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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Van Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Van Henderson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Van Henderson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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184 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Van Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Richards!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards checks a low kick from Henderson.
Richards tries to keep at a distance but Henderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Henderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Henderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Henderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Richards successfully pulls guard.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson wants to stand and escape but instead Richards has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Henderson pushes Richards off and scrambles back to his feet.
Henderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Henderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Richards tries to sprawl out of it but Henderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Richards manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson digs a good body shot into Richards's ribs.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richards will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands with a nice combination. Richards backs away looking to recover.
Henderson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Henderson trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
Henderson wants to stand up but Richards manages to regain full guard.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Richards looks gassed!
Henderson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Richards's guard.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Henderson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Richards is proving hard to escape from.
Richards is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Henderson rolls with it to try and escape but Richards cranks on the arm and Henderson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Richards!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tidus Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tidus Hunter has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tidus Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter scores a takedown into full mount!
Kane is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kane sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kane is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kane is trying to get back to full guard.
Hunter working the head and body with strikes.
Hunter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
Kane is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hunter pulls his head out easily.
Kane is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kane, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hunter crunches a lovely knee into Kane's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Hunter breaks from the clinch.
Kane misses with a takedown
and Hunter moves into the clinch.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunter wants to stand up but Kane is controlling the position.
Hunter moves into full mount! Kane won't be happy about that!
Hunter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hunter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hunter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kane is squirming around, avoiding Hunter's attempts to control the action.
Hunter unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Kane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hunter cracks Kane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hunter with shots to the head and body - Kane looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hunter tries to control but Kane wriggling away.
Hunter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kane tries to reverse the position but Hunter maintains control.
Hunter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kane is trying to escape the mount.
Hunter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Hunter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kane is trying to escape the mount.
Hunter tries to control but Kane wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kane gets back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hunter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kane working to try and regain half guard.
Hunter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hunter looking to finish Kane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kane!
Kane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hunter cracks Kane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kane is squirming around, avoiding Hunter's attempts to control the action.
Kane is trying desperately to improve position.
Hunter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hunter working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kane in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hunter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kane is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hunter landing strikes from the mount and Kane is in trouble!
Kane tries to reverse the position but Hunter maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tidus Hunter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hunter misses with a looping right.
Kane blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Kane fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hunter sprawls well initially but Kane persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hunter actively working from the bottom here.
Kane uses his free foot to push down on Hunter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hunter.
Kane takes Hunter's back.
Hunter is trying to defend against the choke here but Kane has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Kane Tightens the hold and Hunter taps out furiously! Kane displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Don Kane!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Torje (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Torje has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Torje!
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, Ethan Hartin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torje lands with a shot to the body.
A jab from Hartin finds it's way through Torje's defenses.
Some wild striking there from Hartin.
Hartin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Torje's guard.
Torje looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hartin is one step ahead there.
Hartin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hartin trying to control but Torje is working from the bottom.
Torje has his foot on Hartin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hartin works his way back into a safe position though.
Hartin tries to stand but Torje is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torje 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Torje is on top in guard.
Hartin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Torje missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torje trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartin has control of Torje's left arm, preventing Torje from doing any damage.
Torje throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hartin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Torje trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Torje throwing strikes from guard but Hartin blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A right-left combo lands from Hartin.
Hartin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torje.
Hartin lands with a shot to the body.
Torje shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hartin as he jumps to the side.
Hartin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Hartin.
Hartin scores with a one two! Torje had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hartin misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hartin.
Hartin cracks Torje with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Hartin looks to land a combination but Torje avoids it well.
A punch combination from Hartin misses.
Hartin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hartin throws a nice looking combination but Torje bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hartin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice straight punches there by Hartin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hartin.
Hartin shoots for a double leg takedown but Torje sprawls well. He's pushed Hartin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torje connects with a looping right hand.
Hartin throws a right and a left that both miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by Torje!
Torje will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hartin misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torje throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hartin!
Torje tries to clinch but Hartin moves out of range.
Torje throws a lazy uppercut
and Torje takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hartin misses with a double jab.
