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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrea Taggliatelle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taggliatelle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Woke Up This Morning. Andrea Taggliatelle will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Guerrero!
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, Andrea Taggliatelle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taggliatelle misses with a looping right.
Guerrero fails to land the takedown.
Taggliatelle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taggliatelle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Taggliatelle shoots and misses
and Guerrero counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Taggliatelle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Guerrero passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Guerrero wants to control but Taggliatelle is keeping him busy.
Guerrero is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Taggliatelle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Guerrero is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taggliatelle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taggliatelle wants to control but Guerrero postures up.
Guerrero tries to advance position but instead Taggliatelle slips a leg back in to half guard.
Taggliatelle trying to control but Guerrero postures up.
Guerrero is working for a submission of some sort.
Guerrero wants to pass to mount but Taggliatelle is defending the position.
Guerrero wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taggliatelle keeps working.
Guerrero is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Guerrero trying to pass the guard but Taggliatelle defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Guerrero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taggliatelle counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Taggliatelle looking to finish!
Guerrero is rocked!
Taggliatelle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Guerrero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Taggliatelle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Guerrero looking for a triangle here. Taggliatelle is fighting it but it looks tight! Guerrero pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Taggliatelle is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pablo Guerrero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Skaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
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, Alex Skaar!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skaar shoots in but no luck this time.
Lesnar bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Skaar is looking for a sweep.
Lesnar in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lesnar tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lesnar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lesnar gets the takedown into side control.
Skaar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lesnar is pressing down on Skaar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lesnar has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Skaar off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Skaar tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesnar pushes Skaar up against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar prevents the takedown attempt.
Lesnar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
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!
Lesnar decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lesnar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar wants to improve his position but Lesnar is controlling well.
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Skaar pushes Lesnar off looking to stand but Lesnar dives back in and keeps control.
Lesnar passes to full mount!
Skaar is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Lesnar.
Skaar swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Skaar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Skaar is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Skaar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Skaar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Skaar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Skaar tries to get to full guard but Lesnar has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Skaar wants to get back to his feet.
Skaar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lesnar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lesnar stands up out of the half guard.
Lesnar rushes Skaar and presses him up against the cage.
Lesnar lands an elbow inside that Skaar shrugs off.
Lesnar wants the takedown. Skaar is fighting it off but Lesnar persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Skaar's guard against the cage.
Skaar 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.
Lesnar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Skaar, up you get!
Lesnar blocks a head kick by Skaar.
Lesnar shoots in and bounces Skaar off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Skaar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lesnar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lesnar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lesnar gets to his feet. Skaar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lesnar avoids the head kick by Skaar.
Lesnar shoots for a takedown but Skaar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Skaar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Skaar won't be happy with that.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Skaar.
Skaar is looking to regain half guard here but Lesnar keeps moving and retains side control.
Lesnar has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Skaar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lesnar flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Skaar has hold of Lesnar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lesnar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Skaar get's back to his feet.
Skaar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Skaar!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skaar regains half guard.
Lesnar seems to be working for a kimura but Skaar defends the submission attempt.
Lesnar decides to return to a standing position.
Lesnar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lesnar lands in his opponent's guard.
Lesnar gets to his feet - Skaar follows without any prompting.
Lesnar feints and as Skaar raises his hands in defense, Lesnar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Skaar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Skaar looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lesnar passes into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Skaar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lesnar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lesnar scores with a takedown into Skaar's guard.
Skaar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Skaar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Skaar, up you get!
Lesnar instigates a clinch.
Lesnar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Skaar prevents it.
Skaar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lesnar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Skaar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lesnar closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Skaar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Skaar tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lesnar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar blocks the strikes from Skaar.
Lesnar escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lesnar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Skaar swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar shoots in looking for a takedown. Lesnar tries to sprawl out of it but Skaar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lesnar manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lesnar.
Lesnar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Skaar some visible discomfort.
Lesnar 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.
Lesnar scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lesnar lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Skaar is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Skaar tries to buck Lesnar off but Lesnar is having none of it.
Skaar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Skaar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Skaar is letting Lesnar control him for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skaar is trying to buck Lesnar off.
Lesnar is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Skaar will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar prevents Skaar from escaping the position.
Lesnar is looking to take a break and control but Skaar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lesnar tries for a kimura but Skaar is defending well.
