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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between jordan sansone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Whiteblade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Simon Whiteblade was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jordan sansone!
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, Simon Whiteblade!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sansone tries for a takedown but Whiteblade sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
sansone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
sansone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Whiteblade as he jumps to the side.
sansone tries to keep at a distance but Whiteblade has taken the fight into the clinch.
sansone misses with the head strike.
Whiteblade breaks from the clinch.
sansone tries to close the distance and clinch but Whiteblade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whiteblade rushes sansone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
sansone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Whiteblade smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for jordan sansone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
sansone misses with a two punch combination.
Whiteblade shoots in for a takedown but sansone shows good takedown defense.
Whiteblade moves into the clinch successfully.
sansone tries to pull guard but Whiteblade holds him up against the cage and eventually sansone drops back down to his feet.
Whiteblade successfully pulls guard.
Whiteblade manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. sansone manages to get himself to full guard.
sansone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Whiteblade on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sansone controls Whiteblade momentarily but Whiteblade frees himself.
sansone could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Whiteblade stands up from sansone's guard - Whiteblade perhaps looking for a knockout.
Whiteblade clinches.
Whiteblade breaks the clinch.
Simon Whiteblade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whiteblade tries to keep at a distance but sansone has taken the fight into the clinch.
Whiteblade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
sansone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Whiteblade lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as sansone crumples to the floor! Whiteblade milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Simon Whiteblade!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Kilgore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and liquer license (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darius Kilgore!
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, liquer license!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
license keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
license fails to land the takedown.
license shoots in for a takedown but Kilgore shows good takedown defense.
license looks to land a combination but Kilgore avoids it well.
Kilgore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
license taking punishment in the form of punches.
license wants to control but Kilgore postures up.
Kilgore wants to control but license is keeping him busy.
Kilgore working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Kilgore are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kilgore blocks the strikes from license.
Kilgore trying to control the action but license is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kilgore feints and as license raises his hands in defense, Kilgore changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kilgore in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
license pulls Kilgore in to control the position.
license looks gassed!
license is trying to control the position but Kilgore postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kilgore throwing strikes but missing.
license keeping moving, preventing Kilgore from controlling successfully.
license controls Kilgore momentarily but Kilgore frees himself.
Kilgore controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kilgore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for license on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore wanted to stand there but license had control of the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kilgore moves into the clinch successfully.
Kilgore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kilgore has license up against the cage in a clinch.
Kilgore comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
license changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kilgore fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Darius Kilgore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of liquer license.
license with a poor takedown
and Kilgore counters with a takedown into side control.
Kilgore decides to take the fight back to the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
license clinches but Kilgore breaks the clinch
and Kilgore counters with a nice double leg into side control. license won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, license has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kilgore but great work by license.
license controlling the position.
Kilgore is looking to work his way out of this bad position but license is controlling him well.
license wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilgore keeps working.
license slows the pace down.
license creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
license creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
license scoring with punches and elbows.
license just content to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
license wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kilgore, who protects the arm well.
license wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilgore keeps working.
Kilgore wants to control but license postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilgore tries to bench press license off him but license keeps the position.
Kilgore manages to get back to half guard.
Kilgore is staying active underneath license, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darius Kilgore dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
license thows a body shot but no joy.
license gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kilgore counters by clinching up.
Come on Kilgore - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kilgore breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
license shoots and misses
and Kilgore moves into the clinch.
Kilgore lands a knee to the head.
license takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kilgore is trying to trip license. He has hold of a leg but license is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kilgore persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
license bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kilgore's guard.
license seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
license trying to control the position from guard on top but Kilgore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
license postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
license is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
license scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilgore on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kilgore tries to get out of the position.
license forces his way into half guard.
Kilgore manages to get to full guard.
license won't allow Kilgore to get back to his feet.
license forces his way into half guard.
license is nestled in close to Kilgore, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kilgore is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. license lands a nice short elbow.
Kilgore wants to get back to his feet.
Kilgore wants to improve his position but license is controlling well.
Darius Kilgore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kilgore connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Kilgore is trying to control but license passes into side control!
Kilgore regains half guard.
Kilgore scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but license manages to mount him!
Kilgore wants to hold on but license pushes him away.
license has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kilgore keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore regains half guard.
Kilgore manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kilgore has closed the distance and engaged license in a clinch.
Kilgore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from license.
license fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Darius Kilgore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of liquer license.
Kilgore prevents the takedown attempt.
license can't break the clinch.
license goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
license prevents the takedown attempt.
license tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kilgore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
license shoots and misses
and Kilgore moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
license goes for a takedown attempt but Kilgore pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
license tries to close the distance and clinch but Kilgore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
license closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - license lands in his opponent's guard.
