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TTC11-E.C.M.G PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Schwarzenegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Pigman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ron Pigman will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnold Schwarzenegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Pigman!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzenegger looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Schwarzenegger is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Schwarzenegger is tying to control. Pigman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pigman is trying to get back to full guard.
Schwarzenegger is looking to take a break and control but Pigman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pigman is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pigman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pigman controlling the position for now.
Pigman wants to improve his position but Schwarzenegger is controlling well.
Schwarzenegger content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Schwarzenegger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pigman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Schwarzenegger puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Pigman is positioning himself well to prevent Schwarzenegger advancing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger trying to pass the guard but Pigman defending well.
Pigman is trying to get back to full guard.
Schwarzenegger is controlling the pace.
Schwarzenegger tries to pass to full mount but Pigman defends it.
Pigman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Schwarzenegger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pigman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pigman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Schwarzenegger's waist but Schwarzenegger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pigman off to one side.
Pigman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Ron Pigman has been cut.
Arnold Schwarzenegger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwarzenegger closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Pigman is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pigman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pigman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Pigman looks gassed!
Schwarzenegger lands a nice forearm strike.
Pigman wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Pigman tries to improve position but can't.
Schwarzenegger decides to stand back up.
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch but Pigman is having none of it.
Schwarzenegger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pigman throws a head kick but Schwarzenegger moves out of range.
Schwarzenegger lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwarzenegger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pigman's guard.
Pigman is trying to control the position but Schwarzenegger postures up.
Schwarzenegger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pigman is keeping the position for now.
Schwarzenegger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pigman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger landing some decent shots from guard.
Pigman wants to control the position but Schwarzenegger says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Pigman is looking to control Schwarzenegger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pigman avoid being mounted?
Schwarzenegger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pigman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pigman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Pigman wants to get back to his feet but Schwarzenegger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pigman is controlling Schwarzenegger's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ron Pigman just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pigman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pigman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pigman trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzenegger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pigman preventing the sweep.
Schwarzenegger is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pigman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Pigman 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnold Schwarzenegger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Pigman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pigman stuffs the takedown attempt from Schwarzenegger. Schwarzenegger gets slowly back to his feet.
Pigman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schwarzenegger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pigman lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger has been cut.
Schwarzenegger could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pigman lands the left hand.
Pigman avoids the head kick by Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger shoots in for a double leg but Pigman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pigman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pigman lands a left and a right that sends Schwarzenegger crashing to the canvas! Pigman dives into mount looking to finish!
Schwarzenegger is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pigman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oh Schwarzenegger is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schwarzenegger wants to control but Pigman is having none of it.
Pigman is breathing heavily.
Schwarzenegger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schwarzenegger seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schwarzenegger wants to hold on but Pigman pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Schwarzenegger really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Schwarzenegger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Schwarzenegger wants to hold on but Pigman pushes him away.
Schwarzenegger is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Schwarzenegger just holding on.
Schwarzenegger tries to hold on but Pigman postures up.
Schwarzenegger is looking to improve his position but Pigman isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Schwarzenegger tries to lock up and control but Pigman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Arnold Schwarzenegger just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Pigman lands with a slapping head kick.
Schwarzenegger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schwarzenegger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pigman swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnold Schwarzenegger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarzenegger wants to clinch
and Pigman counters with a three punch combo that has Schwarzenegger backing up. Schwarzenegger nods at Pigman to acknowledge the strikes.
Schwarzenegger clinches up with Pigman and pushes him back against the cage.
Pigman manages to break the clinch.
Pigman tries to close the distance and clinch but Schwarzenegger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schwarzenegger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pigman.
Pigman misses with a takedown attempt - Schwarzenegger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Schwarzenegger throws a sloppy head kick and Pigman moves out of range easily.
Schwarzenegger looks to land a combination but Pigman avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Schwarzenegger misses with a takedown attempt - Pigman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Schwarzenegger throws a series of punches but Pigman avoids them all with ease.
Pigman tries to clinch but Schwarzenegger moves out of range.
Schwarzenegger throws a right and a left that Pigman avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pigman.
Some wild striking there from Pigman.
Pigman closes the distance and clinches up with Schwarzenegger, looking for a takedown. Pigman pushes Schwarzenegger against the cage but Schwarzenegger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Schwarzenegger throws a lazy head kick
and Pigman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schwarzenegger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schwarzenegger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pigman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwarzenegger cracks a nice hook into Pigman's ribs.