Lesnar tries to move to mount but Skaar blocks the move with his legs.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Skaar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lesnar is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lesnar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lesnar tries to get out of the position.
Lesnar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lesnar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Skaar is trying to stand up here but Lesnar is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaar wants to get back to full guard but Lesnar has passed into side control.
Lesnar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Skaar hang on?
Lesnar is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Skaar has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lesnar landing strikes from the mount.
Lesnar working the ground and pound effectively.
Skaar gets back to half guard.
Lesnar decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lesnar is looking to clinch.
Lesnar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skaar can do to turn this around?
Lesnar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Skaar with a poor takedown
and Lesnar counters with a shoot takedown. Skaar fights it but they end up in guard.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Skaar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skaar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lesnar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lesnar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Skaar to the mat! Skaar manages to get full guard.
Lesnar 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.
Lesnar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar decides to stand up, so the ref orders Skaar to his feet.
Skaar darts in and clinches Lesnar up against the cage.
Skaar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lesnar.
Lesnar turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lesnar manages to end up in side control.
Lesnar works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
Skaar is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lesnar is controlling him well.
Lesnar stands up and beckons Skaar to his feet.
Lesnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skaar has his takedown stuffed
and Lesnar counters by clinching up.
Lesnar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Skaar.
Lesnar lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar stops a takedown attempt from Skaar.
Skaar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lesnar jumps guard and drags Skaar to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Skaar trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lesnar darts in and clinches Skaar up against the cage.
Lesnar looking for a takedown.
Lesnar has hold of one of Skaar's legs. Skaar is fighting the takedown attempt but Lesnar gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Skaar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Skaar 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.
Lesnar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lesnar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but Skaar has wrist control.
Lesnar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar stands and steps away. Skaar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lesnar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skaar trying to control from the bottom.
Lesnar trying to control the action but Skaar is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lesnar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Skaar keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Lesnar slips nicely into half guard.
Lesnar 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.
Skaar is looking to control Lesnar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Skaar avoid being mounted?
Lesnar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lesnar stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Lesnar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Skaar's face.
Lesnar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lesnar scoring with strikes but Skaar is staying in there.
Lesnar postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Skaar is out cold - huge knockout for Lesnar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brock Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Taquito Pantalones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Daman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, El Taquito Pantalones!
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, Sam Daman!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daman moves out of range of the strikes.
Pantalones throws an overhand right that has Daman reeling! Pantalones follows up with a more punches and Daman is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). El Taquito Pantalones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drago Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Daniel Maia has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Daniel Maia seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Maia!
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, Drago Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia shoots in for a takedown but Kozlov shows good takedown defense.
Maia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kozlov swivels and escapes.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kozlov as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kozlov as he jumps to the side.
Kozlov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kozlov swings for the body but Maia moves out of range.
Kozlov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maia shoots for a double leg takedown but Kozlov sprawls well. He's pushed Maia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov wants to clinch.
Maia tries for a takedown but Kozlov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Maia fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maia shoots for a double leg takedown but Kozlov sprawls well. He's pushed Maia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maia tries for a takedown but Kozlov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kozlov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kozlov rushes Maia and presses him up against the cage.
Maia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kozlov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Maia has a takedown stuffed.
Maia is breathing heavily.
Kozlov clinches up with Maia and pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov clobbers Maia with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kozlov Rushes Maia and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Maia is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Kozlov Piles on the pressure and Maia crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drago Kozlov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Hardaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ray stefo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hardaway could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to ray stefo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Hardaway!
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, ray stefo!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardaway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. stefo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
stefo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice sprawl there from Hardaway as stefo shoots in.
Hardaway shoots in and bounces stefo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hardaway postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardaway trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardaway pushes down on stefo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
stefo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hardaway.
stefo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hardaway jumps into side control!
Hardaway cracks stefo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
stefo is rocked!
Hardaway is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but stefo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hardaway fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hardaway in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hardaway working the ground and pound but stefo is defending the strikes.
stefo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Hardaway presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hardaway controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardaway throws some wild stikes that stefo manages to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardaway is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hardaway controlling from the full mount.
stefo is working to get back to half guard.
stefo wants to control but Hardaway is having none of it.
Hardaway throwing strikes here but stefo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hardaway has control of stefo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and stefo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hardaway can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as stefo is looking to escape.
