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AFC SEEK AND DESTROY PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Ozzyrl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frane Kalinic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Ozzyrl has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
Determined |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Ozzyrl!
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, Frane Kalinic!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalinic blocks a head kick by Ozzyrl.
Ozzyrl looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kalinic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Kalinic with that takedown attempt.
Kalinic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kalinic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ozzyrl, who protects the arm well.
Kalinic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ozzyrl keeps working.
Kalinic tries to move to mount but Ozzyrl blocks the move with his legs.
Kalinic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kalinic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ozzyrl is looking to regain half guard here but Kalinic keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozzyrl is not content to let Kalinic control the position.
Kalinic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kalinic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ozzyrl sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kalinic controls the position.
Kalinic swings around for an armbar but Ozzyrl sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kalinic's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ozzyrl is looking to stand up but Kalinic won't let him.
Ozzyrl controlling from the top position.
Ozzyrl gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kalinic.
Ozzyrl scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozzyrl throws a head kick that misses.
Kalinic has a takedown stuffed.
Paul Ozzyrl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frane Kalinic.
Kalinic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ozzyrl!
Kalinic is working for a guillotine from mount but Ozzyrl frees his head quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalinic looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kalinic with the ground and pound from mount.
Kalinic working for a submission but Ozzyrl is keeping him at bay.
Kalinic wants to control the pace but Ozzyrl is squirming around nicely.
Ozzyrl on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ozzyrl tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozzyrl is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kalinic is landing with some decent strikes but Ozzyrl is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kalinic trying to control but Ozzyrl is having none of it.
Kalinic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ozzyrl wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kalinic tries to control but Ozzyrl wriggling away.
Ozzyrl is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kalinic trying to control but Ozzyrl is having none of it.
Ozzyrl wants to hold on but Kalinic pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ozzyrl tries to buck Kalinic off but he can't manage it.
Kalinic thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ozzyrl wants to control but Kalinic is having none of it.
Kalinic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ozzyrl is looking to escape.
Despite being in the dominant position, Frane Kalinic just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kalinic gets the takedown into side control.
Kalinic trying to control the position but Ozzyrl is working away.
Kalinic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frane Kalinic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kalinic moves in looking to clinch but Ozzyrl pushes him off.
Kalinic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kalinic looks for a takedown but Ozzyrl sprawls well.
Paul Ozzyrl is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalinic shoots in but no luck this time.
Paul Ozzyrl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frane Kalinic.
Kalinic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ozzyrl's waist but Ozzyrl gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kalinic off to one side.
Kalinic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ozzyrl as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalinic blocks a head kick by Ozzyrl.
Kalinic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kalinic tries to close the distance and clinch but Ozzyrl swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frane Kalinic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalinic shoots in and drives through. Ozzyrl sprawls well.
Kalinic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kalinic is looking to clinch but Ozzyrl is avoiding it.
Kalinic closes the distance and clinches up with Ozzyrl, looking for a takedown. Kalinic pushes Ozzyrl against the cage but Ozzyrl circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ozzyrl misses with a head kick.
Kalinic should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ozzyrl keeps the fight on the outside.
Kalinic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ozzyrl tries to avoid it but Kalinic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ozzyrl to the ground. Ozzyrl escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kalinic shoots in for a takedown but Ozzyrl shows good takedown defense.
Paul Ozzyrl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalinic shoots in but no luck this time.
Kalinic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ozzyrl tries to avoid it but Kalinic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ozzyrl to the ground. Ozzyrl escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozzyrl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalinic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ozzyrl swivels and escapes.
Kalinic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kalinic bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kalinic stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kalinic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ozzyrl throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Ozzyrl as Kalinic shoots in.
Ozzyrl throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalinic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kalinic showed some decent athleticism there.
Kalinic trying to pass the guard but Ozzyrl defending well.
Ozzyrl trying to control but Kalinic postures up.
Kalinic trying to control from half guard but Ozzyrl is working away.
Ozzyrl is trying to stand up here but Kalinic is controlling him well.
Kalinic 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.
