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TTC 8 - Championship Sunday PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Orlando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Bumblebee Tuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orlando comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Terrordome. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Orlando!
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, Ace Bumblebee Tuna!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlando lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bumblebee Tuna is looking to clinch but Orlando is avoiding it.
Orlando looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Orlando stands and throws Bumblebee Tuna's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bumblebee Tuna is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Orlando working the ground and pound.
Orlando decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bumblebee Tuna to his feet.
Orlando lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Orlando fails with a takedown attempt.
Orlando looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orlando misses with a takedown attempt - Bumblebee Tuna sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bumblebee Tuna throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bumblebee Tuna has taken the fight to the clinch.
Orlando is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dante Orlando. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumblebee Tuna's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Orlando wants to break free but Bumblebee Tuna has control.
Orlando is looking to break free of the clinch but Bumblebee Tuna has double underhooks.
Orlando missing with knees to the body.
Bumblebee Tuna stops a takedown attempt from Orlando.
Bumblebee Tuna manages to break the clinch.
Ace Bumblebee Tuna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bumblebee Tuna lands a head kick!
Bumblebee Tuna fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Orlando.
Orlando is breathing heavily.
Orlando takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Orlando throws a nice looking combination but Bumblebee Tuna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bumblebee Tuna tries to clinch there but Orlando circles away.
Orlando shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Orlando avoids the attempt from Bumblebee Tuna to control.
Bumblebee Tuna sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Bumblebee Tuna is trying to stand back up but Orlando is controlling him
Bumblebee Tuna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Orlando.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bumblebee Tuna trying to control here.
Orlando 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.
Orlando is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Orlando stopping the sweep attempt from Bumblebee Tuna.
Orlando prevents Bumblebee Tuna from getting back to his feet.
Orlando stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bumblebee Tuna goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Orlando darts in trying to clinch
and Bumblebee Tuna counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bumblebee Tuna has closed the distance and engaged Orlando in a clinch.
Orlando wants to get back to striking at distance but Bumblebee Tuna won't allow it.
Bumblebee Tuna looking for a takedown.
Orlando stops a takedown attempt from Bumblebee Tuna.
Nice body punch from Orlando.
Orlando breaks the clinch.
Orlando attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Orlando.
Orlando gets the takedown into side control.
Orlando scores with punches from side control.
Orlando has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bumblebee Tuna!
Orlando lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bumblebee Tuna hang on?
Orlando connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Orlando in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Orlando with a couple of short strikes.
Bumblebee Tuna is rocked!
Orlando lands with some strikes.
Bumblebee Tuna is still in real trouble! Can Orlando finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orlando landing strikes from the mount.
Orlando with shots to the head and body - Bumblebee Tuna looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Orlando connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Orlando landing strikes from the mount.
Orlando looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Bumblebee Tuna covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dante Orlando!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Stefanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Hasselhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefanovic comes to the cage accompanied by Armin Van Buuren - Fine Without You Feat Jennifer Rene . 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 welterweight 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, Markus Stefanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kim Hasselhoff!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stefanovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stefanovic is trying to work for a kimura but Hasselhoff is defending well.
Stefanovic seems to be looking for submissions.
Hasselhoff is looking for a sweep. Stefanovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hasselhoff is refusing to be controlled, as Stefanovic sits in half guard.
Stefanovic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stefanovic breaks from Hasselhoff's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Stefanovic 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.
Stefanovic looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Stefanovic tries to control but Hasselhoff wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stefanovic is really struggling to control Hasselhoff but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Stefanovic working for a submission but Hasselhoff is keeping him at bay.
Stefanovic wants to control the pace but Hasselhoff is squirming around nicely.
Hasselhoff wants to try and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stefanovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stefanovic throws some wild stikes that Hasselhoff manages to avoid easily.
Stefanovic looking to control but Hasselhoff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stefanovic takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Hasselhoff staying busy and making it hard for Stefanovic to control.
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.
Stefanovic is persistently looking for the submission but Hasselhoff is defending it well.
Stefanovic is persistently looking for the submission but Hasselhoff is defending it well.
Stefanovic is breathing heavily.
Hasselhoff fending off the submission attempt from Stefanovic.
Stefanovic is looking for the choke from the back position but Hasselhoff is controlling his hands well.
Stefanovic keeps control of the position as Hasselhoff tries to break free.
Stefanovic has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Hasselhoff is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Stefanovic gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hasselhoff misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stefanovic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hasselhoff really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stefanovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hasselhoff misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Stefanovic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hasselhoff scores with a takedown into Stefanovic's guard.
Stefanovic controls Hasselhoff momentarily but Hasselhoff frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stefanovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hasselhoff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hasselhoff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hasselhoff stopping the sweep attempt from Stefanovic.