Hardaway landing strikes from the mount.
Hardaway 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 fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardaway working for a submission but stefo is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for stefo because Hardaway loaded up on that one.
stefo is looking to improve his position but Hardaway isn't that keen on the idea.
stefo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
stefo is still in real trouble! Can Hardaway finish him?
stefo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
stefo wants to get back to his feet.
Hardaway throws some wild stikes that stefo manages to avoid easily.
stefo seems to have recovered his senses.
stefo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hardaway controlling the pace for now.
Hardaway with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hardaway breaks from stefo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hardaway working for a submission but stefo is keeping him at bay.
stefo can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardaway moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, stefo has worked his arm free - good work by stefo!
stefo defending against the ground and pound.
Hardaway has hold of stefo's arm. He's looking for a kimura. stefo seems comfortable defending it but Hardaway has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! stefo is real pain and he's forced to tap out! stefo is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hardaway couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Hardaway!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between He Who Must Not Be Named (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermann Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen Armin van Buuren feat. Sharon den Adel - In And Out Of Love as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, He Who Must Not Be Named!
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, Hermann Walker!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Be Named slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.
Be Named blocks a head kick by Walker.
Be Named fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Be Named will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Be Named avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Be Named misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Be Named throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Be Named crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Walker - the referee stops the clock and Be Named gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Walker. Be Named manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker throws a head kick but Be Named moves out of range.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Be Named blocks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walker.
Walker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Be Named checks it well.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Be Named shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for He Who Must Not Be Named. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker is looking to land body kicks.
Walker lands a high kick to the side of Be Named's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Walker dives into guard, looking to finish.
Be Named is rocked!
It looks like He Who Must Not Be Named has been cut.
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!
Walker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oh Be Named is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Be Named is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Walker has his hands clasped together but Be Named extends an breaks Walker's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Be Named.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). He Who Must Not Be Named!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meng Rao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Meng Rao!
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, Daniel Alves!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves misses with a double jab.
Rao tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alves swivels and escapes.
Meng Rao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rao fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rao closes the distance and clinches up with Alves, looking for a takedown. Rao pushes Alves against the cage but Alves circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Meng Rao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rao avoids the head kick by Alves.
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Alves.
Alves throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rao tries for a takedown but Alves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rao fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alves sprawls well initially but Rao persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alves is trying to stand.
Rao seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rao tries to pass the half guard into mount. Alves knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alves defends it well.
Alves is trying to stand back up but Rao is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rao is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rao is breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alves throws a nice inside leg kick.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
Rao shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alves pinned against the cage. Alves gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alves closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rao is rocked!
Whack! Alves lands a heavy head kick that drops Rao. The ref tackles Alves to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Rao was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Daniel Alves!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beast Mode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Hinterwald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mode kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is i wish. Hinterwald is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Basshunter-Now you`re gone Anna (KJ Remix) . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Beast Mode!
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, Hans Hinterwald!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mode bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mode could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mode jabs at Hinterwald's body.
Mode scores a takedown into full mount!
Hinterwald is trying to escape the mount.
Mode has control of Hinterwald's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hinterwald regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mode looking for a guillotine from mount but Hinterwald is having none of it.
Mode throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hinterwald is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mode working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinterwald is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mode 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.
Mode looking to secure an arm triangle but Hinterwald defends it well.
Mode has hold of Hinterwald's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hinterwald manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinterwald bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hinterwald preventing the sweep.
Mode is breathing heavily.
Hinterwald trying to control but Mode is working from the bottom.
Mode bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hinterwald's guard.
Hinterwald looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hinterwald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mode missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mode is fighting to break Hinterwald's control of his arms but Hinterwald is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hinterwald trying to keep a closed guard but Mode is proving a slippery customer.
Mode drops back looking for a leg! Hinterwald is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hinterwald manages to kick Mode off! Mode jumps back into Hinterwald's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hinterwald is on top in guard.
Hinterwald stands and steps away. Mode gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mode shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hinterwald but Hinterwald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hinterwald tries to close the distance and clinch but Mode swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hinterwald tries for a takedown but Mode sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mode swats away the attempt to clinch by Hinterwald.
Mode bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hinterwald can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hinterwald gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mode working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mode is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Mode!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Beast Mode!
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