Schwarzenegger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger throws a leg kick but Pigman moved away.
Pigman keeps the fight on the outside.
Pigman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schwarzenegger has his takedown stuffed
and Pigman counters with a series of strikes. Schwarzenegger will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pigman swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger looks to land a body kick but Pigman moved away.
Pigman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Schwarzenegger clinches but Pigman breaks the clinch
and Pigman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Arnold Schwarzenegger's cut is getting worse.
Schwarzenegger misses with a takedown
and Pigman counters with a takedown into side control.
Pigman is staying tight to Schwarzenegger's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Schwarzenegger tries to escape but Pigman is in control.
Schwarzenegger manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pigman prevents Schwarzenegger from standing back up.
Schwarzenegger trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwarzenegger striking from half guard on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Pigman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Pigman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schwarzenegger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Schwarzenegger does no damage.
Pigman shoots and misses
and Schwarzenegger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pigman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schwarzenegger stands and throws Pigman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pigman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schwarzenegger decides to stand back up.
Schwarzenegger with a hook.
Schwarzenegger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pigman is fending him off so far but Schwarzenegger persists. Nope, Pigman circles away and we're back to standing.
Schwarzenegger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pigman circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pigman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schwarzenegger sprawls well initially but Pigman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pigman wants to take a breather but Schwarzenegger is having none of it.
Pigman prevents Schwarzenegger from standing back up.
Pigman uses his free foot to push down on Schwarzenegger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Schwarzenegger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pigman avoids the attempt from Schwarzenegger to control.
Arnold Schwarzenegger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schwarzenegger can't escape the position.
Schwarzenegger bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pigman controls Schwarzenegger momentarily but Schwarzenegger frees himself.
Pigman looking for a guillotine here but Schwarzenegger defends easily.
Schwarzenegger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Schwarzenegger wants to stand but Pigman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Schwarzenegger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pigman is keeping the position for now.
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.
Schwarzenegger pushes down on Pigman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Schwarzenegger perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Schwarzenegger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pigman moves into full guard.
Pigman 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.
Pigman trying to keep a closed guard but Schwarzenegger is proving a slippery customer.
Schwarzenegger stopping the sweep attempt from Pigman.
Schwarzenegger throwing strikes from guard but Pigman blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Schwarzenegger does no damage.
Pigman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schwarzenegger circles away.
Pigman looks to land a combination. Schwarzenegger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pigman misses with a takedown attempt - Schwarzenegger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Pigman.
Pigman rushes Schwarzenegger and presses him up against the cage.
Schwarzenegger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pigman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pigman lands a nice uppercut.
Schwarzenegger is trying to break the clinch but Pigman has him pressed against the cage.
Pigman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Schwarzenegger prevents it.
Pigman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pigman dodges the punch combination from Schwarzenegger.
Pigman tries to clinch but Schwarzenegger moves out of range.
Pigman lands a left and a right that sends Schwarzenegger crashing to the canvas! Pigman dives into mount looking to finish!
Pigman content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger is working to get back to half guard.
Schwarzenegger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Schwarzenegger is trying to control but can't.
Pigman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schwarzenegger trying to hold on to Pigman's head to control him but Pigman postures up.
Schwarzenegger tries to kick Pigman off but Pigman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pigman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schwarzenegger keeps working.
Pigman 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwarzenegger makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ron Pigman.
I think Pigman 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Pigman!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges St Penn struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 172.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Harper!
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, Georges St Penn!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Penn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Harper lands a slapping body shot.
St Penn has a takedown stuffed.
A jab-cross combination lands for Harper and sends St Penn crashing to the mat! Harper follows him down to the mat - St Penn regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
St Penn is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper tries to pass to full mount but St Penn defends it.
St Penn wants to control but Harper is keeping busy.
St Penn is pressing down on Harper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
St Penn looks gassed!
St Penn working a defensive guard here.
St Penn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harper manages to get himself to full guard.
Harper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Penn stops Harper from standing up.
St Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harper pulls St Penn in close to his closed guard and prevents St Penn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Harper keeping moving, preventing St Penn from controlling successfully.
Harper has his hands on St Penn's head, controlling the position.
Harper on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harper tries to get out of the position.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
St Penn tries for a takedown but Harper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Harper stuffs the takedown.
Daniel Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Penn.
St Penn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harper misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Penn has a takedown stuffed.
St Penn misses with a combination
and Harper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Penn tries to clinch but Harper moves away
and Harper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Penn tries to clinch but Harper moves away
and Harper counters with a straight right hand.