Hartin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Torje counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torje.
Torje is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Torje. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartin is trying to break free.
Hartin breaks from the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Hartin as he connects with a hook.
Torje walks into a jab.
Torje moves into range and clinches up with Hartin.
Hartin is trying to break the clinch but Torje has him pressed against the ropes.
Torje leaning against his opponent.
Torje tries to stall but Hartin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Torje has clasped his hands together around Hartin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Torje is breathing heavily.
Hartin wants to get back to his feet but Torje drags him back down.
Torje 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.
Hartin struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gabriel Torje will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Torje showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartin.
Torje fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hartin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Torje.
Hartin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torje counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hartin swinging wilding here.
Torje tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hartin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartin misses with a series of wild punches.
Hartin misses with a double jab.
Torje keeps the fight on the outside.
Torje has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hartin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hartin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hartin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Torje throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hartin wants to clinch but Torje slips to the side
and Torje counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torje.
Torje lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hartin is breathing heavily.
Torje slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hartin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hartin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Torje in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hartin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Torje. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Torje not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Torje trying to control but Hartin is working from the bottom.
Hartin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torje looking to pass the guard.
Torje working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hartin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Torje throws a sloppy head kick and Hartin moves out of range easily.
Hartin throws a series of punches but Torje avoids them all with ease.
Torje throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hartin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Torje counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hartin moves away from the strike by Torje.
Hartin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hartin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torje throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartin misses with a combination
and Torje counters with a nice uppercut.
Hartin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Torje cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torje tries for a takedown but Hartin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hartin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Torje counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hartin lands with a nice combination. Torje backs away looking to recover.
Torje swings widly with a right hand
and Hartin counters with a nice uppercut.
Hartin ducks under a wild hook from Torje.
Hartin throws a sloppy head kick and Torje moves out of range easily.
Hartin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hartin clinches but Torje breaks the clinch
and Torje counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Torje.
Torje throws a strike but Hartin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torje lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Torje 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.
Torje manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hartin is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Torje.
Torje with a couple of short strikes.
Torje controlling his opponent.
Torje lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Torje 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. This is the final round!
Torje throws a body punch but Hartin moves out of range.
Hartin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Hartin does no damage.
Hartin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Torje lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hartin backs up against the ropes.
Nice takedown defense from Hartin. No joy for Torje on that attempt.
A punch combination from Hartin misses.
Hartin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torje will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hartin looks to land a combination but Torje avoids it well.
Hartin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Hartin.
Hartin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torje is fending him off so far but Hartin persists. Nope, Torje circles away and we're back to standing.
Torje lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin misses with a double jab
and Torje counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hartin's guard now.
Hartin is rocked!
Hartin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Torje avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Torje is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hartin trying to keep a closed guard but Torje is proving a slippery customer.
Hartin has momentary wrist control but Torje slips an elbow through the middle.
Torje passes Hartin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hartin is not content to let Torje control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Torje is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Torje connects with a nice short shot to Hartin's temple.
Torje trying to control from half guard but Hartin is working away.
Hartin trying to control but Torje postures up.
Torje takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hartin has hold of Torje's hands but Torje slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Torje looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hartin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Torje keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hartin is trying to maintain the position but Torje is very close to passing his half guard.
Hartin is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartin trying to control but Torje postures up.
Hartin is pressing down on Torje's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hartin wants to get back to his feet but Torje is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Torje stopping the sweep attempt from Hartin.
Hartin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Torje throws a strike but Hartin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hartin wants to control from the top but Torje keeps moving.
Gabriel Torje overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four 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.
Torje trying to keep a closed guard but Hartin is proving a slippery customer.
Torje manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hartin manages to get himself to full guard.
Hartin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ethan Hartin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torje throwing strikes but missing.
Hartin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Torje slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Torje showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Torje 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 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Torje!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank E (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emanuel Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel Augustus will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank E!
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, Emanuel Augustus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
E shoots for a double leg takedown but Augustus sprawls well. He's pushed E's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Augustus misses with a jab, cross combination.
E showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Augustus.
Augustus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Augustus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emanuel Augustus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Augustus tries to keep at a distance but E has taken the fight into the clinch.
E breaks from the clinch.
E misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Augustus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Augustus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
E fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Augustus checks it well.
Augustus misses with a series of wild punches.
E takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Augustus tries to keep at a distance but E has taken the fight into the clinch.
Augustus breaks the clinch.
E drives through with a takedown into guard.
E stays in close to Augustus's body and controls the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Augustus wants to stand up but E is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
E sitting in guard, not really doing much.
E might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
E postures up in Augustus's guard and throws a big left but Augustus blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Augustus 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.
Augustus trying to keep a closed guard but E is proving a slippery customer.
Augustus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Augustus's corner calls for a 1-2. Augustus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Augustus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Augustus tries to keep at a distance but E has taken the fight into the clinch.
Augustus manages to break the clinch.
Augustus misses with a wild combination.
E tries a head kick but it misses.
E shoots in but no luck this time.
Augustus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
E is rocked!
E is breathing heavily.
Augustus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but E moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh E is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
E misses the jab.
E pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Augustus misses.
Augustus misses with a two punch combination.
E walks into a straight right hand from Augustus.
Augustus throws a series of punches but E avoids them all with ease.
E looks to land a left hand but Augustus moved out of range nicely.
E looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Augustus is fending him off so far but E persists. Nope, Augustus circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank E. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Augustus does no damage.
E changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Augustus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
E fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Augustus tries to buck E off but E is having none of it.
Augustus gets back to half guard.
E seems to have got his legs back now.
Augustus looks like he's trying to stand up.
E is taking a breather. Augustus 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.
E thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
E with the ground and pound but Augustus uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Augustus wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
E stays in close to Augustus's body and controls the position.
E pushing down on Augustus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
E is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Augustus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
E lands a big shot there that rocks Augustus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
E lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
E can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Augustus is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Frank E will probably get the nod.
That's time! E's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
E looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Augustus wants to improve his position but E is controlling well.
Augustus has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. E is working away from the top position though.
E is trying to control the action in half guard but Augustus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
E throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Augustus is looking for a sweep. E is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
E tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Augustus punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
E is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Augustus is refusing to be controlled, as E sits in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Augustus throws a right and a left that E avoids nicely.
Augustus misses with a series of wild punches.
Augustus fails to land with a series of punches.
Augustus misses with a low kick.
Augustus stuffs the takedown.
E closes the distance and clinches.
Augustus is pressed up against the ropes. E has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Augustus down to the mat. Augustus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Augustus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A left and a right from Augustus both land. Nice combination.
Emanuel Augustus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Augustus misses.
E throws the left hand but Augustus avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Augustus does no damage.
Augustus throws a right and a left that E avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
E gets a clinch.
E gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
E slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Augustus tries to strike from the bottom.
Augustus looking for a sweep. Not yet Augustus, not yet.
E pushing down on Augustus's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
E throwing shots but Augustus is blocking nicely.
E thows a huge punch but Augustus dodges it nicely.
E lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
E tries to stand but can't do so whilst Augustus controls his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
E throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Augustus is trying to get back to full guard.
Augustus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
E postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Augustus throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
E stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Augustus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Augustus wants to stand and escape but E is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
E looks for a takedown but Augustus sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank E. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Augustus lands a right hook to the body.
Augustus cracks a nice hook into E's ribs.
Augustus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but E moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Augustus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
E drives through with a takedown into guard.
E controls from within his opponent's guard.
E scoring with punches to the head and body.
E lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
E stands up and waves to Augustus to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank E dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
E shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Augustus is wriggling around trying to escape.
E landing strikes, looking to finish!
E looking to control and managing it successfully.
E is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Augustus is looking to improve his position but E isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
E looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
E looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
E misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
E is in the full mount, landing strikes.
E raining down shots from the mount!
Frank E overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
E cracks Augustus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
E lands a big shot there that rocks Augustus but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
E 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.
E cracks Augustus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
E landing strikes from the mount and Augustus is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
E landing punches.