Hasselhoff stands up over Stefanovic, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hasselhoff lands a couple of elbows.
Stefanovic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hasselhoff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hasselhoff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Stefanovic keeping moving, preventing Hasselhoff from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hasselhoff avoids the head kick by Stefanovic.
Hasselhoff doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stefanovic counters with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Markus Stefanovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hasselhoff takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stefanovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Stefanovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Hasselhoff is trying to control but can't.
Stefanovic is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hasselhoff defends it well.
Stefanovic not doing much here.
Stefanovic is looking for a kimura but Hasselhoff is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stefanovic to get the leverage.
Stefanovic 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.
Stefanovic trying to mount his opponent but Hasselhoff defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Stefanovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hasselhoff is refusing to be controlled, as Stefanovic sits in half guard.
Stefanovic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hasselhoff won't allow Stefanovic to pass to mount.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stefanovic rushes Hasselhoff and presses him up against the cage.
Hasselhoff looking to stall.
Stefanovic misses with a knee to the head.
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.
Hasselhoff trying to stall but Stefanovic improves his position.
Hasselhoff goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stefanovic prevents it.
Stefanovic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hasselhoff pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hasselhoff is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stefanovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stefanovic has Hasselhoff pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Stefanovic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hasselhoff tumbling to the mat - Stefanovic dives into Hasselhoff's guard.
Stefanovic trying to control but Hasselhoff is working from the bottom.
Hasselhoff tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hasselhoff wants to get back to his feet but Stefanovic passes into half guard.
Stefanovic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Stefanovic passes to full mount!
Stefanovic looking to secure an arm triangle but Hasselhoff defends it well.
Stefanovic trying to control but Hasselhoff is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff is trying to escape the mount but Stefanovic keeps good control and instead manages to take Hasselhoff's back.
Stefanovic is looking for the choke from the back position but Hasselhoff is controlling his hands well.
Stefanovic is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hasselhoff is defending well though. Stefanovic let's go of the attempt for now.
Stefanovic has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Hasselhoff has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Stefanovic has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Hasselhoff is defending well but eventually Stefanovic manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Hasselhoff has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Markus Stefanovic!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alice Wonderland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Alves has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Josh Alves!
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, Alice Wonderland!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonderland fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves, pushing him back against the cage.
Alves wants to break free but Wonderland has control.
Wonderland goes for a takedown attempt but Alves pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alves walks into a left hand.
Alves lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wonderland as he jumps to the side.
Alves uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wonderland.
Alves 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.
Wonderland is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alves is controlling him.
Alves looking to pass the guard.
Alves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Alves is pushing down on Wonderland's leg trying to pass to half guard. Wonderland is fighting to maintain full guard but Alves has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wonderland is not content to let Alves control the position.
Wonderland is in trouble now - Alves has advanced to mount!
Alves is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Alves is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves shoots in but Wonderland avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alves shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wonderland as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wonderland scores with a hook.
Wonderland lands a with a good body shot.
Wonderland misses with a body shot.
Alves shoots in and drives through. Wonderland sprawls well.
Wonderland gets caught flat footed, as Alves shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Wonderland is keeping the position.
Alves gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wonderland misses with the combination.
Alves avoids the head kick by Wonderland.
Alves shoots in and drives through. Wonderland sprawls well.
Wonderland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wonderland throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wonderland loads up on a big right hand but Alves slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alves moves away.
No joy there for Wonderland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alves shoots in but Wonderland avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wonderland throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wonderland tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Alves tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wonderland knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wonderland really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alves is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wonderland defends it well.
Alves works his way into side control.
Alves is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wonderland knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alves is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wonderland knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wonderland sneaks back into half guard.
Wonderland is controlling Alves's trapped leg to prevent Alves from advancing to side control.
Wonderland tries to kick Alves off but Alves keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
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.
Alves is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Wonderland manages to get to full guard.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wonderland thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wonderland is keeping the position for now.
Wonderland kicks Alves off and gets to his feet.
Alves misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Wonderland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wonderland misses with a left hand
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wonderland misses the shot to the body.
Alves doesn't manage to clinch there - Wonderland circles away.
Wonderland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alves lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Alves dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wonderland throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alves's head.
Wonderland looks to land a body kick but Alves moved away.
Wonderland is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alves rather than just go for the knockout.
Wonderland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wonderland goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alves throws a right hand that Wonderland ducks under and follows up with a left that Wonderland also avoids with ease.
Alves throws a combination. Wonderland tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wonderland is rocked!
Alves fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Wonderland sprawls well initially but Alves persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wonderland is still in real trouble! Can Alves finish him?