St Penn tries for a takedown but Harper circles away easily
and Harper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Penn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper cracks St Penn with an open hand slap.
Harper connects with a nice looking jab.
St Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Harper finish him?
Harper fails to land with a series of punches.
St Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
Harper throws a combination. St Penn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Harper connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent St Penn tumbling to the canvas! Harper pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! St Penn was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Daniel Harper!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Archangel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Nockchev (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 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, Christopher Archangel!
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, Vitali Nockchev!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archangel misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Nockchev.
Archangel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Archangel is looking to work some ground and pound but Nockchev has wrist control.
Nockchev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Archangel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Archangel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nockchev 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.
Nockchev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Archangel stands up over Nockchev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Archangel.
Archangel has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Archangel avoids the attempt from Nockchev to control.
Archangel is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Archangel looking to finish Nockchev with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nockchev!
Archangel working Nockchev over with strikes here.
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.
Archangel working Nockchev over with strikes here.
Nockchev really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nockchev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Archangel wants to finish this one by submission but Nockchev is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Archangel.
Archangel landing shots from mount.
Nockchev tries to lock up and control but Archangel gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Archangel prevents Nockchev from getting the reversal.
Archangel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nockchev's face.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Archangel with a couple of short strikes.
Nockchev is looking to get to half guard.
Archangel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nockchev is looking to escape.
Nockchev tries to hold on but Archangel pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nockchev regains half guard.
Nockchev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Archangel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archangel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nockchev trying to control from the bottom.
Archangel is looking to take a break and control but Nockchev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nockchev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Archangel is working away from the top position though.
Archangel throwing shots but Nockchev is blocking nicely.
Archangel thows a huge punch but Nockchev dodges it nicely.
Archangel is breathing heavily.
Archangel is tying to control. Nockchev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Archangel avoids the head kick by Nockchev.
Archangel shoots in for a takedown but Nockchev shows good takedown defense.
Archangel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nockchev swivels and escapes.
A head kick misses from Nockchev.
Archangel avoids the head kick by Nockchev.
Nockchev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nockchev tries a head kick but it misses.
Archangel throws a jab when Nockchev was well out of range.
Nockchev misses with a head kick.
Nockchev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Archangel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nockchev lands with a slapping head kick.
A shot to de liver by Archangel. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archangel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archangel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Archangel lands in his opponent's guard.
Nockchev keeping moving, preventing Archangel from controlling successfully.
Nockchev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Archangel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nockchev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Archangel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Archangel drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Archangel as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Nockchev screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Archangel! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Christopher Archangel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Meng Rao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach De La Roca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Meng Rao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach De La Roca!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Roca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De La Roca shoots in but Rao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De La Roca tries for a takedown but Rao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
De La Roca moves in looking to clinch but Rao pushes him off.
Rao shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De La Roca but De La Roca pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rao throws a left and a right that both miss
and De La Roca counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rao shoots in but De La Roca avoids the takedown attempt easily.
De La Roca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rao shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rao was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rao sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rao controlling from the full mount.
De La Roca is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rao is landing with some decent strikes but De La Roca is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rao controlling the pace for now.
De La Roca is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rao controlling his opponent.
De La Roca is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
De La Roca is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Rao has taken his back.
Rao has good solid back control here.
De La Roca is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
De La Roca is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rao is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
De La Roca has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Rao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rao is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. De La Roca has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Rao has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! De La Roca taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Rao doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Meng Rao!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roc Blitzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollo Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blitzer comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - Wait and Bleed. Larson has chosen The Streetbeater as his entrance music. Rollo Larson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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188 lbs
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196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roc Blitzer!
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, Rollo Larson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Larson misses with a double jab.
Larson keeps the fight on the outside.
Larson throws a body punch but Blitzer moves out of range.
Larson takes the fight into the clinch.
Blitzer avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Blitzer has Larson pressed against the cage.
Larson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blitzer backwards.
Larson managing to block the knees to the body from Blitzer.
Blitzer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blitzer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larson.
Larson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Larson rushes Blitzer and presses him up against the cage.
Larson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blitzer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Larson stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Larson.
Blitzer tries to throw a body punch but Larson avoids it by throwing Blitzer back against the cage.
Larson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blitzer tries to pull guard but Larson holds him up against the cage and eventually Blitzer drops back down to his feet.
Larson managing to block the knees to the body from Blitzer.