E landing punches.
Augustus is rocked!
E working the ground and pound effectively.
Augustus is still in real trouble! Can E finish him?
E looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Augustus covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank E!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Wattson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Wattson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gordon Gonzaga!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzaga fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wattson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonzaga scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wattson doesn't seem bothered though.
Gonzaga feints and as Wattson raises his hands in defense, Gonzaga changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gonzaga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gonzaga won't allow Wattson to sweep him here.
Wattson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzaga manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wattson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gonzaga wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gonzaga looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wattson is one step ahead there.
Gonzaga has his foot on Wattson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wattson works his way back into a safe position though.
Gonzaga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wattson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gonzaga's guard.
Gonzaga trying to control here.
Gonzaga makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gonzaga.
Wattson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gonzaga manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wattson has Gonzaga in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wattson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wattson keeping moving, preventing Gonzaga from controlling successfully.
Wattson 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.
Wattson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wattson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wattson is breathing heavily.
Wattson has momentary wrist control but Gonzaga slips an elbow through the middle.
Gonzaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Wattson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wattson 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Wattson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gonzaga counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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.
Nice shot lands for Gonzaga.
Wattson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gonzaga counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Check out the look on Gonzaga's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wattson tries to bench press Gonzaga off him but Gonzaga keeps the position.
Gonzaga working the body and head with strikes.
Wattson gets back to half guard.
Wattson manages to get to full guard.
Wattson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wattson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wattson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wattson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gonzaga has passed into half guard!
Wattson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gonzaga pulls his head out easily.
Gonzaga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Gonzaga seems content to control.
Wattson wants to get back to full guard.
Gonzaga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wattson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gonzaga pulls his head out easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wattson misses with a takedown attempt
and Gonzaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Wattson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wattson moves out of range as Gonzaga throws a body kick.
Gonzaga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Steve Wattson has been cut.
Gonzaga throws a nice looking combination but Wattson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wattson blocks a head kick by Gonzaga.
Wattson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gonzaga counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gonzaga.
Gonzaga trying to control but Wattson is working from the bottom.
Wattson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Gonzaga is defending well. Wattson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Gonzaga has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Wattson celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Wattson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rex Diabolis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ryan march (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ryan march will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex Diabolis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, ryan march!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
march circles away from the clinch attempt.
march has managed to clinch.
Diabolis looking to slow down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from march.
march fails to pull guard.
march tries to pull guard but Diabolis won't allow it.
Diabolis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
march wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diabolis has him pressed against the ropes.
Diabolis is looking to break free of the clinch but march has double underhooks.
march manages to break the clinch.
Diabolis misses with a few strikes there.
Diabolis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
march breaks from the clinch.
Diabolis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diabolis moves into range and clinches up with march.
Diabolis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diabolis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
march tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rex Diabolis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ryan march.
Diabolis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
march is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diabolis wants to clinch
and march counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
march looks gassed!
A punch combination from Diabolis misses.
march closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
march throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
march seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Diabolis does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
march thows a huge punch but Diabolis dodges it nicely.
Diabolis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
march wants to stand up but Diabolis is controlling the position.
march stops Diabolis from getting back to his feet.
Diabolis holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Diabolis kicks march off and gets 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.
Diabolis instigates a clinch.
march pulls guard effortlessly.
Diabolis trying to control but march is working from the bottom.
Diabolis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
march looking to hit a scissor sweep but Diabolis is one step ahead there.
march working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Diabolis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Diabolis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Diabolis slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
march wants to control but Diabolis is keeping busy.
Diabolis tries to stand and escape but march is controlling the position.
march is trying to maintain the position but Diabolis is very close to passing his half guard.
Diabolis stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
march tries for a takedown but Diabolis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diabolis misses with a double jab
and march counters with a body kick that stops Diabolis in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
march shoots in looking for a takedown. Diabolis tries to sprawl out of it but march keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Diabolis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diabolis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diabolis tries to clinch up but march circles away and keeps his distance.