Kalinic is looking to take a break and control but Ozzyrl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalinic seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kalinic blocks a head kick by Ozzyrl.
Ozzyrl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalinic avoids the head kick by Ozzyrl.
Kalinic shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ozzyrl but Ozzyrl pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ozzyrl misses with a head kick.
Kalinic shoots in but no luck this time.
Kalinic tries for a takedown but Ozzyrl sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kalinic fails with a takedown attempt.
Ozzyrl throws a sloppy head kick and Kalinic moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frane Kalinic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ozzyrl stuffs the takedown attempt from Kalinic. Kalinic gets slowly back to his feet.
Kalinic shoots in but Ozzyrl avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kalinic closes the distance and clinches up with Ozzyrl, looking for a takedown. Kalinic pushes Ozzyrl against the cage but Ozzyrl circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paul Ozzyrl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frane Kalinic.
Ozzyrl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kalinic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kalinic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ozzyrl is fending him off so far but Kalinic persists. Nope, Ozzyrl circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Ozzyrl. No joy for Kalinic on that attempt.
Ozzyrl stuffs the takedown attempt from Kalinic. Kalinic gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Kalinic or perhaps it was just good defense by Ozzyrl which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozzyrl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalinic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ozzyrl throws a head kick but Kalinic moves out of range.
Kalinic gets a takedown into half guard.
Ozzyrl won't allow Kalinic to pass to mount.
Kalinic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kalinic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ozzyrl is just riding it out for now. Kalinic eventually gives up the hold.
Ozzyrl is not content to let Kalinic control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalinic wants to work for an arm triangle but Ozzyrl is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ozzyrl is trying to stand.
Kalinic controlling the action here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ozzyrl tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozzyrl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kalinic fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozzyrl plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kalinic.
Kalinic tries for a takedown but Ozzyrl sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kalinic shoots in for a double leg but Ozzyrl sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kalinic shoots in but Ozzyrl avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kalinic fails to land the takedown.
Ozzyrl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four 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.
Kalinic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ozzyrl is fending him off so far but Kalinic persists. Nope, Ozzyrl circles away and we're back to standing.
Ozzyrl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kalinic shoots in looking for a takedown. Ozzyrl tries to sprawl out of it but Kalinic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ozzyrl manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ozzyrl gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kalinic is stalling in the full guard.
Ozzyrl wants to get back to his feet but Kalinic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kalinic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Paul Ozzyrl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozzyrl keeping moving, preventing Kalinic from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frane Kalinic.
I've got Kalinic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frane Kalinic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Assman (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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165 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Assman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assman slow jab from White misses its intended target.
White lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Assman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Assman throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assman lands with a nice combination. White backs away looking to recover.
White throws a right and a left that Assman avoids nicely.
Assman closes the distance and clinches up with White, looking for a takedown. Assman pushes White against the cage but White circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
White walks into a stiff left hand from Assman.
White darts in and clinches Assman up against the cage.
White breaks from the clinch.
Assman's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Assman duly obliges.
White throws a push kick but Assman slaps the foot to one side.
Assman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
White scores with a kick to the body.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Assman is just out of range.
Assman misses with a double jab
and White finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
Assman misses with a double jab
and White counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Assman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
White controlling the action here for a moment.
White misses with a knee to the head.
White keeps control of Assman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
White prevents Assman from breaking the clinch.
White really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
White breaks the clinch.
White clinches up against the cage.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Assman. No joy for White on that attempt.
White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White there as he acknowledges the shot.
White closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
White will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Assman looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is taking a breather. Assman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Assman wants to get back to his feet.
White trying to control the pace.
White wants to stand up but Assman has a hold of him and won't allow it.
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.
White escapes and gets back to his feet.
Assman looks gassed!
A choreographed right hand from Assman misses the target.
Assman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Assman just misses with a punch to the body.
Assman tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White tries to clinch but Assman moves out of range.
Assman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
White manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack White dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
White slips a jab and a cross from Assman.
Assman scores with a nice right hand.
Assman tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Assman.
Assman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a three punch combo that has Assman backing up. Assman nods at White to acknowledge the strikes.
