablo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pablo wants to get back to full guard.
Bryan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bryan is breathing heavily.
Pablo wants to get back to his feet.
Pablo wants to get back to full guard.
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.
Bryan working over Pablo with some ground and pound. Pablo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bryan has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pablo defend it? Bryan steps over the head and cranks it - Pablo is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bryan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kobe Bryan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Palownski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Owens!
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, Andrew Palownski!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palownski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Palownski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palownski trying to move into half guard but instead Owens has managed to sweep!
Owens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Palownski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Owens is sitting in close to Palownski's body. Palownski has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Owens is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Owens is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Palownski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Andrew Palownski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). stevenson has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, joe stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson has picked stevenson up - he's going for a ride! Johnson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for stevenson on the ground.
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but stevenson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson winds up and cracks stevenson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but stevenson is defending the position.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
stevenson looks gassed!
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but stevenson defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
stevenson wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson wants to control but stevenson is keeping him busy.
stevenson is trying to control but can't.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
stevenson is rocked!
Well, if Johnson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
stevenson is still in real trouble! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through stevenson's hands, connecting with stevenson's forehead.
stevenson has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson working over stevenson with some ground and pound. stevenson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johnson unloading with bombs!
stevenson is in a horrible position here. Johnson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Johnson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. stevenson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Johnson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
stevenson is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
stevenson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson with shots to the head and body - stevenson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson looking to finish stevenson with some ground and pound. This is bad for stevenson!
Johnson content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Johnson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Johnson dominating with strikes here.
Johnson looking to finish stevenson with some ground and pound. This is bad for stevenson!
stevenson taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
stevenson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Johnson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish stevenson?
stevenson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
stevenson is bucking up trying to escape but Johnson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Johnson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson avoids the attempt from stevenson to control.
Johnson with the ground and pound from mount.
stevenson is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson looking to finish stevenson with some ground and pound. This is bad for stevenson!
Johnson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. stevenson looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Johnson 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.
Jason Johnson 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.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? stevenson is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, stevenson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. stevenson tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag stevenson to the ground. stevenson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around stevenson's waist but stevenson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says stevenson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. stevenson tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag stevenson to the ground. stevenson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but stevenson circles away.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Nice sprawl there from stevenson as Johnson shoots in.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but stevenson sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jason Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson looks for a takedown but stevenson sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. stevenson tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. stevenson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson tries for a takedown but stevenson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but stevenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - stevenson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but stevenson circles away.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with stevenson, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes stevenson against the cage but stevenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
stevenson stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
joe stevenson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with stevenson but stevenson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but stevenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? stevenson is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, stevenson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but stevenson sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but stevenson sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson looks for a takedown but stevenson sprawls well.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from stevenson. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
stevenson stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around stevenson's waist but stevenson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with stevenson but stevenson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
stevenson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
stevenson shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed stevenson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
stevenson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked stevenson off and has taken his back!
Johnson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Johnson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Johnson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson lands an elbow to the side of the head.
stevenson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Johnson.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Johnson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Jason Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johnson controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
stevenson wants to escape the position.
stevenson grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson throwing damaging strikes from the back! stevenson could be in trouble here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
stevenson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Johnson lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can stevenson hold on?!
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 Jason Johnson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but stevenson manages to avoid it.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
stevenson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Johnson tries to bum rush stevenson with a series of wild strikes but stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to bum rush stevenson with a series of wild strikes but stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but stevenson manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but stevenson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson tries to clinch up but stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson looks to land a combination but stevenson avoids it well.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson is looking to clinch but stevenson is avoiding it.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and stevenson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch but stevenson is having none of it.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Johnson.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? stevenson is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, stevenson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
stevenson moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a head kick but stevenson moves out of range.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but stevenson circles away.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - stevenson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. stevenson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson tries to clinch up but stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts stevenson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and stevenson moves out of range easily.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but stevenson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a right and a left that stevenson avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
stevenson moves out of range as Johnson throws a body kick.
stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
stevenson slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but stevenson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a head kick but stevenson moves out of range.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and stevenson moves out of range easily.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at stevenson's knee but stevenson avoids it well.
stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
stevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Johnson tries to clinch up but stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson tries to clinch there but stevenson circles away.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson tries to clinch but stevenson is having none of it.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but stevenson swivels and escapes.
Johnson tries to land a leg kick but stevenson saw it coming and moves away.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says stevenson as he avoids it easily.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but stevenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
stevenson blocks a head kick by Johnson.
An inside leg kick from Johnson misses.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson tries to clinch there but stevenson circles away.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - stevenson circles away.
stevenson looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson wants to clinch.
stevenson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson blocks a head kick by stevenson.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
joe stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
stevenson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Johnson 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 stevenson.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Johnson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jason Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mush Mouth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Santana is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mush Mouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Santana!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouth will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mouth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mouth fails with the takedown.
Santana doesn't manage to clinch there - Mouth circles away.
Mouth keeps the fight on the outside.
Santana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santana looks to land a left hand but Mouth moved out of range nicely.
Mouth throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana shoots and misses
and Mouth counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mouth prevents Santana from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouth with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Santana has a hand on Mouth's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Mouth takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Santana holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mouth tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mouth controlling from mount.
Mouth is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Santana is in real trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth biding his time, looking for the opening.
Santana tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Mouth is landing with some decent strikes but Santana is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mouth pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Santana can't escape the position.
Mouth looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mush Mouth 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.
Santana shoots and misses
and Mouth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Mouth.
Santana misses with a lunging right hand
and Mouth counters with a shoot takedown. Santana fights it but they end up in guard.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Mouth from controlling successfully.
Santana working a defensive guard but Mouth manages to pass into side control anyway.
Santana is not content to let Mouth control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Mouth stalls from top position.
Mouth tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mouth has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santana is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santana trying to remain calm as Mouth controls from the top position.
Santana is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nice body punch from Santana.
Mouth shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mouth showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mouth is tying to control. Santana wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Santana manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana wants to stand but Mouth is controlling the position.
Santana is trying to control the position but Mouth postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santana tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santana working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mouth has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mush Mouth dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Santana throws a lazy head kick
and Mouth counters with a series of strikes. Santana will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mouth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santana.
A shot to de liver by Mouth. Beautiful body shot.
Santana tries to clinch but Mouth moves away
and Mouth counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Santana is striking but Mouth is not phased and passes to half guard.
Mouth slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Mouth has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Mouth prevents Santana from getting the reversal.
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.
Santana is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mouth trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Santana trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mouth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Mush Mouth just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Santana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santana looks to clinch
and Mouth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jorge Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santana throws a lazy head kick
and Mouth counters with a takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mush Mouth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mouth has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mush Mouth!
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| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
23% |
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