Diabolis tries a head kick but it misses.
march scores with a sloppy right hand. Diabolis should have avoided that one.
march fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
march rushes Diabolis and presses him up against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
march keeps control of Diabolis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
march stalling the fight.
march successfully pulls guard.
march is controlling Diabolis's posture.
Diabolis preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rex Diabolis will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
march fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diabolis has managed to clinch.
Diabolis lands a nice shot to the body.
Diabolis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
march gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diabolis.
march fails with a takedown attempt.
march avoids the head kick by Diabolis.
Diabolis darts in trying to clinch
and march counters with a shoot takedown. Diabolis fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Diabolis trying to control the position.
march drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diabolis dives on top into guard.
march is working an open guard so Diabolis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabolis just misses with a punch to the body.
Diabolis moves into range and clinches up with march.
march pulls guard.
Diabolis wanted to stand there but march had control of the position.
march throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
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.
Diabolis wants to stand but march has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
march lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Diabolis!
Diabolis wants to hold on but march pushes him away.
Diabolis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diabolis trying desperately to get to his feet.
Diabolis tries to hold on but march pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
march throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
march looking to control but Diabolis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Diabolis is trying to stand up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diabolis is wriggling around trying to escape.
march trying to control but Diabolis is having none of it.
march thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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.
Diabolis tries to hold on but march postures up.
march throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Diabolis is wriggling around trying to escape.
march tries to push Diabolis's head away but Diabolis is holding on tight.
Diabolis wants to control but march is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Diabolis dominated that second round.
That's time! Diabolis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from Diabolis misses.
march shoots in looking for a takedown. Diabolis tries to sprawl out of it but march keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Diabolis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diabolis tries to clinch up.
march circles away from the clinch attempt.
march swats away the attempt to clinch by Diabolis.
march ducks under a wild hook from Diabolis.
Diabolis wants to clinch.
march showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diabolis.
Rex Diabolis 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.
Diabolis fails to land with a series of punches.
Diabolis tries to clinch there but march circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Diabolis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diabolis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diabolis misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabolis throws a combination that misses
so march counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Diabolis pushes march off and gets back to his feet.
Diabolis tries to clinch but march moves out of range.
Diabolis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
march lands a high kick!
Diabolis tries to close the distance and clinch but march swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
march tries to clinch there but Diabolis circles away.
march lands a jab-cross combination.
march shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
march unloading with bombs!
Diabolis tries to hold on but march pushes him away.
Diabolis is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Diabolis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabolis is working hard here to advance position.
A nice elbow there by march.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
march lands a nice shot to the head.
march throwing strikes here but Diabolis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
march controlling the pace for now.
march lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
march controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
march swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Diabolis is now in march's guard. A big mistake from march there, giving up the dominant position!
ryan march has got the better of the ground game so far.
march wants to sweep here but Diabolis controlling him for the moment.
march looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
march might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Diabolis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Diabolis trying to control but march is working from the bottom.
march is trying to control the position from the bottom.
march is trying to hold Diabolis in close to prevent damage but Diabolis has managed to pass into half guard.
Diabolis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
march wants to control the action here but instead Diabolis manages to pass to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ryan march really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diabolis clinches but march breaks the clinch
and Diabolis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diabolis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
march avoids the head kick by Diabolis.
Diabolis moves into the clinch successfully.
Diabolis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
march wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diabolis has him pressed against the ropes.
Diabolis is working march over against the ropes.
Diabolis digs a right hand into march's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on march's gas tank.
march keeps control of Diabolis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diabolis is leaning against march and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Diabolis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
march stalling.
Diabolis is trying to break the clinch but march has him pressed against the ropes.
march changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Diabolis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Diabolis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
march closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
march misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
march decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
march swings for the body but Diabolis moves out of range.
Diabolis gets a clinch.
march wants to get back to striking at distance but Diabolis won't allow it.
Diabolis looking to stall.
march tightens his grip and picks Diabolis up, before dumping him to the ground. Diabolis manages to land in guard.
march postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Diabolis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of march, into his guard.
