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Hells Balls "Moment of Truth" PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Paulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Christodoulou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christodoulou has chosen 'You Make me wanna wait" by the Alter Boyz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Robert Paulson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Paulson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kostas Christodoulou!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulson misses with a low kick.
Christodoulou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paulson keeps the fight on the outside.
Paulson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christodoulou wants to clinch.
Christodoulou tries to clinch up.
Christodoulou misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson is looking to clinch but Christodoulou is avoiding it.
Christodoulou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulson shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Christodoulou as Paulson shoots in.
Paulson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Paulson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christodoulou shoots in and drives through. Paulson sprawls well.
Christodoulou shoots in but Paulson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Paulson fails with the takedown
and Christodoulou holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Christodoulou keeps control of Paulson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Christodoulou.
Paulson fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson wants to get back to striking at distance but Christodoulou won't allow it.
Christodoulou stalling against the cage.
Christodoulou wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Christodoulou.
Christodoulou lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Christodoulou not doing much here.
I looks like Christodoulou might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Christodoulou has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Christodoulou is tying to control. Paulson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Paulson is trying to stand up here but Christodoulou is controlling him well.
Christodoulou throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christodoulou is looking to take a break and control but Paulson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christodoulou looks gassed!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christodoulou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christodoulou wants to clinch up but Paulson keeps it at a distance.
Kostas Christodoulou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christodoulou wants to clinch
and Paulson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Christodoulou is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Christodoulou tries to clinch up but Paulson circles away and keeps his distance.
Horrible takedown by Christodoulou or perhaps it was just good defense by Paulson which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paulson shoots and misses
and Christodoulou counters with a nice double leg into side control. Paulson won't be happy with that.
Paulson is trying to get back to his feet.
The referee asks Christodoulou politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Christodoulou prefers to stall for the moment though.
Christodoulou trying to control the action but Paulson is working from the bottom.
Paulson is trying to get back to half guard.
Christodoulou just content to control the position.
Paulson is trying to buck Christodoulou off.
Paulson is looking for a sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paulson digs a good hook to Christodoulou's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostas Christodoulou dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paulson fails with the takedown.
Paulson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christodoulou is out of range and Paulson settles back down.
Paulson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christodoulou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paulson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Paulson counters with a one-two to the body.
Paulson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulson keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Paulson does no damage.
Paulson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christodoulou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christodoulou tries to clinch up.
Paulson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christodoulou swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christodoulou darts in trying to clinch
and Paulson counters with a two punch combo.
Robert Paulson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulson keeps the fight on the outside.
Christodoulou fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paulson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Christodoulou. That did some damage!
Paulson wants to slow Christodoulou down by chopping away at his legs.
Paulson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Christodoulou is out of range.
Paulson misses with a few strikes there.
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.
Paulson fails to land the takedown.
Christodoulou dodges the punch combination from Paulson.
Paulson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paulson throws a one two combo.
Christodoulou looks to clinch
and Paulson counters with a nice leg kick.
Christodoulou tries to clinch but Paulson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Paulson misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christodoulou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christodoulou avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paulson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Christodoulou pinned against the cage. Christodoulou gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Paulson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Christodoulou tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Paulson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Christodoulou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christodoulou is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Christodoulou 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulson passes Christodoulou's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christodoulou regains full guard. Nicely done.
Paulson is looking to stand up but Christodoulou won't let him.
Christodoulou pulls Paulson in close to prevent any damage.
Christodoulou wants to sweep here but Paulson controlling him for the moment.
Paulson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christodoulou lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Paulson!
Christodoulou has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Paulson's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Paulson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Christodoulou looks to clinch
and Paulson counters with a one-two to the body.
Paulson keeps the fight on the outside.
Paulson throws a series of punches but Christodoulou moves out of range.
Paulson tries to clinch up but Christodoulou circles away and keeps his distance.
Christodoulou tries to clinch but Paulson is having none of it.
Paulson fails to land the takedown.
Christodoulou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paulson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christodoulou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paulson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Christodoulou counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Christodoulou working the head and body with strikes.
Christodoulou has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kostas Christodoulou has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christodoulou blocks Paulson's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Paulson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Paulson is trying to escape the mount.
Christodoulou can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paulson is looking to escape.
Paulson throwing hammer fists to the chest of Christodoulou. What's that going to do exactly?
Paulson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Christodoulou.
Christodoulou prevents Paulson from getting the reversal.
Paulson tries to hold on but Christodoulou postures up.
Christodoulou prevents Paulson from getting the reversal.
Christodoulou landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Christodoulou controlling from mount.