Assman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brett Assman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assman throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
A punch combination from White misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for White.
A choreographed right hand from Assman misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White fails to land with a series of punches.
Assman misses with a combination
and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice elbow from White.
Assman is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assman managing to block the knees to the body from White.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Assman blocks with his arms.
Assman letting White take a breather here.
White jumps guard but Assman stands there with White around his waist. White gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
White lands a nice elbow.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Assman is blocking nicely.
Assman can't break the clinch.
Assman wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
White breaks from the clinch.
Assman throws a lazy head kick
and White counters with a series of strikes. Assman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Assman throws a left and a right that both miss
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Assman 's knee.
Assman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jack White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters with a nice double leg into side control. Assman won't be happy with that.
White stands up.
Assman falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters with a one-two to the body.
Assman scores with a jab to the head.
White scores with a spinning back kick!
White clinches up against the cage.
White breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White tries to clinch up but Assman circles away and keeps his distance.
White tries to clinch but Assman moves out of range.
White rushes Assman and presses him up against the cage.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assman.
Nice elbow from White.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
White has taken the fight to the clinch.
White escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Assman lands with a shot to the body.
Assman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
White looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Assman is fending him off so far but White persists. Nope, Assman circles away and we're back to standing.
Assman thows a body shot but no joy.
White scores with a head kick.
Assman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White manages to break the clinch.
Assman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assman circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Assman does no damage.
Assman misses with a left hand
and White counters with a left and a right that stings Assman.
White drives through and clinches with Assman against the cage.
Knees to the body from White.
Assman breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Assman is predictable there
and White counters with a low kick, right behind Assman 's knee.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from White - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack White dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
White tries for a takedown but Assman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Assman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and White counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
Assman wants to break the clinch but can't.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assman throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White's hands.
Assman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Assman throws a combination that misses
and White counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White holding his opponent close, against the cage.
White lands a knee to the body.
Assman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White missing with knees to the body.
White lands an elbow just above Assman 's eye.
Assman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
White changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Assman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Assman throws a sloppy body shot
and White counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Assman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Assman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White moves into range and clinches up with Assman.
White is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White connects with a knee to the head.
White stalling in the clinch.
White manages to break the clinch.
Assman throws a combination that misses
and White counters with a shoot takedown. Assman fights it but they end up in guard.
White trying to stand up but can't free himself from Assman's guard.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
White misses with a takedown attempt - Assman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assman swinging wilding here.
White darts in and clinches Assman up against the cage.
White changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Assman fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Assman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Assman.
White tries to clinch there but Assman circles away.
Assman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White shoots in for a takedown but Assman shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assman falls off balance throwing a combination
and White counters by moving into the clinch.
A body shot lands from White.
Assman wants to get back to striking at distance but White won't allow it.
White lands an elbow that stopped Assman in his tracks for a moment.
White stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
White can't get the takedown.
Assman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brett Assman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White is working Assman over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack White showed his dominance in that final round.
Well White 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack White!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Shoorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mujo Ibrahimovic (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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265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Shoorn!
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, Mujo Ibrahimovic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shoorn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ibrahimovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ibrahimovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Shoorn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ibrahimovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shoorn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shoorn shoots for a double leg takedown but Ibrahimovic sprawls well. He's pushed Shoorn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shoorn tries to keep at a distance but Ibrahimovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ibrahimovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shoorn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ibrahimovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shoorn with a poor takedown
and Ibrahimovic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Shoorn is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ibrahimovic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh Shoorn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ibrahimovic stands up from Shoorn's guard - Ibrahimovic perhaps looking for a knockout.
No joy there for Ibrahimovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ibrahimovic looks to land a combination but Shoorn avoids it well.
Shoorn seems to have got his legs back now.
Shoorn wants to clinch but Ibrahimovic slips to the side
and Ibrahimovic counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Shoorn! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Ibrahimovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mujo Ibrahimovic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Tidwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and swg le fay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tidwell comes to the cage accompanied by Paper Cut - Linkin Park. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Tidwell!