Wonderland trying to control from the bottom.
Alves is pressing down on Wonderland's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wonderland is holding on for now.
Wonderland seems to have recovered his senses.
Alves stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Wonderland to get to his feet.
Wonderland jabs at Alves's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves fails with the takedown.
Wonderland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Alves with that takedown attempt.
A head kick by Wonderland misses
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves wants to work for an arm triangle but Wonderland is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Wonderland has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alves prevents Wonderland from standing back up.
Alves moves into full mount! Wonderland won't be happy about that!
Wonderland trying desperately to get to his feet.
Alves works his way to his opponent's back.
Wonderland holding both Alves 's hands and preventing any damage.
Wonderland turns into Alves and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wonderland wants to stand but Alves is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves has his foot on Wonderland's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wonderland works his way back into a safe position though.
Alves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wonderland wanted to stand there but Alves had control of the position.
Alves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Wonderland from controlling successfully.
Wonderland controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wonderland wants to stand but Alves is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonderland advances to half guard.
Alves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wonderland is looking to take a break and control but Alves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Alves is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Wonderland pulls his head out easily.
Wonderland wants to stand up but Alves has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Alves looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Wonderland pushes past his half guard into mount!
Alves is trying desperately to improve position.
Wonderland takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
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.
Alves is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alves bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Alves stands and steps away. Wonderland gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wonderland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wonderland jabs at Alves's body.
Wonderland misses with a lunging right hand
and Alves counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alves.
Wonderland breaks from the clinch.
Alves wants to clinch.
Josh Alves is winning the standup battle so far.
Alves scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Alves dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wonderland scores with a leg kick.
Wonderland looks to score with a jab to the body but Alves is just out of range.
Alves has a takedown stuffed.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wonderland throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wonderland throws a jab when Alves was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wonderland swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Alves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wonderland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wonderland misses with a combination
and Alves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alves.
Wonderland wants to stand and escape but Alves is having none of it.
Alves decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Alves drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are 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!
Alves is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wonderland knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wonderland struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonderland tries to buck Alves off but Alves is having none of it.
Wonderland is trying to buck Alves off.
Alves wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wonderland, who protects the arm well.
Wonderland is trying to control Alves's posture but Alves avoids it.
Alves prevents Wonderland from escaping the position.
Alves decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wonderland tries to bum rush Alves with a series of wild strikes but Alves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alice Wonderland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Josh Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Alves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alves keeps the fight on the outside.
Wonderland misses with an uppercut. Alves saw that one coming.
Alves scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alves is working for a submission of some sort.
Alves is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wonderland doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alves.
Alves stands up out of the half guard.
Wonderland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt - Wonderland sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wonderland swivels and escapes.
Wonderland throws an overhand right that lands on Alves's shoulder, as Alves tries to avoid the shot.
Wonderland swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves.
Wonderland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wonderland thows a body shot but no joy.
Alves tries to clinch but Wonderland is having none of it.
Alves catches Wonderland with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alves scores with a one two! Wonderland had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wonderland looks to land a combination but Alves avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alves goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wonderland slips a jab and a cross from Alves.
Wonderland looks to throw the jab but Alves is out of range.
Alves shoots in looking for a takedown. Wonderland tries to sprawl out of it but Alves keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wonderland manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wonderland swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alves.
Wonderland misses with a takedown
and Alves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wonderland is trying to stand back up but Alves is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alves is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wonderland keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Alves is pressing down on Wonderland's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wonderland is holding on for now.
Alves stands up from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wonderland misses with a wild body shot.
Alves looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wonderland is fending him off so far but Alves persists. Nope, Wonderland circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alves has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Alves!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Klump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and michael shanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klump's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, HEY HEY HEY. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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Improved boxing
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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, Albert Klump!
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, michael shanks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shanks shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Klump as he jumps to the side.
Klump shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Klump showed some decent athleticism there.
shanks tries to roll over but Klump keeps him under control.
Klump 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.
Klump trying to mount his opponent but shanks defends it.
Klump is working for a submission of some sort.
Klump passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for shanks!
shanks really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Klump. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klump working for a submission but shanks is keeping him at bay.
Klump looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
shanks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Klump working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
shanks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Klump has isolated one of shanks's arms. shanks looking to fight him off but Klump twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Albert Klump!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goncalo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angar Aroman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aroman has chosen Sepultura - Roots as his entrance music. Goncalo Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Goncalo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angar Aroman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aroman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alves to the mat! Alves manages to get full guard.
Aroman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aroman advances position into side control!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aroman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Aroman trying to control the position but Alves is working away.
Alves is trying to get back to half guard.