Christodoulou with a couple of short strikes.
Christodoulou lands a big elbow.
Christodoulou scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christodoulou landing shots from mount.
Christodoulou tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paulson is bucking up trying to escape but Christodoulou cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Christodoulou raining down shots from the mount!
Paulson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paulson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Paulson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Paulson gets back to full guard.
Christodoulou stops Paulson from standing up.
Christodoulou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paulson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Paulson pushes Christodoulou off and gets back to his feet.
Paulson pushes Christodoulou up against the cage in a clinch.
Christodoulou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Christodoulou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paulson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Christodoulou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Christodoulou working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paulson decides to pull guard.
Christodoulou pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Paulson is keeping the position for now.
Christodoulou advances to half guard.
Christodoulou is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Christodoulou moves nicely into side control.
Paulson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christodoulou lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Paulson down.
Paulson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Paulson sneaks back into half guard.
Oh Paulson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paulson is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kostas Christodoulou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Christodoulou has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostas Christodoulou!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lee Cortes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Cortes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lester Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes tries for a takedown but Cortes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cortes throws a right hand that Hayes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayes also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Cortes misses.
Hayes checks the leg kick.
Cortes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donk. Cortes catches Hayes right on the button with a cross.
Hayes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt - Cortes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cortes throws a body kick that misses.
Cortes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hayes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cortes is trying to keep Hayes in close.
Hayes looking to pass the guard.
Hayes drops back looking for a leg! Cortes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cortes manages to kick Hayes off! Hayes jumps back into Cortes's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cortes is keeping the position for now.
Cortes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hayes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hayes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortes is trying to keep Hayes in close.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Cortes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hayes looks gassed!
Cortes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cortes trying to control the position.
Cortes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hayes is one step ahead there.
Hayes passes Cortes's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cortes moves into full guard.
Cortes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes passes into half guard.
Hayes wants to pass to mount but Cortes is defending the position.
Cortes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cortes missing with punches from the bottom.
Hayes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hayes 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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hayes is looking to advance position but Cortes won't allow it.
Hayes is working for a kimura but Cortes is defending it quite comfortably.
Hayes wants to pass to mount but Cortes is defending the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortes manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cortes doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Cortes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes passes Cortes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hayes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cortes trying to control from the bottom.
Cortes works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cortes looking for a sweep. Not yet Cortes, not yet.
Hayes drops back looking for a leg! Cortes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cortes manages to kick Hayes off! Hayes jumps back into Cortes's guard.
Cortes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hayes manages to get himself to full guard.
Cortes chips away with some ground and pound.
Cortes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cortes wants to pass the guard but Hayes is keeping the position.
Cortes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hayes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hayes keeping moving, preventing Cortes from controlling successfully.
Cortes chips away with some ground and pound.
Cortes is working Hayes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hayes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hayes, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hayes has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cortes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cortes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hayes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cortes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Hayes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hayes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hayes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hayes is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cortes is surviving well by controlling Hayes's body position as best he can.
Cortes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hayes fails to take his opponent's back.
Hayes is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cortes can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cortes wants to control but Hayes is having none of it.
Hayes working for a submission but Cortes is keeping him at bay.
Lester Hayes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hayes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortes regains half guard.
Hayes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cortes is just riding it out for now. Hayes eventually gives up the hold.
Cortes is looking to control Hayes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cortes avoid being mounted?
Hayes is trying for a kimura here. Cortes looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hayes wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lester Hayes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Salcedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Troy!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salcedo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Troy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salcedo slips under a jab from Troy.
Troy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Troy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salcedo.
Salcedo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troy keeps the fight on the outside.
Salcedo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Salcedo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Troy's face.
Salcedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Christian Troy has been cut.
Troy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salcedo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
Salcedo misses with an elbow strike.
Troy managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troy.
Troy wants to get back to striking at distance but Salcedo won't allow it.
Troy is trying to break free.
Salcedo misses with a knee strike.
Troy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salcedo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Troy.
Salcedo trying to land knees to the body.
Salcedo works on Troy's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salcedo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Salcedo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Troy trying to land knees to the body.
Salcedo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Troy managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Troy avoids the damage to the body.
Troy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Salcedo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Troy is trying to break the clinch but Salcedo has him pressed against the cage.
Salcedo dodges an elbow strike from Troy.
Salcedo throws an elbow but it misses.
Troy throws an elbow but it misses.
Salcedo misses with an elbow strike.
Salcedo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salcedo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Troy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Salcedo tries to land knees in the clinch but Troy avoids the damage to the body.
Salcedo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Troy avoiding damage as Salcedo throws knees to the body.