Kilgore controls license momentarily but license frees himself.
license won't allow Kilgore to get back to his feet.
license controlling from the top position.
license wants to pass the guard but Kilgore is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Darius Kilgore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kilgore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
license gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kilgore counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kilgore.
Kilgore breaks from the clinch.
license gets a takedown into half guard.
license decides to return to a standing position.
license closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kilgore counters by clinching up.
Kilgore misses with a knee to the head.
Kilgore prevents license from breaking the clinch.
Kilgore looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilgore managing to block the knees to the body from license.
license wants to break free but Kilgore has control.
Kilgore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kilgore clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Kilgore.
Kilgore tries for a takedown. No joy.
license tries to stall but Kilgore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
license tries to pull guard but Kilgore holds him up against the cage and eventually license drops back down to his feet.
Kilgore manages to break the clinch.
Kilgore clinches up with license and pushes him back against the cage.
Kilgore lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt license or not.
Kilgore manages to break the clinch.
license misses with a takedown attempt
and Kilgore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Darius Kilgore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of liquer license.
Kilgore breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
license misses with a takedown attempt
and Kilgore counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for license!
Kilgore punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
license is rocked!
Kilgore cracks license with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Kilgore!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Dingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Dingo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glenn Kenny!
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, Matt Dingo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenny throws a body punch but Dingo moves out of range.
Kenny wants to clinch.
Matt Dingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dingo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kenny looks to land a combination but Dingo avoids it well.
Kenny has a takedown stuffed.
Kenny fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kenny throws a head kick but Dingo moves out of range.
Dingo clinches but Kenny breaks the clinch
and Kenny counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kenny darts in trying to clinch
and Dingo counters by clinching up.
Dingo is trying to break free.
Dingo wants to break free but Kenny has control.
Dingo blocks an elbow strike from Kenny.
Kenny breaks the clinch.
Dingo has managed to clinch.
Dingo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dingo wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny prevents Dingo from breaking the clinch.
Kenny escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kenny doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dingo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Kenny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dingo stuffs the takedown attempt from Kenny. Kenny gets slowly back to his feet.
Dingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dingo tries to land a leg kick but Kenny saw it coming and moves away.
Kenny fails to land with a series of punches.
Dingo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kenny backs up against the cage.
Dingo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kenny is breathing heavily.
Kenny trying to control here.
Dingo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dingo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kenny!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kenny is squirming around, avoiding Dingo's attempts to control the action.
Dingo is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingo closes the distance and clinches.
Dingo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dingo misses with a kick to the body
and Kenny counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dingo!
Kenny misses with a head shot.
Dingo wants to get back to his feet.
Dingo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kenny can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dingo is looking to escape.
Dingo gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingo is trying is best to control the position here.
Kenny prevents Dingo from standing back up.
Dingo is not content to let Kenny control the position.
Dingo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dingo wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dingo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Dingo 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.
Dingo lands a jab-cross combination.
Kenny fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dingo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenny works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dingo tries to land a body kick
and Kenny makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dingo really felt that one!
Kenny wants to clinch.
Dingo wants to clinch but Kenny slips to the side
and Kenny counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dingo's guard now.
Dingo managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dingo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kenny is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dingo kicks Kenny off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kenny counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kenny.
Kenny trying to control the position from guard on top but Dingo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dingo looking for a sweep. Not yet Dingo, not yet.
Kenny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dingo 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.
Dingo wants to get back to his feet but Kenny is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny passes into half guard.
Dingo is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Kenny.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dingo is trying to control but Kenny manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny working for a guillotine from mount but Dingo is in no mood to give up.
Kenny has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dingo's face.
Kenny wants to control the pace but Dingo is squirming around nicely.
Dingo tries to hold on but Kenny pushes him away.
Kenny lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kenny with good strikes from the mount here!
Kenny tries to control but Dingo wriggling away.
Kenny avoids the attempt from Dingo to control.
Kenny goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dingo is on top in guard.
Dingo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kenny looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Kenny 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!
Kenny dodges the punch combination from Dingo.
A left and a right from Dingo both land. Nice combination.
Kenny shoots in for a takedown but Dingo shows good takedown defense.
Dingo blocks a low kick nicely.
Kenny looks for a takedown but Dingo sprawls well.
Kenny fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kenny takes one to the side of the head.
Kenny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Kenny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dingo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kenny moves in looking to clinch but Dingo pushes him off.
Kenny shoots and misses
and Dingo counters with a body kick that stops Kenny in his tracks momentarily.
Dingo throws a right hand that Kenny ducks under and follows up with a left that Kenny also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by Dingo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dingo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kenny doesn't seem bothered though.