Aroman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Alves manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Aroman winds up and cracks Alves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alves works his way to full guard. Good work.
Aroman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aroman throws a big right hand that misses.
Aroman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aroman tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.
Aroman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alves's head.
Aroman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aroman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Aroman distracts Alves with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Alves escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aroman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alves lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Aroman!
Aroman flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Aroman tries to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aroman is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves has control of Aroman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Aroman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Aroman is trying desperately to improve position.
Alves with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Alves has control of Aroman's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Aroman regains control of the situation pretty easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Aroman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aroman tries to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Alves prevents Aroman from getting the reversal.
Aroman wants to control but Alves is having none of it.
Aroman is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves has isolated one of Aroman's arms. Aroman looking to fight him off but Alves twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Goncalo Alves!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Echberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronnie Echberg has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Echberg!
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, Patrick Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdonald fails with the takedown.
Echberg scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mcdonald is looking to regain half guard here but Echberg keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Echberg stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Echberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mcdonald tries to roll over but Echberg keeps him under control.
Echberg is working for a kimura but Mcdonald is defending it quite comfortably.
Mcdonald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdonald actively working from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mcdonald misses with a takedown
and Echberg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Echberg is looking to break free of the clinch but Mcdonald has double underhooks.
Echberg has had enough of the clinch but Mcdonald keeps him there for the moment.
Echberg pushes off an throws an elbow but Mcdonald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mcdonald has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Echberg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ronnie Echberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Mcdonald.
Echberg throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcdonald.
Echberg is trying to break free.
Echberg misses with an elbow over the top.
Echberg jumps guard.
Mcdonald wants to pass the guard but Echberg is keeping the position.
Echberg will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Echberg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Echberg tries to get out of the position.
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.
Mcdonald works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Echberg is trying to stand up here but Mcdonald is controlling him well.
Echberg manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Echberg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Echberg postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mcdonald to stand up.
Echberg is breathing heavily.
Mcdonald with a poor takedown
and Echberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Echberg tries to pull guard but Mcdonald won't allow it.
Mcdonald content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Echberg is trying to trip Mcdonald. He has hold of a leg but Mcdonald is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Echberg persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Echberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcdonald swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Echberg postures up.
Mcdonald looking for a guillotine here but Echberg defends easily.
Echberg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Echberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mcdonald pinned against the cage. Mcdonald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mcdonald doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Echberg counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mcdonald won't be happy with that.
Echberg remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mcdonald tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Echberg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Echberg has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mcdonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Echberg.
Echberg swinging wilding here.
Mcdonald doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Echberg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mcdonald's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Echberg stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Echberg throws a series of punches but Mcdonald avoids them all with ease.
Echberg darts in and clinches Mcdonald up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Echberg can't break the clinch.
Mcdonald has Echberg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Echberg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mcdonald is working for takedown but Echberg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mcdonald drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Echberg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Echberg misses with the head strike.
Mcdonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Echberg trying to stall but Mcdonald improves his position.
Echberg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mcdonald has him pressed against the cage.
Echberg stops a takedown attempt from Mcdonald.
Mcdonald has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Echberg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mcdonald pulls guard successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcdonald has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Echberg doesn't defend quickly enough and Mcdonald has managed to lock this one up! Can Echberg escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Mcdonald on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Patrick Mcdonald!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chester The Molester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chester The Molester!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Molester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lebowski throws out the jab.
The Molester shoots in but Lebowski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lebowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Molester manages to avoid it.
The Molester fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jeff Lebowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Molester shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lebowski keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lebowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The Molester looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lebowski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lebowski wants to improve his position but The Molester is controlling well.
The Molester looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski is trying to stand.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lebowski connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent The Molester tumbling to the canvas! Lebowski pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! The Molester was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeff Lebowski!
Jeff Lebowski is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlatko Simovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan TanHer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simovic comes to the cage accompanied by Citizen Cope - Let the Drummer Kick. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vlatko Simovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan TanHer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TanHer misses with a straight left.
TanHer throws a right and a left that Simovic avoids nicely.
Evan TanHer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
TanHer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simovic has managed to clinch.
Simovic drags the fight down to the ground.
Simovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Simovic with the ground and pound from mount.
TanHer is desperately trying to improve his position but Simovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Simovic 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.
Simovic looking to control but TanHer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Simovic moves to take his opponent's back.
Simovic is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. TanHer defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
TanHer turns into Simovic and is now in his guard.
Simovic wants to sweep here but TanHer controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TanHer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Simovic's head.
Simovic has his foot on TanHer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. TanHer works his way back into a safe position though.
Simovic looking for a guillotine here but TanHer defends easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells TanHer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Simovic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but TanHer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Simovic is breathing heavily.