Salcedo is breathing heavily.
Troy crunches a lovely knee into Salcedo's ribcage.
Troy pushes off an throws an elbow but Salcedo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Troy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Salcedo.
Troy managing to block the knees to the body from Salcedo.
Troy throws an elbow that misses.
Salcedo lands a knee to the body.
Troy is trying to maintain a safe position but Salcedo gets an underhook and turns Troy into the cage.
Troy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Salcedo blocks the elbow strike.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Troy throws an elbow that misses.
Troy is looking to control Salcedo's arms but Salcedo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Troy has his back to the cage.
Salcedo missing with knees to the body.
Troy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo trying to land knees to the body.
Troy is looking to control Salcedo's arms but Salcedo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Troy has his back to the cage.
Salcedo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troy.
Salcedo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Troy throws an elbow that misses.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troy.
Troy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Troy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salcedo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Troy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Troy has had enough of the clinch but Salcedo keeps him there for the moment.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Troy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Salcedo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Troy.
Troy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Troy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Salcedo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Troy blocks it with crossed arms.
Troy blocks an elbow strike from Salcedo.
Troy lands a nice elbow.
Troy has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Salcedo goes down! Troy pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Salcedo is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Salcedo to see if he's OK.
Oh Salcedo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Troy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Troy working the body and head with strikes.
Troy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Salcedo!
BOOM! Troy connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Troy with shots to the head and body - Salcedo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Salcedo is looking to improve his position but Troy isn't that keen on the idea.
Troy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Troy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Troy looking to finish Salcedo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Salcedo!
Troy scoring with strikes but Salcedo is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Salcedo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Troy looking to finish Salcedo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Salcedo!
A nice elbow there by Troy.
Troy prevents Salcedo from getting the reversal.
Troy cracks Salcedo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Troy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Troy looking to secure an arm triangle but Salcedo defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Troy has control of Salcedo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Salcedo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo is desperately trying to improve his position but Troy has a good base and remains in mount.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Troy! Salcedo is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Christian Troy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Alexis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Infamous comes to the cage accompanied by Jadakiss - Pain And Torture. Alexis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For those about to Rock by AC/DC. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Infamous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Alexis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexis connects with a high kick.
Infamous shoots for a takedown but Alexis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alexis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Infamous lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Infamous closes the distance and clinches up with Alexis, looking for a takedown. Infamous pushes Alexis against the cage but Alexis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alexis throws a shot from downtown. Infamous moves away and avoids it.
Infamous is looking to clinch.
Alexis swats away the attempt to clinch by Infamous.
Alexis instigates a clinch.
Infamous swings wildly with an uppercut but Alexis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexis with a knee to the head.
Infamous is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Alexis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Infamous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Alexis.
Infamous can't get the takedown.
Infamous wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alexis breaks the clinch.
Alexis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Infamous.
Alexis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Alexis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Alexis counters by moving into the clinch.
Alexis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Infamous swings widly with a right hand
and Alexis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alexis looks gassed!
Jab by Alexis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Alexis.
Alexis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Infamous misses with a combination
and Alexis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alexis.
Infamous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Infamous tries to clinch but Alexis moves away
and Alexis counters with an inside leg kick.
Infamous wants to clinch but Alexis slips to the side
and Alexis counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from Infamous misses.
Alexis throws an overhand right that lands on Infamous's shoulder, as Infamous tries to avoid the shot.
A choreographed right hand from Infamous misses the target.
Alexis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Infamous gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alexis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alexis is looking to clinch but Infamous is avoiding it.
Alexis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thiago Infamous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Infamous scores with the left hand. Alexis knows he should have avoided that one.
Infamous shoots for a takedown but Alexis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Infamous shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alexis as he avoids it easily.
Infamous throws a lazy uppercut
and Infamous takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Infamous misses with a lunging right hand
and Alexis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Infamous lands a big shot that drops Alexis! Can he finish him?
Alexis is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Infamous postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alexis is still in real trouble! Can Infamous finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infamous stands and throws Alexis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Alexis tries to buck Infamous off but Infamous is having none of it.
Alexis seems to have recovered his senses.
Infamous is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alexis has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alexis tries to buck Infamous off but Infamous is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Infamous tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Infamous decides to stand back up.
Infamous slow jab from Alexis misses its intended target.
Infamous shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alexis as he jumps to the side.
Mason Alexis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Infamous takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Infamous thows a left - swing and a miss!
Infamous is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexis.
Infamous wants to clinch up but Alexis keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alexis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Infamous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takedown defense from Alexis. No joy for Infamous on that attempt.