Diabolis wanted to stand there but march had control of the position.
march keeping moving, preventing Diabolis from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
march is trying to control the position but Diabolis postures up.
march looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Diabolis passes into side control.
march is trying to control Diabolis's posture but Diabolis avoids it.
Diabolis tries to stand but march is controlling his head.
march is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Diabolis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
march wants to improve his position but Diabolis is controlling well.
Diabolis is thwarting march's attempts to control the position.
Diabolis wants to take a breather but march is having none of it.
march actively working from the bottom here.
Diabolis stands up out of the half guard.
Rex Diabolis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
Diabolis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diabolis tries to clinch but march is having none of it.
march fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diabolis tries to clinch up.
Diabolis swats away the attempt to clinch by march.
march shoots in looking for a takedown. Diabolis tries to sprawl out of it but march keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Diabolis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rex Diabolis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ryan march.
Diabolis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
march tries to clinch there but Diabolis circles away.
Diabolis throws out a loose jab but march uses good head movement to avoid it.
march shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
march prevents Diabolis from getting the reversal.
march connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Diabolis is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but ryan march will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Diabolis wants to clinch
and march counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diabolis trying to control from the bottom.
march missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diabolis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
march is keen to just control but Diabolis is a slippery customer.
Diabolis is trying is best to control the position here.
march with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
march tries to pass to full mount but Diabolis defends it.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
march drops an elbow to the side of Diabolis's head.
march controlling the action here.
Diabolis is trying to stand up here but march is controlling him well.
march wants to take a breather but Diabolis is having none of it.
march looks to land a strike but Diabolis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Diabolis wants to stand up but march is controlling him.
Diabolis keeping moving, preventing march from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diabolis 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.
Diabolis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
march trying to move into half guard but instead Diabolis has managed to sweep!
Diabolis wants to stand but march is controlling his posture from full guard.
march has Diabolis pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
march wants to stand up but Diabolis is controlling him.
Diabolis postures up.
march looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
march is looking to sweep but instead, Diabolis has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
march wants to get back to full guard.
march moves into full guard.
Diabolis won't allow march to sweep him here.
march wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Diabolis manages to pass to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diabolis decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
ryan march comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think march 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ryan march!
ryan march is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trey Pickett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trey Pickett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Alves!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pickett's waist but Pickett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alves off to one side.
Alves connects with a single shot there.
Pickett shoots and misses
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pickett looking for a guillotine here but Alves defends easily.
Pickett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alves wants to get up but he can't break Pickett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pickett tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pickett had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Alves is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pickett Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Alves's back instead.
Pickett is working the ground and pound. Can Alves escape?
Alves defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pickett's arms.
Alves is trying to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickett tightening his grip on Alves, looking for the choke.
Pickett is breathing heavily.
Pickett looking to break Alves's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Alves remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Pickett will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Alves defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Alves is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Pickett lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Alves.
Pickett looking for the RNC.
Alves manages to stand up with Pickett still on his back. Eventually Pickett drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickett feints and as Alves raises his hands in defense, Pickett changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alves is rocked!
Pickett stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Alves throws a hook to the side of Pickett's head but Pickett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pickett fails with the takedown
and Alves counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pickett!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves wants to get back to his feet but Pickett is holding on tight.
Alves gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Pickett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pickett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alves.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Pickett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pickett is proving hard to escape from.
Pickett is working an open guard so Alves takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pickett counters with a takedown into side control.
Pickett tries for a kimura but Alves is defending well.
Pickett wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Alves, who protects the arm well.
Alves tries to escape but Pickett is in control.
Pickett tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pickett moves into full mount!
Pickett fails to move to back control.
Pickett get's back to his feet.
Pickett moves into the clinch successfully.
Alves gets underhooks to prevent Pickett's takedown attempt.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Pickett won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickett lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pickett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pickett is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pickett has him pressed against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pickett pulls guard effortlessly.
Alves has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pickett is proving hard to escape from.
Pickett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.
Pickett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pickett stops Alves from standing up.
Pickett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Pickett wants a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pickett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pickett tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Alves just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Pickett fails to pull guard.