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, swg le fay!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
le fay gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
le fay looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tidwell passes le fay's left leg - he's now in half guard.
le fay with the active half guard here but Tidwell passes nicely into side control.
Tidwell working away.
Tidwell working the ground and pound.
le fay is trying to get back to half guard.
le fay parries the strikes from Tidwell easily there. Tidwell is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable le fay to escape.
Tidwell working the ground and pound but le fay is defending the strikes.
le fay wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ground and pound from Tidwell seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
le fay sneaks back into half guard.
Tidwell blocks the strikes from le fay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
le fay darts in and clinches Tidwell up against the cage.
Tidwell jumps guard but le fay stands there with Tidwell around his waist. Tidwell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tidwell looking for a takedown.
Tidwell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but le fay gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Tidwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tidwell is breathing heavily.
le fay tries to break the clinch but Tidwell is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from le fay.
le fay pulls Tidwell into guard.
Tidwell drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and le fay dives on top into guard.
Tidwell wants to sweep here but le fay controlling him for the moment.
Tidwell being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
le fay trying to control but Tidwell is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
le fay might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tidwell kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
le fay works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tidwell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for le fay on the ground.
Tidwell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from le fay.
Tidwell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from le fay.
le fay passes to side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
le fay advances to mount.
le fay tries to control but Tidwell wriggling away.
Tidwell wants to hold on but le fay pushes him away.
Tidwell is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tidwell tries to hold on but le fay pushes him away.
le fay can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tidwell is looking to escape.
le fay is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Tidwell is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Tidwell flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. le fay anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Tidwell and secures both hooks! This could be bad! le fay slips an arm under Tidwell chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. le fay has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. le fay is squeezing on Tidwell like an anaconda would it's prey. Tidwell fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). swg le fay!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Quick has chosen Rock You Like A Hurricane as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
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, Ray Quick!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Quick trying to hold on to Lesnar's head to control him but Lesnar postures up.
Quick looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Quick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar trying to control from half guard but Quick is working away.
Quick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lesnar.
Quick is trying to get back to full guard.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but Quick defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lesnar feints and as Quick raises his hands in defense, Lesnar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from Quick.
Quick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lesnar postures up in Quick's guard and throws a big left but Quick blocks it.
Quick trying to keep a closed guard but Lesnar is proving a slippery customer.
Lesnar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quick on the ground.
Quick has his foot on Lesnar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lesnar works his way back into a safe position though.
Lesnar stopping the sweep attempt from Quick.
Lesnar trying to control but Quick is working from the bottom.
Lesnar stays in close to Quick's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Quick with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lesnar counters with a shoot takedown. Quick fights it but they end up in guard.
Quick looks gassed!
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Quick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar preventing the sweep.
Lesnar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Quick is looking to stand up but Lesnar isn't so interested in that idea.
Lesnar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Quick tries to buck Lesnar off but Lesnar is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quick regains half guard.
Quick trying to control but Lesnar postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Quick manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Quick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quick is keeping the position for now.
Quick looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Quick is looking for a triangle here but Lesnar uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quick can't do much from the bottom here.
Lesnar happy to just control the position for now.
Quick gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Quick regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lesnar postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Quick shoots and misses
and Lesnar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Quick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Quick forces the positional change into back control.
Quick looking to break Lesnar's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Lesnar remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Quick will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Lesnar surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Lesnar is covering up but some of the strikes from Quick are getting through and doing damage.
Quick scores with punches and elbows.
Lesnar can't escape the position.
Quick is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lesnar knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lesnar for a finish.
Quick is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Quick gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Quick gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Quick apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick with a jab.
Quick tries for a takedown but Lesnar circles away easily
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quick is on top in guard.
Quick trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Quick advances to half guard.
Brock Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Quick looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Quick 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.
Quick moves into full mount! Lesnar won't be happy about that!
Lesnar tries to hold on but Quick postures up.
Lesnar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to pass the guard but Quick is keeping the position.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lesnar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Quick had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lesnar is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Quick Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lesnar's back instead.