Infamous changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alexis tries to avoid it but Infamous manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alexis to the ground. Alexis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alexis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alexis moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Infamous is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alexis landing knees to the head.
Alexis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Infamous's face.
Alexis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Infamous closes the distance but Alexis moves to the side
and Alexis counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexis gets a clinch.
Alexis lands with a short shot to the head.
Alexis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Infamous takes a knee right on the jaw!
Infamous lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Alexis cracks Infamous with a nice body shot.
Alexis connects with a knee to the head.
Alexis digs a right hand underneath Infamous's ribcage. Infamous let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alexis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Infamous is rocked!
Alexis lands a big knee to the head and Infamous goes down! Alexis pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Alexis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Jerome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome has chosen Dance with the Devil-Immortal Technique as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al Jerome!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Logan. That's going to slow Jerome down.
Logan lands with a big right hook that stumbles Jerome - he's out on his feet here! Logan follows up with another monster hook that separates Jerome from consciousness! Jerome falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Logan stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Don Logan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henri Thibault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carver McNulty (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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203 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henri Thibault!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carver McNulty!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibault tries to bum rush McNulty with a series of wild strikes but McNulty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thibault defending well as McNulty loads up on a big left hand.
Thibault looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carver McNulty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibault takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thibault finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McNulty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McNulty misses with a hook. Thibault ducked under it nicely.
McNulty misses with a two punch combination.
Thibault throws a front kick aimed at McNulty's knee but McNulty avoids it well.
McNulty looks to land a left hand but Thibault moved out of range nicely.
Thibault closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McNulty to the mat! McNulty manages to get full guard.
McNulty has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thibault can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thibault wants to control from the top but McNulty keeps moving.
McNulty doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thibault accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McNulty 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.
McNulty is trying to control the position but Thibault postures up.
McNulty keeping moving, preventing Thibault from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibault pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McNulty is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
McNulty throws a jab but it's blocked by Thibault.
Good leg kick by Thibault there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McNulty connects with a body shot.
McNulty moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McNulty looks to land a combination but Thibault avoids it well.
McNulty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNulty scores with a jab to the jaw.
McNulty looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibault is just out of range.
McNulty staying out of range there.
Carver McNulty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thibault swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thibault keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thibault takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McNulty looks gassed!
Thibault changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McNulty looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McNulty is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibault not doing much here.
Thibault seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down McNulty for as long as he can get away with.
Nice strikes from Thibault there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNulty looking for submissions off his back.
McNulty regains full guard. Nicely done.
Thibault sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McNulty is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Thibault postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McNulty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thibault's guard.
Thibault manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McNulty is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McNulty bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
McNulty pushes down on Thibault's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McNulty trying to mount his opponent but Thibault defends it.
McNulty has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McNulty has hold of Thibault's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Thibault manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The referee warns Thibault that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thibault is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McNulty fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Thibault is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thibault has left one of his arms exposed and McNulty doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Thibault screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carver McNulty!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khadaffi Janjalani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hughes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All that Remains-Not Alone. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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159 lbs
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khadaffi Janjalani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Hughes!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janjalani shoots in looking for a takedown. Hughes tries to sprawl out of it but Janjalani keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hughes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Janjalani shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hughes as he jumps to the side.
Brock Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Janjalani moves out of range easily.
Hughes with a poor takedown
and Janjalani counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hughes's guard now.
Janjalani trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
Hughes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Janjalani is looking to stand up but Hughes won't let him.
Hughes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hughes keeping full guard, as Janjalani tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Janjalani trying to control the position from guard on top but Hughes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Janjalani drops back looking for a leg! Hughes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hughes manages to kick Janjalani off! Janjalani jumps back into Hughes's guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A solid body kick from Hughes.
Hughes lands with a slapping head kick.
Hughes scores with a takedown into Janjalani's guard.
Janjalani wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Janjalani keeps moving.
Hughes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Janjalani kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Janjalani looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hughes won't allow Janjalani to sweep him here.
Janjalani is working hard here to advance position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hughes misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes scores with a leg kick.
Hughes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Janjalani counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hughes's guard now.
Janjalani is breathing heavily.
Janjalani wants to pass the guard but Hughes is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Janjalani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Janjalani drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hughes dives on top into guard.
Janjalani working for submissions but it's allowed Hughes to get to half guard.
Hughes passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes moves to the back position.
Janjalani is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
I would not like to be Janjalani right now.
Hughes looking to break Janjalani's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Janjalani remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Hughes will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Janjalani is trying to break free.