Larson tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitzer lands a nice knee to the body.
Blitzer misses with a punch to the body.
Blitzer lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Larson tries to get to full guard but Blitzer has control of the leg.
Blitzer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Larson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Blitzer.
Blitzer is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Larson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Blitzer is breathing heavily.
Larson pushes Blitzer off looking to stand but Blitzer dives back in and keeps control.
Larson is looking to improve his position.
Blitzer is thwarting Larson's attempts to control the position.
Blitzer wants to pass to mount but Larson is defending the position.
Larson pushes Blitzer off looking to stand but Blitzer dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Larson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blitzer shoots in looking for a takedown. Larson tries to sprawl out of it but Blitzer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Larson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Larson tries to work over Blitzer's front leg with a kick but Blitzer checks it.
Larson throws a head kick that half lands.
Blitzer throws a sloppy head kick and Larson moves out of range easily.
Larson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blitzer checks a low kick from Larson.
Larson keeps the fight on the outside.
Blitzer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Larson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blitzer moves into the clinch.
Larson lands a nice uppercut.
Blitzer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blitzer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A low kick from Larson is predictable there
and Blitzer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blitzer missing with knees to the body.
Larson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blitzer takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson breaks the clinch.
Blitzer has Larson up against the cage in a clinch.
Blitzer tries to break the clinch but Larson is controlling the position.
Larson avoiding damage as Blitzer throws knees to the body.
Blitzer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Larson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blitzer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blitzer misses with a takedown attempt - Larson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roc Blitzer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blitzer tries to clinch up but Larson circles away and keeps his distance.
Blitzer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blitzer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blitzer drives through and clinches with Larson against the cage.
Larson avoiding damage as Blitzer throws knees to the body.
Larson prevents the takedown attempt.
Blitzer tries to land knees in the clinch but Larson avoids the damage to the body.
Blitzer avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Blitzer is looking to break free of the clinch but Larson has double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Blitzer.
Blitzer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Larson has had enough of the clinch but Blitzer keeps him there for the moment.
Larson lands with a left to the head.
Blitzer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Larson!
Larson tries to clinch there but Blitzer circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitzer dodges the punch combination from Larson.
Larson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blitzer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blitzer is looking to clinch but Larson is avoiding it.
Larson throws a low kick, looking for Blitzer's leg but Blitzer calmly moves out of range.
Larson pushes Blitzer up against the cage in a clinch.
Blitzer is trying to stall.
Blitzer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Larson prevents Blitzer from breaking the clinch.
Blitzer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Larson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Larson breaks from the clinch.
Larson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blitzer tries to clinch but Larson moves out of range.
Larson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blitzer avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Blitzer is trying to break the clinch but Larson has him pressed against the cage.
Larson manages to break the clinch.
Blitzer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Larson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blitzer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Larson throws a right hand that Blitzer ducks under and follows up with a left that Blitzer also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Larson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Blitzer wants to clinch.
Blitzer tries to clinch
and Larson counters with a nice body kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Larson.
Larson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blitzer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Larson controls the position.
Larson decides to stand back up.
Blitzer tries to clinch up but Larson circles away and keeps his distance.
Larson swats away the attempt to clinch by Blitzer.
Blitzer looks to clinch
and Larson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Blitzer tries to clinch there but Larson circles away.
Blitzer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick by Larson misses
and Blitzer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Larson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larson wants to stand up but Blitzer is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blitzer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blitzer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Larson is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitzer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Larson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Blitzer has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Blitzer decides to stand back up. Blitzer steps back and let's Larson get back to his feet.
Roc Blitzer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larson has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blitzer.
Larson has had enough of the clinch but Blitzer keeps him there for the moment.
Larson is working for takedown but Blitzer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Larson is breathing heavily.
Blitzer has Larson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Larson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Larson breaks from the clinch.
Blitzer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blitzer lands a head kick!
Blitzer tries to close the distance and clinch but Larson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blitzer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Larson but Larson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blitzer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blitzer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Larson is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson has Blitzer up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Larson.
Larson crunches a lovely knee into Blitzer's ribcage.
Blitzer avoiding damage as Larson throws knees to the body.
Blitzer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Larson keeps control of Blitzer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Larson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Larson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larson doesn't manage to clinch there - Blitzer circles away.
Blitzer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Larson managing to block the knees to the body from Blitzer.
Larson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blitzer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Larson manages to break the clinch.
Larson avoids the head kick by Blitzer.