TanHer tries to free his leg and advance position but Simovic is retaining full guard.
Simovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
TanHer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Simovic keeping full guard, as TanHer tries to pass.
TanHer chips away with some ground and pound.
TanHer lands a couple of digs.
TanHer throws a strike but Simovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
TanHer thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TanHer is striking but Simovic is not phased and passes to half guard.
Simovic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
TanHer is staying active underneath Simovic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Simovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if TanHer can do anything to dispel that myth.
TanHer lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Simovic is keen to just control but TanHer is a slippery customer.
TanHer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
TanHer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Simovic!
TanHer landing punches.
Simovic taking shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simovic is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TanHer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Simovic is working to get back to half guard.
Simovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Simovic regains half guard.
Simovic works his way to full guard. Good work.
TanHer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Simovic is looking for a triangle but TanHer pushes his legs off easily.
TanHer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Simovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Simovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Simovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Simovic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in TanHer's guard.
TanHer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simovic trying to control the position from guard on top but TanHer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simovic drops back looking for a leg! TanHer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and TanHer manages to kick Simovic off! Simovic jumps back into TanHer's guard.
TanHer 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.
Simovic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
TanHer looking for a sweep. Not yet TanHer, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Simovic darts in and clinches TanHer up against the cage.
Simovic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlatko Simovic 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.
Simovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
TanHer fails with a takedown attempt.
Simovic lands with an uppercut that bounces TanHer off the cage and back into rage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Simovic.
TanHer tries to clinch
and Simovic counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
TanHer slows down the pace here.
Simovic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but TanHer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Simovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. TanHer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlatko Simovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
TanHer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Simovic counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in TanHer's guard now.
Simovic trying to control but TanHer is working from the bottom.
Vlatko Simovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Simovic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
TanHer is breathing heavily.
TanHer gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simovic tries to control but TanHer wriggling away.
Simovic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
TanHer is trying to escape the mount.
Simovic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Simovic prevents TanHer from getting the reversal.
Simovic is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. TanHer can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
TanHer wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
TanHer tries to break free.
Simovic punishes TanHer with strikes from the back mount.
TanHer tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
TanHer is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TanHer holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Simovic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
TanHer gets back to half guard.
TanHer moves into full guard.
TanHer looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Simovic puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
TanHer tries to roll over but Simovic keeps him under control.
TanHer gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now TanHer is on top in guard.
TanHer works over Simovic with some ground and pound from guard.
TanHer throwing strikes but missing.
TanHer postures up in Simovic's guard and throws a big left but Simovic blocks it.
Simovic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Simovic lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for TanHer!
Simovic working for a guillotine from mount but TanHer is in no mood to give up.
Simovic putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
TanHer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Simovic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Simovic dominating with strikes here.
Simovic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can TanHer hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
TanHer working to try and regain half guard.
TanHer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Simovic has control of TanHer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and TanHer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Simovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Simovic landing punches.
TanHer is trying to escape the mount.
Simovic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
TanHer is squirming around, avoiding Simovic's attempts to control the action.
TanHer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Simovic with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
TanHer working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlatko Simovic dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
TanHer throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
TanHer tries to clinch up
and Simovic counters with a single leg into guard. TanHer didn't expect that.
TanHer throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Simovic wants to pass the guard but TanHer is keeping the position.
TanHer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simovic slips nicely into half guard.
Simovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Simovic wants to control but TanHer is keeping him busy.
TanHer tries to roll over but Simovic keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
TanHer swats away the attempt to clinch by Simovic.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Simovic.
TanHer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Simovic.
TanHer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Simovic checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TanHer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simovic moves away.
TanHer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
TanHer tries to clinch up
and Simovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Simovic.
Simovic has dropped down and is working for a takedown. TanHer is trying to keep an underhook but Simovic manages to get the takedown into half guard.
TanHer has hold of Simovic's hands but Simovic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Simovic trying to control from half guard but TanHer is working away.
Simovic is really struggling to control TanHer but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Simovic trying to pass the guard but TanHer defending well.
TanHer wants to improve his position but Simovic is controlling well.
TanHer tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Simovic has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Simovic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. TanHer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TanHer is trying desperately to improve position.
TanHer throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
TanHer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Simovic.
TanHer working to try and regain half guard.
TanHer is squirming around, avoiding Simovic's attempts to control the action.
TanHer can't escape the position.
Simovic wants to control the pace but TanHer is squirming around nicely.
TanHer is looking to improve his position but Simovic isn't that keen on the idea.
Simovic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can TanHer hang on?
TanHer is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simovic throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
TanHer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Simovic controlling the pace for now.