Hughes looking to hold on to the position here but Janjalani rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Janjalani throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hughes uses it to pass to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Janjalani tries to bench press Hughes off him but Hughes keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khadaffi Janjalani dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick
and Janjalani counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick and Janjalani moves out of range easily.
Janjalani doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hughes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Janjalani looking for subs from the bottom but Hughes mounts him!
Janjalani is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hughes looking to control but Janjalani is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Janjalani is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Janjalani is looking to escape.
Hughes is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Janjalani has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janjalani is working to get back to half guard.
Hughes with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Janjalani really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hughes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Janjalani is looking to escape.
Janjalani can't escape the position.
Hughes wants to control the pace but Janjalani is squirming around nicely.
Janjalani tries to reverse the position but Hughes maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janjalani wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Janjalani wants to escape the position.
Good control from Hughes.
Janjalani rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Janjalani is pressing down on Hughes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hughes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Janjalani looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hughes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Janjalani looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Janjalani being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janjalani 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.
Janjalani is trying to control the position but Hughes postures up.
Janjalani has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hughes doesn't defend quickly enough and Janjalani has managed to lock this one up! Can Hughes escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Janjalani on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Khadaffi Janjalani!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between jack murl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). murl's entrance music is Can't be touched. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: Cypress Hill - Tequila Sunrise. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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142 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight 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, jack murl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez sizes up murl with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
murl walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
murl lands with a nice body punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanchez.
murl throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with murl but murl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sanchez throws a head kick but murl moves out of range.
murl misses with a head kick.
murl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
murl misses with a looping right.
murl lands a right hook to the body.
Sanchez stalks murl and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into murl's face. murl staggers backwards, shaken.
murl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
murl misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Jesus Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
murl throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
murl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
murl scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and murl counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
murl throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and murl counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! murl looking to finish!
murl trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez is working an open guard so murl takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sanchez with a poor takedown
and murl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
jack murl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Sanchez.
A slapping body kick lands there for murl.
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!
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and murl counters with a straight right hand.
Sanchez is rocked!
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
murl missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
murl slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Sanchez lands with a nice combination. murl backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanchez.
Sanchez looking to punish the body of his opponent here but murl is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, murl has escaped the position, nice work there.
murl is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanchez is controlling him well.
murl avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sanchez.
murl is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sanchez sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but murl is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
murl pushes Sanchez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sanchez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanchez tries to move into range but murl moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from murl.
murl swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and murl counters with a lovely shot to the body.
murl dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right hand that misses
and murl counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and murl counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
murl takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sanchez lands with a hook. murl tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
murl with a body punch. A glancing blow.
murl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
murl bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanchez's head backwards.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and murl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
murl scores with a jab to the body.
murl wants to slow Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
murl takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanchez throws a right hand that murl ducks under and follows up with a left that murl also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
murl takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanchez lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and murl counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but murl paws at him with a jab and circles away.
murl jabbing away but nothing is landing.
murl scores with a jab to the body.
murl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A right-left combo lands from murl.
It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
murl throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
murl is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
murl throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
murl slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
murl connects with a nice looking jab.
murl throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a series of strikes. murl will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanchez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!murl had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
murl throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
murl lands with a nice body punch.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jack murl dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Sanchez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
murl with a nice cross.
murl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanchez throws a body punch but murl moves out of range.
Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. murl looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
murl is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but murl keeps working.
Sanchez works to advance to full mount. murl defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
murl is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
murl trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
murl is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
murl wants to get back to his feet.
murl defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to secure an arm triangle but murl defends it well.
Sanchez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sanchez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
murl is rocked!
Sanchez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh murl is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sanchez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
murl's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
murl is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
murl is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sanchez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can murl hang on?
murl in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sanchez with good strikes from the mount here!
Sanchez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
murl takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sanchez looking to secure an arm triangle but murl defends it well.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount and murl is in trouble!
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanchez is landing with some decent strikes but murl is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
murl wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Sanchez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of murl's face.
Sanchez looking to control but murl is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
murl's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish murl?
murl tries to buck Sanchez off but he can't manage it.
murl wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sanchez.
murl is trying to stand up.
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sanchez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for murl because Sanchez loaded up on that one.
Sanchez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
murl is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
murl is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
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.
Sanchez unloading with bombs!
Sanchez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sanchez working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. murl looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Sanchez! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jesus Sanchez!
Jesus Sanchez is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Angulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Angulo!
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, Rufus Lee!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Angulo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Angulo throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Angulo counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Lee! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Angulo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Angulo!
Kevin Angulo retains his middleweight title!
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