Larson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blitzer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blitzer is looking to clinch.
Blitzer is looking to clinch but Larson is avoiding it.
Larson wants to clinch but Blitzer slips to the side
and Blitzer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blitzer has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Larson defend it? Blitzer steps over the head and cranks it - Larson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Blitzer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roc Blitzer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chihiro Ogino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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18
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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22
134 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chihiro Ogino!
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, Kendall Alves!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ogino shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ogino scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alves bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Alves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ogino manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ogino lands with some strikes.
Ogino connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ogino putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Ogino.
Ogino lands a nice shot to the head.
Ogino landing shots from mount.
Ogino working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ogino is working for a guillotine from mount but Alves frees his head quite easily.
Ogino lands with some strikes.
Ogino putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Ogino throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ogino pushes Alves off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ogino shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ogino showed some decent athleticism there.
Alves manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ogino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ogino advances position into side control!
Ogino lands some shots froms side control.
Ogino is working Alves over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ogino lands a decent elbow from side control.
Alves is rocked!
Alves tries to improve position but can't.
Alves is still in real trouble! Can Ogino finish him?
Alves looks gassed!
Ogino grinds an elbow into Alves's temple.
Ogino in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Alves looking for a sweep but Ogino has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ogino postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Alves in real trouble here! The ref calls for Alves to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chihiro Ogino!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Briza DoUrden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Pescitore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
135 lbs
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138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Briza DoUrden!
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, Marco Pescitore!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DoUrden changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pescitore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
DoUrden thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pescitore tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Pescitore's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
DoUrden wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pescitore, who protects the arm well.
Pescitore sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
DoUrden is thwarting Pescitore's attempts to control the position.
It looks like DoUrden is going to stand back up.
Pescitore tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DoUrden is looking for a kimura but Pescitore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for DoUrden to get the leverage.
DoUrden tries to stand and escape but Pescitore is controlling the position.
DoUrden is breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pescitore keeps the fight on the outside.
Pescitore tries to clinch but DoUrden moves away
and DoUrden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pescitore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in DoUrden's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pescitore trying to control but DoUrden is working from the bottom.
Pescitore wants to pass the guard but DoUrden is keeping the position.
Pescitore passes into half guard.
DoUrden is refusing to be controlled, as Pescitore sits in half guard.
Pescitore not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pescitore seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but DoUrden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pescitore seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
DoUrden is trying to get back to full guard.
Pescitore keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Marco Pescitore just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
DoUrden shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pescitore but Pescitore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
DoUrden changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pescitore looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Pescitore struggling a bit here.
Pescitore might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control DoUrden kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pescitore gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Pescitore trying to control from the bottom.
Pescitore works his way to full guard. Good work.
DoUrden tries to free his leg and advance position but Pescitore is retaining full guard.
Pescitore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pescitore pulls DoUrden in close to prevent any damage.
Pescitore lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for DoUrden!
Pescitore landing strikes from the mount.
Pescitore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with DoUrden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DoUrden is looking to improve his position but Pescitore isn't that keen on the idea.
The referee warns DoUrden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pescitore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pescitore unloading with bombs!
Pescitore content just to control the position here.
Pescitore won't let DoUrden get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
DoUrden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pescitore looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Briza DoUrden dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pescitore closes the distance and clinches.
DoUrden looking for a takedown.
Pescitore manages to break the clinch.
Pescitore closes the distance looking to clinch
and DoUrden counters with a single leg into guard. Pescitore didn't expect that.
DoUrden wants to get up but he can't break Pescitore's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pescitore 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.
Pescitore throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pescitore is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pescitore keeping full guard, as DoUrden tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pescitore working a defensive guard here.
Pescitore looking for a sweep. Not yet Pescitore, not yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
DoUrden will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marco Pescitore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pescitore knocks DoUrden to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
DoUrden is rocked!
Pescitore controlling the position from side mount.
Oh DoUrden is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
DoUrden takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pescitore passes to full mount! That's big trouble for DoUrden!
Pescitore controlling the position easily from mount.
DoUrden taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pescitore scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish DoUrden?
Pescitore lands with some strikes.
DoUrden takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pescitore controlling his opponent.
DoUrden seems to have got his legs back now.
DoUrden is working to get back to half guard.
Pescitore putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pescitore tries to control but DoUrden wriggling away.
DoUrden can't escape the position.
Pescitore trying to control but DoUrden is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pescitore controlling the pace for now.