Dingo misses with a few strikes there.
Kenny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dingo.
Dingo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kenny counters with a big head kick but Dingo shrugs it off.
Kenny takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo tries to clinch
and Kenny counters with a left to the body.
Kenny is looking to slow Dingo down with leg kicks.
Kenny darts in and clinches Dingo up against the cage.
Kenny manages to break the clinch.
Dingo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kenny counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kenny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dingo.
Glenn Kenny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dingo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kenny moves into the clinch.
Kenny has Dingo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dingo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kenny unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dingo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kenny tries for a takedown but Dingo manages to get underhooks.
Kenny breaks from the clinch.
Dingo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kenny counters with a single leg into guard. Dingo didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenny slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dingo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dingo wants to stand but Kenny is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny passes into half guard.
Dingo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Glenn Kenny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dingo working for a triangle but Kenny defends it easily.
Dingo wants to get back to his feet but Kenny passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dingo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dingo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kenny off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Dingo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kenny moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kenny fails with the takedown.
Dingo closes the distance and clinches.
Kenny pulls Dingo into guard.
Kenny scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenny decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kenny trying to control from half guard but Dingo is working away.
Kenny decides to stand and escape the position.
Dingo gets caught flat footed, as Kenny shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kenny controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dingo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kenny gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Kenny showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kenny 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Kenny!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Omar Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and talmel ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). talmel ramirez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.1lbs 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. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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162 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Little!
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, talmel ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like talmel ramirez has been cut.
ramirez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Little throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
ramirez shoots for a takedown but Little saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Little takes the fight into the clinch.
Little gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Little tries to free his leg and advance position but ramirez is retaining full guard.
Little slips nicely into half guard.
ramirez trying to control from the bottom.
ramirez is defending against the submission attempts here by Little.
Little stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ramirez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Little moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Omar Little seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ramirez drops his hands momentarily and Little takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
ramirez is rocked!
ramirez looks gassed!
Little scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Little is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
ramirez is still on wobbly legs! Can Little finish him?
Little moves into the clinch.
Little lands a takedown into guard.
Little sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed ramirez's guard.
Little is looking for a kimura but ramirez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Little to get the leverage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Little is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. ramirez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Little.
Little performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Little is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
ramirez seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to pass to full mount but ramirez defends it.
ramirez is staying active underneath Little, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Little has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can ramirez defend it? Little steps over the head and cranks it - ramirez is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Little!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Omar Little!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Soprano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Samuelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soprano comes to the cage accompanied by Sopranos Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Soprano!
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, John Samuelson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuelson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Soprano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Samuelson on the side of the head.
It looks like John Samuelson has been cut.
Soprano drops Samuelson with a naaaaasty hook - Samuelson is in real trouble here! Soprano dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Soprano!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shibukawa Gouki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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, Shibukawa Gouki!
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, Tony Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gouki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gouki in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Silva is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shibukawa Gouki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Fuentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Haiku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fuentes comes to the cage accompanied by The Streetbeater. The crowd seem to be enjoying Haiku's choice of entrance music: Seek and Destroy. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Julio Fuentes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Haiku!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuentes shoots in and drives through. Haiku sprawls well.
Fuentes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fuentes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Haiku is staying active underneath Fuentes, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fuentes is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Haiku is desperately trying to improve his position but Fuentes has a good base and remains in mount.
Fuentes moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Haiku has worked his arm free - good work by Haiku!
Fuentes tries for a kimura but Haiku is defending well.
Haiku manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Haiku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fuentes keeps working.
Haiku trying to mount his opponent but Fuentes defends it.
Haiku looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fuentes is working hard here to advance position.
Fuentes is looking to control Haiku's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fuentes avoid being mounted?
Haiku seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Haiku performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fuentes wants to improve his position but Haiku is controlling well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fuentes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haiku circles away.
Haiku decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fuentes moves into full guard.
Haiku wants to stand but Fuentes is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haiku with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haiku preventing the sweep.
Haiku trying to control but Fuentes is working from the bottom.
Haiku wants to pass the guard but Fuentes is keeping the position.
Haiku passes Fuentes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Haiku tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fuentes knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Haiku decides to return to a standing position.
Fuentes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Haiku counters with a single leg into guard. Fuentes didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Fuentes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haiku stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Haiku shoots in and bounces Fuentes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haiku postures up.
Fuentes looking for a guillotine here but Haiku defends easily.
Fuentes working a defensive guard here.
Haiku stopping the sweep attempt from Fuentes.
Fuentes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haiku doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haiku manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fuentes has a closed guard, preventing Haiku from standing up.
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.