Lesnar looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Lesnar's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Quick struggling to land strikes to the head as Lesnar covers up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick controls the action.
Quick 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, Lesnar has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Lesnar prevents Quick from getting a body triangle.
Lesnar is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Quick biding his time, controlling Lesnar.
Lesnar preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Quick.
Quick is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Lesnar knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Lesnar for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to break free.
Lesnar just trying to survive but Quick is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Quick misses with a punch to the head.
Lesnar looking very determined here, making life difficult for Quick.
Lesnar defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Lesnar wants to control his opponent's hands but Quick gets his hands free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lull in the action here.
Lesnar defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Quick's arms.
Quick not allowing Lesnar to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Quick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Quick doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into side control. Quick won't be happy with that.
Quick is looking to regain half guard here but Lesnar keeps moving and retains side control.
Quick manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Well, if Lesnar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Quick regains full guard. Nicely done.
Quick wants to sweep but no luck.
Lesnar controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lesnar is sitting in close to Quick's body. Quick has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Lesnar is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Lesnar is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Quick.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ray Quick!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Ghirardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ill Will (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghirardi comes to the cage accompanied by go to sleep. Will has chosen It's Okay-The Game as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ill Will enters the cage!
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Ghirardi!
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, Ill Will!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Will rushes Ghirardi and presses him up against the cage.
Will lands an elbow inside.
Will tries to land knees in the clinch but Ghirardi avoids the damage to the body.
Ghirardi leaning against his opponent.
Ghirardi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Will comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ghirardi tries to pull guard but Will holds him up against the cage and eventually Ghirardi drops back down to his feet.
Ghirardi jumps guard and drags Will to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Will advances to half guard.
Ghirardi is trying to get back to full guard.
Will seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ghirardi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Will is looking to advance position but Ghirardi won't allow it.
Ghirardi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Will is working away from the top position though.
Ghirardi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Will wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghirardi keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghirardi wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Will tries to clinch but Ghirardi moves out of range.
Will tries to close the distance and clinch but Ghirardi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Will lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ghirardi is rocked!
Will lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ghirardi's sensitive parts.
Ghirardi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Will's waist but Will gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ghirardi off to one side.
Ghirardi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ghirardi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ghirardi avoids the head kick by Will.
Ghirardi wants to clinch.
Ghirardi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ghirardi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Ghirardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Will closes the distance and clinches.
Ghirardi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Will gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Will jumps into guard, dragging Ghirardi to the mat.
Ghirardi drops back looking for a leg! Will is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Will manages to kick Ghirardi off! Ghirardi jumps back into Will's guard.
Ghirardi is breathing heavily.
Will has control of Ghirardi's left arm, preventing Ghirardi from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ghirardi passes into side control.
Will tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ghirardi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Will is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Will is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Will looks to move to half guard but instead Ghirardi has passed into mount! Damn!
Will is looking to improve his position but Ghirardi isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will is squirming around, avoiding Ghirardi's attempts to control the action.
Will wants to hold on but Ghirardi pushes him away.
Ghirardi breaks from Will's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Will is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ghirardi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ghirardi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Will is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Will is desperately trying to improve his position but Ghirardi has a good base and remains in mount.
Will regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Will missing with punches from the bottom.
Will is trying to get back to full guard.
Will landing a few short strikes.
Will tries to roll over but Ghirardi keeps him under control.
Will gets back to full guard.
Will throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ghirardi escapes and throws Will's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Will manages to get back to half guard.
Will moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ghirardi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Will had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ghirardi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Will Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ghirardi's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ill Will dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Will tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ghirardi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Will stuffs the takedown.
Will throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Will drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ghirardi keeping moving, preventing Will from controlling successfully.
Will passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Ghirardi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Will content to control rather than advance.
Will is working for a submission of some sort.
Will trying to control from Ghirardi's half guard. Ghirardi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Ghirardi trying to strike off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Will has gone for a leg lock! Ghirardi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Will's guard.
Ghirardi stopping the sweep attempt from Will.
Will is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Will trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ghirardi wants to control from the top but Will keeps moving.
Will had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ghirardi is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Will Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ghirardi's back instead.