Pescitore lands a big shot there that rocks DoUrden but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pescitore looking to control but DoUrden is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
DoUrden is working to get back to half guard.
Pescitore working DoUrden over with strikes here.
DoUrden is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four 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.
Pescitore controlling the pace for now.
Despite being in the dominant position, Marco Pescitore just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
DoUrden misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Briza DoUrden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pescitore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DoUrden circles away from the clinch attempt
and DoUrden counters by moving into the clinch.
Pescitore lands a knee to the head.
Pescitore lands a knee to the body.
Pescitore breaks from the clinch.
DoUrden shoots in but Pescitore avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Pescitore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pescitore tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and DoUrden counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
DoUrden throws a big right hand that misses.
DoUrden passes easily into side control. Nice work.
DoUrden goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Pescitore has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for DoUrden but great work by Pescitore.
DoUrden gets back to half guard.
Pescitore seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but DoUrden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pescitore controlling the action here.
DoUrden moves into full guard.
DoUrden keeping moving, preventing Pescitore from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DoUrden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pescitore wants to control from the top but DoUrden keeps moving.
Pescitore looking to sit in guard and control but DoUrden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pescitore looking for a sweep. Not yet Pescitore, not yet.
Pescitore is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pescitore is working an open guard so DoUrden takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
DoUrden shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pescitore's guard.
DoUrdenis looking to pass into half guard but Pescitore pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pescitore is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DoUrden can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pescitore controls the pace.
Pescitore trying to control but DoUrden is working from the bottom.
Pescitore stopping the sweep attempt from DoUrden.
Pescitore stands up over DoUrden, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pescitore preventing the sweep.
DoUrden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DoUrden has his foot on Pescitore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pescitore works his way back into a safe position though.
DoUrden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pescitore wants to control from the top but DoUrden keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DoUrden is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pescitore stands up and waves to DoUrden to follow him.
Pescitore tries to clinch
and DoUrden counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pescitore's guard now.
Pescitore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DoUrden looking to pass the guard.
Pescitore bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in DoUrden's guard.
DoUrden working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pescitore doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pescitore manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
DoUrden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pescitore stays in close to DoUrden's body and controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pescitore trying to control the position from guard on top but DoUrden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DoUrden has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pescitore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
DoUrden looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pescitore passes into half guard.
DoUrden is trying to get back to full guard.
Pescitore takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pescitore wants to lay and pray for a moment but DoUrden keeps working.
Pescitore trying to pass the guard but DoUrden defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Briza DoUrden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think DoUrden 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Briza DoUrden!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drago Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drago Kozlov!
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, Pablo Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kozlov is looking to clinch.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kozlov but Kozlov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Guerrero shoots in but Kozlov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kozlov throws a head kick that misses.
Kozlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kozlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guerrero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drago Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov is looking to clinch.
Kozlov throws a head kick that Guerrero semi-blocks.
Kozlov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guerrero looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kozlov is fending him off so far but Guerrero persists. Nope, Kozlov circles away and we're back to standing.
Drago Kozlov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pablo Guerrero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kozlov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kozlov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kozlov moves into the clinch successfully.
Kozlov missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kozlov.
Kozlov landing knees to the body.
Kozlov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kozlov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kozlov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Guerrero's face.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the head but Guerrero blocks with his arms.
Kozlov lands an elbow inside that Guerrero shrugs off.
Kozlov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kozlov scores a nice knee to the body.
Guerrero looks gassed!
Kozlov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kozlov lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Guerrero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kozlov trying to land knees to the body.
Kozlov trying to land knees to the body.
Guerrero is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kozlov is keeping busy.
Kozlov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kozlov looking to throw knees to the head but Guerrero is blocking nicely.
Guerrero manages to pull guard.
Guerrero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kozlov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kozlov postures up.
Guerrero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kozlov is one step ahead there.
Kozlov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Guerrero throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kozlov is one step ahead there.
Guerrero has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kozlov doesn't defend quickly enough and Guerrero has managed to lock this one up! Can Kozlov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Guerrero on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pablo Guerrero!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and He Who Must Not Be Named (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He Who Must Not Be Named has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dan Quinn's 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Quinn!
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, He Who Must Not Be Named!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Be Named.
Quinn wants to get back to his feet.
Quinn is trying to improve his position.
Be Named is working to tighten is grip on Quinn's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Quinn has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Be Named is really squeezing tight and eventually Quinn passes out! Be Named breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). He Who Must Not Be Named!
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