Simovic looking to control but TanHer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
TanHer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Simovic lands with some strikes.
Simovic blocks TanHer's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Simovic is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Simovic extends the arm and TanHer is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vlatko Simovic!
Vlatko Simovic is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lutz Krigelstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thomas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Get Up and Dance by Jan Thomas. Krigelstein has chosen Rammstein - Sonne as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jan Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lutz Krigelstein!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krigelstein fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thomas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Krigelstein looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thomas working the ground and pound.
Thomas scoring with punches from side control.
Thomas lands some shots froms side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas lands a few punches from side control.
Thomas is chipping away with strikes.
Krigelstein tries to bench press Thomas off him but Thomas keeps the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krigelstein can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thomas tries for a kimura but Krigelstein is defending well.
Thomas is working Krigelstein over with some ground and pound from side control.
Krigelstein really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thomas working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krigelstein is looking for a sweep.
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Check out the look on Thomas's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Thomas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Thomas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Krigelstein down.
Krigelstein gets back to half guard.
Krigelstein trying to control from the bottom.
Thomas wants to take a breather but Krigelstein is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krigelstein tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
Krigelstein taking some punishment here, with Thomas in his half guard.
Krigelstein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krigelstein is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Krigelstein is defending well.
Thomas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Krigelstein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Thomas.
Thomas grinds an elbow into Krigelstein's temple.
Krigelstein tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thomas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Krigelstein stops Thomas from passing to mount.
Krigelstein is trying to control Thomas's posture but Thomas avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krigelstein sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Krigelstein looks gassed!
Thomas lands with a punch from half guard.
Thomas working over Krigelstein with some ground and pound. Krigelstein looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krigelstein wants to get back to his feet.
Krigelstein trying to control here.
Thomas working the head and body with strikes.
Thomas slips a nice elbow through Krigelstein's hands, connecting with Krigelstein's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thomas lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Krigelstein manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thomas landing some decent shots from guard.
Thomas works over Krigelstein with some ground and pound from guard.
Thomas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thomas preventing the sweep.
Thomas passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thomas looks up at the clock and then as Krigelstein takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thomas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Krigelstein is trying to improve his position.
Krigelstein striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krigelstein is trying to get back to half guard.
Krigelstein gets back to half guard.
Thomas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Krigelstein moves into full guard.
Thomas postures up.
Krigelstein is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Krigelstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thomas's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Krigelstein has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Krigelstein escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thomas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thomas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Krigelstein's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas wants to free his trapped foot but Krigelstein is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Krigelstein has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thomas is working away from the top position though.
Thomas works his way into full mount!
Thomas scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Krigelstein?
Thomas lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Krigelstein is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thomas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Krigelstein taking shots to the head.
Thomas is working to isolate an arm here. It's a choreographed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Thomas extends the arm and Krigelstein is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jan Thomas!
Jan Thomas is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eyedreamof Blackbelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eyedreamof Blackbelt has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eyedreamof Blackbelt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Walters!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackbelt shoots in for a double leg but Walters sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walters scores with a jab.
Walters pushes Blackbelt up against the cage in a clinch.
Walters breaks from the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blackbelt.
Walters stuffs the takedown attempt from Blackbelt. Blackbelt gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eyedreamof Blackbelt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Blackbelt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walters can do anything to dispel that myth.
Blackbelt in side control, throwing shots but Walters defends.
Blackbelt tries for a kimura but Walters is defending well.
Blackbelt tries for a kimura but Walters is defending well.
Blackbelt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters wants to control but Blackbelt postures up.
Blackbelt thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Walters's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walters is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Blackbelt is staying active.
Walters tries to bench press Blackbelt off him but Blackbelt keeps the position.
Walters manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Blackbelt is not content to let Walters control the position.
Blackbelt looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walters lands a nice short elbow.
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.
Walters drops an elbow to the side of Blackbelt's head.
Blackbelt tries to get to full guard but Walters has control of the leg.
Blackbelt looking for submissions off his back.
Blackbelt is breathing heavily.
Blackbelt missing with punches from the bottom.
Blackbelt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Walters.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Blackbelt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Blackbelt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Walters is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blackbelt lands a big elbow.
Blackbelt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Walters because Blackbelt loaded up on that one.
Blackbelt 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.
Walters is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackbelt blocks Walters's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Walters working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackbelt looking to finish Walters with some ground and pound. This is bad for Walters!
Blackbelt is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Walters is surviving well by controlling Blackbelt's body position as best he can.
Blackbelt lands a big shot there that rocks Walters but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Blackbelt thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Walters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blackbelt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Walters is looking to get to half guard.
Blackbelt has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Walters's face.
Blackbelt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blackbelt looking to ground and pound but Walters is blocking nicely.