Will working for a choke but Ghirardi is defending well.
Will is not going to allow Ghirardi to sit and survive in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghirardi turns into Will and is now in his guard.
Will is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Will is pressing down on Ghirardi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ghirardi is holding on for now.
Will is keen to just control but Ghirardi is a slippery customer.
Will looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Will is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ghirardi moves into full guard.
Will stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ghirardi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will postures up in Ghirardi's guard and throws a big left but Ghirardi blocks it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Will moves into the clinch.
Will makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ghirardi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Will pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Will.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Will creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Will tries to clinch up
and Ghirardi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Will won't be happy with that.
Ill Will has got the better of the ground game so far.
Will is looking for a sweep.
Ghirardi working the ground and pound.
Ghirardi decides to stand back up. Ghirardi steps back and let's Will get back to his feet.
Will tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ghirardi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ill Will seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghirardi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ghirardi tries to clinch up but Will circles away and keeps his distance.
Will closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ghirardi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ghirardi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ghirardi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ghirardi slips nicely into half guard.
Will tries to get to full guard but Ghirardi has control of the leg.
Ghirardi slows the pace down in half guard.
Ghirardi working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ghirardi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ghirardi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Ghirardi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ghirardi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ghirardi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Will won't be happy with that.
Ghirardi stands up.
Ghirardi misses with a head kick.
Will clinches up with Ghirardi and pushes him back against the cage.
Will tries to land knees in the clinch but Ghirardi avoids the damage to the body.
Will keeps control of Ghirardi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Will tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ghirardi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ghirardi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Will misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghirardi.
Ghirardi is looking to break free of the clinch but Will has double underhooks.
Will looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ghirardi fails to pull guard.
Will misses with a knee strike.
Ghirardi goes for a takedown attempt but Will pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Ghirardi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Will wants to clinch but Ghirardi slips to the side
and Ghirardi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Will's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghirardi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ghirardi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Will escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ghirardi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghirardi trying to control the position from guard on top but Will is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Will wants to sweep here but Ghirardi controlling him for the moment.
Ghirardi wants to control from the top but Will keeps moving.
Will has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ghirardi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Will.
Will is not content to let Ghirardi control the position.
Ghirardi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ghirardi trying to control the action but Will is working from the bottom.
Will is looking for a sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ghirardi clinches up with Will and pushes him back against the cage.
Will prevents the takedown attempt.
Will misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ghirardi.
Ghirardi jumps guard but Will stands there with Ghirardi around his waist. Ghirardi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Will unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ghirardi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Will landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Will lands an elbow inside.
Will breaks from the clinch.
Will tries to clinch but Ghirardi moves away
and Ghirardi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ghirardi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ghirardi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Will tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ghirardi counters with a head kick. That will keep Will thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ghirardi moves in looking to clinch but Will pushes him off.
Ghirardi lands with a kick to the temple. Will shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Will closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ghirardi counters with a shoot takedown. Will fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghirardi preventing the sweep.
Will keeping busy on the bottom but Ghirardi has passed one foot through into half guard.
Will is looking for a sweep. Ghirardi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ghirardi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Ghirardi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Will does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ghirardi slips a nice elbow through Will's hands, connecting with Will's forehead.
Ghirardi trying to control from half guard but Will is working away.
Will tries to get to full guard but Ghirardi has control of the leg.
Ghirardi decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ghirardi closes the distance and clinches up with Will, looking for a takedown. Ghirardi pushes Will against the cage but Will circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Will darts in trying to clinch
and Ghirardi counters by clinching up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ghirardi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ghirardi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Will.
Will cracks Ghirardi with a nice body shot.
A knee to the head by Will.
Will slows down the pace here.
Will cracks Ghirardi with a nice body shot.
Will controlling the action here for a moment.
Will with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Will comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Will escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Will pushes Ghirardi up against the cage in a clinch.
Ghirardi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Will uses from the top position.
Will throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ghirardi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Will is one step ahead there.
Will trying to control but Ghirardi is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Ghirardi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ghirardi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Ghirardi!
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