Pickett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Pickett won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thiago Alves will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pickett shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alves counters with a single leg into guard. Pickett didn't expect that.
Alves has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pickett is proving hard to escape from.
Alves stands up and waves to Pickett to follow him.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Pickett.
Pickett has his takedown stuffed
and Alves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alves fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Pickett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pickett won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trey Pickett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Pickett has managed to clinch.
Pickett goes for a takedown attempt but Alves pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pickett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pickett's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alves wants to stand but Pickett is controlling his posture from full guard.
Alves gets to his feet. Pickett looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Alves looks to clinch
and Pickett decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alves's guard.
Alves is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pickett is controlling him.
Pickett decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Alves, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickett 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.
Pickett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alves is looking to stand up but Pickett isn't so interested in that idea.
Pickett is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pickett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pickett is pushing down on Alves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Alves is fighting to maintain full guard but Pickett has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pickett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alves pushes Pickett off and gets back to his feet.
Pickett fails with the takedown
and Alves decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pickett's guard.
Alves wanted to stand there but Pickett had control of the position.
Pickett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to stand but Pickett is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pickett working for a triangle but Alves defends it easily.
Pickett is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pickett working for a triangle but Alves defends it easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pickett lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alves!
Pickett has control of Alves's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alves regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Alves prevents Pickett from taking his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pickett jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Alves manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Alves is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pickett stands up and beckons Alves to his feet.
Pickett misses with a takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a nice uppercut.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pickett.
Pickett shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Alves's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pickett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pickett is controlling him.
Alves has his feet on Pickett's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pickett has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Pickett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pickett fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pickett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pickett shoots for a double leg takedown but Alves sprawls well. He's pushed Pickett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alves lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alves has his takedown stuffed
and Pickett counters with a takedown into side control.
Pickett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pickett has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Alves!
Alves is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Pickett has taken his back.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pickett looking for the RNC.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickett has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Alves has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Alves is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Pickett gets his way!
Alves trying to get back to his feet but Pickett is in full control for now.
Trey Pickett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pickett is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Alves defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pickett is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Alves has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Alves is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickett is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Alves trying to get back to his feet but Pickett is in full control for now.
Alves manages to escape to his feet.
Alves lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pickett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alves sprawls well initially but Pickett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pickett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pickett prevents Alves from standing back up.
Alves is defending against the submission attempts here by Pickett.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickett is working for a submission of some sort.
Alves tries to kick Pickett off but Pickett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pickett seems to be working for a kimura but Alves defends the submission attempt.
Pickett is working for a kimura but Alves is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Alves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Alves stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Pickett looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pickett uses his free foot to push down on Alves's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Pickett wants to control the pace but Alves is squirming around nicely.
Alves is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Alves is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Alves is squirming around, avoiding Pickett's attempts to control the action.
Alves is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Pickett is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Alves can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Alves is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pickett with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Alves squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pickett has control of Alves's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alves regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Alves is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trey Pickett clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pickett has his takedown stuffed
and Alves counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pickett thinking.
Pickett scores with a takedown into Alves's guard.
Alves has a closed guard, preventing Pickett from standing up.
Alves is looking to stand up but Pickett isn't so interested in that idea.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pickett looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alves looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alves fails to pull guard.
The is referee keeping an eye on Pickett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Alves ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alves no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Alves keeping full guard, as Pickett tries to pass.
Alves manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Alves bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pickett is looking to regain half guard here but Alves keeps moving and retains side control.
Pickett is working hard here to advance position.
Alves wants to stand but Pickett is controlling his arm.
Pickett wants to control but Alves postures up.
Alves wants to stand but Pickett has his arm trapped.
Pickett regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alves tries to stand but can't do so whilst Pickett controls his leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pickett drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pickett tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.
Alves is looking to stand up but Pickett isn't so interested in that idea.
Pickett thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alves feints and as Pickett raises his hands in defense, Alves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pickett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickett pushes a forearm under Alves's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Alves is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trey Pickett!
Trey Pickett retains his light heavyweight title!
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