Walters holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blackbelt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Walters taking shots to the head.
Blackbelt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackbelt scoring with strikes but Walters is staying in there.
Walters is looking to get to half guard.
Walters tries to hold on but Blackbelt postures up.
Walters is looking to improve his position but Blackbelt isn't that keen on the idea.
Blackbelt lands a big elbow.
Blackbelt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Walters hang on?
Walters wants to hold on but Blackbelt pushes him away.
Blackbelt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blackbelt landing shots from mount.
Blackbelt breaks from Walters's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Walters that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Walters keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Blackbelt raining down shots from the mount!
Blackbelt is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Walters has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eyedreamof Blackbelt 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.
Blackbelt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walters.
Blackbelt looks for a takedown but Walters sprawls well.
A big left from Walters misses.
Blackbelt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blackbelt shoots in for a takedown but Walters shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eyedreamof Blackbelt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackbelt moves out of range as Walters strikes.
Walters misses with a looping left.
Blackbelt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Walters. Walters obviously looking to wear him down.
Walters looks to land a right hand but Blackbelt moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbelt takes one to the side of the head.
Walters throws a shot from downtown. Blackbelt moves away and avoids it.
Walters misses with a double jab.
Eyedreamof Blackbelt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walters misses with a body shot.
Walters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackbelt moves away.
Walters throws the left hand but Blackbelt avoids the punch easily.
Walters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackbelt.
Blackbelt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blackbelt fails with the takedown.
Walters throws a big shot that misses.
Walters has his takedown stuffed
and Blackbelt counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blackbelt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blackbelt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Walters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blackbelt drops back looking for a leg! Walters is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Walters manages to kick Blackbelt off! Blackbelt jumps back into Walters's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walters manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blackbelt manages to get himself to full guard.
Walters chips away with some ground and pound.
Blackbelt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walters.
Walters must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blackbelt keeping moving, preventing Walters from controlling successfully.
Blackbelt tries to strike from the bottom.
Blackbelt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Walters!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackbelt with the ground and pound from mount.
Blackbelt looking for a guillotine from mount but Walters is having none of it.
Walters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walters flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Walters keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Walters takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blackbelt looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Walters sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Blackbelt throwing shots but Walters is blocking nicely.
Blackbelt is working for a kimura but Walters is defending it quite comfortably.
Walters keeping control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackbelt works his way into side control.
Walters takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Blackbelt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blackbelt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blackbelt working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Blackbelt is working Walters over with some ground and pound from side control.
Blackbelt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Blackbelt 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.
Blackbelt connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Walters some visible discomfort.
Walters struggling a bit here.
Blackbelt lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eyedreamof Blackbelt dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Walters misses with an uppercut.
Walters slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blackbelt tries for a takedown but Walters sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blackbelt scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blackbelt looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Walters is avoiding damage well.
Blackbelt passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Walters!
Walters is bucking up trying to escape but Blackbelt cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Blackbelt raining down shots from the mount!
Walters is desperately trying to improve his position but Blackbelt has a good base and remains in mount.
Blackbelt looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Blackbelt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Walters is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walters is looking to improve his position but Blackbelt isn't that keen on the idea.
Blackbelt avoids the attempt from Walters to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters is bucking up trying to escape but Blackbelt cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Walters can't escape the position.
Blackbelt unloading with bombs!
Blackbelt prevents Walters from getting the reversal.
Blackbelt looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Blackbelt scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blackbelt lands with some strikes.
Walters can't escape the position.
Blackbelt is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Walters can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Blackbelt with a couple of short strikes.
Blackbelt goes for an armbar but Walters turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Walters.
Blackbelt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Blackbelt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackbelt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackbelt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blackbelt tries to pass to full mount but Walters defends it.
Ground and pound from Blackbelt.
Blackbelt is nestled in close to Walters, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Walters taking some punishment here, with Blackbelt in his half guard.
Blackbelt winds up and cracks Walters with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blackbelt working Walters over with strikes.
Blackbelt wants to work for an arm triangle but Walters is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Walters moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walters doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Blackbelt passes Walters's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Blackbelt thows a huge punch but Walters dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackbelt seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Walters has recovered full guard.
Blackbelt forces his way into half guard.
Blackbelt seems to be looking for submissions.
Blackbelt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blackbelt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Walters doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Blackbelt.
Walters misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Blackbelt passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Walters!
Blackbelt is landing with some decent strikes but Walters is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Walters is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blackbelt goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Walters is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters landing some decent shots from guard.
Walters missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blackbelt trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Blackbelt working for a triangle but Walters defends it easily.
Walters controlling from the top position.
Walters would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackbelt will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Blackbelt working for a triangle but Walters defends it easily.
Walters wants to control from the top but Blackbelt keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eyedreamof Blackbelt clearly takes 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.
Blackbelt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walters misses the shot to the body.
Andre Walters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walters throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walters lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blackbelt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walters.
Blackbelt slips under a jab from Walters.
Blackbelt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walters as he avoids it easily.
Walters drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Blackbelt is looking for a triangle but Walters pushes his legs off easily.
Walters passes Blackbelt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Blackbelt is trying to get back to full guard.
Walters is looking to take a break and control but Blackbelt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackbelt is in trouble now - Walters has advanced to mount!
Blackbelt is desperately trying to improve his position but Walters has a good base and remains in mount.
Walters is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blackbelt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walters working Blackbelt over with strikes here.
Blackbelt gets back to half guard.
Blackbelt actively working from the bottom here.
Walters scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Blackbelt gets back to full guard.
Blackbelt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blackbelt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walters manages to get himself to full guard.
Blackbelt with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackbelt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Walters's head.
Blackbelt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Walters looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blackbelt is one step ahead there.
Blackbelt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blackbelt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Walters lands some strikes from the bottom.
Blackbelt postures up and lands a big shot to Walters's brow.
Blackbelt forces his way into half guard.
Blackbelt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Blackbelt works his way into full mount!
Walters is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blackbelt lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blackbelt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Walters hang on?
Blackbelt with a couple of short strikes.
Walters slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Blackbelt working Walters over with strikes.
Blackbelt 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.
Walters is looking for a sweep. Blackbelt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blackbelt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Walters avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Blackbelt.
Blackbelt wants to free his trapped foot but Walters is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Walters trying to hold on to Blackbelt's head to control him but Blackbelt postures up.
Walters is looking to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Blackbelt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walters.
Blackbelt changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walters tries to avoid it but Blackbelt manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walters to the ground. Walters escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackbelt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walters tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackbelt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Walters counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eyedreamof Blackbelt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackbelt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blackbelt misses with a takedown attempt
and Walters counters with a straight right hand.
Walters closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walters.
Walters has picked Blackbelt up - he's going for a ride! Walters dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackbelt looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blackbelt is looking to get back to full guard here but Walters has managed to pass to side control instead.
Blackbelt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Eyedreamof Blackbelt will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Blackbelt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walters counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blackbelt thinking.
Walters keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blackbelt.
Blackbelt looks for a takedown but Walters sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eyedreamof Blackbelt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walters misses with an uppercut.
Walters stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters throws an overhand right that lands on Blackbelt's shoulder, as Blackbelt tries to avoid the shot.
Walters throws the left hand but Blackbelt avoids the punch easily.
Blackbelt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walters.
Blackbelt avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blackbelt.
Blackbelt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Blackbelt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walters defending well though.
Walters trying to control but Blackbelt postures up.
Blackbelt prevents Walters from improving his position.
Blackbelt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blackbelt is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Walters has managed to free his arm - good work.
Walters slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blackbelt won't allow Walters to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Walters looks to land a combination but Blackbelt avoids it well.
Blackbelt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blackbelt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackbelt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walters loads up on a big right hand but Blackbelt slips the punch.
Walters throws a shot to the body.
Blackbelt tries for a takedown but Walters sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blackbelt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walters.
Blackbelt slips under a jab from Walters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters throws a right hand that Blackbelt ducks under and follows up with a left that Blackbelt also avoids with ease.
Walters gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walters breaks the clinch.
Blackbelt shoots in for a takedown but Walters shows good takedown defense.
Walters looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walters tries to score with a low kick but Blackbelt moves his leg out of the way.
Blackbelt has a takedown stuffed.
Walters looks to land a left hand but Blackbelt moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Blackbelt.
Walters jabs Blackbelt right on the nose. Blackbelt blinks but takes it well.
An inside leg kick from Walters misses.
Walters throws an overhand right that lands on Blackbelt's shoulder, as Blackbelt tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blackbelt shoots in for a double leg but Walters sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walters throws a head kick but Blackbelt moves out of range.
Walters gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walters has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Blackbelt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walters is keeping the position for now.
Eyedreamof Blackbelt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walters has momentary wrist control but Blackbelt slips an elbow through the middle.
Blackbelt drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blackbelt jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Walters not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Andre Walters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blackbelt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Walters can't keep his opponent in guard - Blackbelt advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Blackbelt is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Walters doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Blackbelt.
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 Eyedreamof Blackbelt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blackbelt, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eyedreamof Blackbelt!
Eyedreamof Blackbelt is the new light heavyweight champion!
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