Fuentes looking for a guillotine here but Haiku defends easily.
Haiku cracks Fuentes with a solid left hand.
Haiku is sitting in close to Fuentes's body. Fuentes has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Haiku is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Haiku is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Fuentes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julio Fuentes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Venus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pink Pinky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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, Freddie Venus!
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, Pink Pinky!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Venus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Venus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Venus misses with the head strike.
Venus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Venus has hold of one of Pinky's legs. Pinky is fighting the takedown attempt but Venus gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Venus drops back looking for a leg! Pinky is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pinky manages to kick Venus off! Venus jumps back into Pinky's guard.
Pinky controls Venus momentarily but Venus frees himself.
Pinky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Venus thows a big elbow that misses.
Venus slips nicely into half guard.
Venus is nestled in close to Pinky, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Venus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pinky controlling the position for now.
Pinky wants to control but Venus is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pinky makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pinky.
Venus distracts Pinky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Venus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Venus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Venus tries to free his leg and advance position but Pinky is retaining full guard.
Pinky wants to sweep here but Venus controlling him for the moment.
Pinky throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Venus landing some decent shots from guard.
Venus working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pinky's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinky not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Venus with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pinky working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Venus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Venus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Venus prevents Pinky from getting back to his feet.
Venus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pinky is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pinky is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pinky looks gassed!
Venus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Venus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pinky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pinky can't keep his opponent in guard - Venus advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Venus thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Pinky to regain full guard.
Venus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Venus 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinky controls Venus momentarily but Venus frees himself.
Venus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Venus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pinky looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Venus lands a couple of elbows.
Venus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Venus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Venus is in close to Pinky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Venus lands a couple of elbows.
Venus preventing the sweep.
Venus connects with a couple of short punches.
Venus passes Pinky's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Venus moves into full mount! Pinky won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venus working the ground and pound effectively.
Venus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Venus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pinky is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Venus.
Pinky is rocked!
Venus with the ground and pound from mount.
Pinky is still in real trouble! Can Venus finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Venus with good strikes from the mount here!
Venus is landing with some decent strikes but Pinky is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Venus prevents Pinky from getting the reversal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venus has hold of Pinky's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pinky manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Pinky tries to hold on but Venus pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Venus 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.
Pinky scores with a takedown into Venus's guard.
Pinky seems to have recovered his senses.
Pinky preventing the sweep.
Pinky wants to control from the top but Venus keeps moving.
Pinky would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pinky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pinky tries to free his leg and advance position but Venus is retaining full guard.
Venus working for submissions but it's allowed Pinky to get to half guard.
Venus manages to get to full guard.
Pinky trying to control the position from guard on top but Venus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Venus is trying to keep Pinky in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinky won't allow Venus to sweep him here.
Venus lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Pinky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Venus trying to strike off his back.
Venus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pinky trying to control but Venus is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pinky misses with a two punch combination.
Venus dodges the punch combination from Pinky.
Pinky is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Venus.
Venus clinches.
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.
Pinky pulls guard.
Venus slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Pinky takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Venus looks up at the clock and then as Pinky takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Venus smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Venus landing strikes.
Venus passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pinky!
Pinky is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pinky is squirming around, avoiding Venus's attempts to control the action.
Pinky defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Venus.
Venus jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pinky is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pinky and Venus has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Venus 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venus with the ground and pound but Pinky regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Venus is working for a submission of some sort.
Pinky manages to get to full guard.
Pinky wants to sweep here but Venus controlling him for the moment.
Pinky keeping full guard, as Venus tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Venus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pinky manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Venus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Venus tries to clinch but Pinky is having none of it.
Venus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pinky throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Venus.
Freddie Venus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pinky moves out of range of the body kick.
Pinky defending well as Venus loads up on a big left hand.
Venus is looking to clinch but Pinky is avoiding it.
Venus tries to clinch up but Pinky circles away and keeps his distance.
Venus moves into the clinch successfully.
Venus can't get the takedown.
Venus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Venus here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pinky jumps guard and drags Venus to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Venus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pinky is keeping the position for now.
Pinky is trying to keep Venus in close.
Venus tries to free his leg and advance position but Pinky is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pink Pinky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Venus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Venus instigates a clinch.
Venus lands a hook that snaps the head of Pinky backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Venus.
Venus prevents the takedown attempt.
Pinky is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Venus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Venus scores with a shoulder strike.
Venus lands a shoulder strike.
Venus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Venus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pinky blocking some punches.
Venus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinky backwards.
Venus lands a body punch.
Venus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinky jumps guard but Venus stands there with Pinky around his waist. Pinky gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Freddie Venus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pink Pinky.
Pinky can't get the takedown.
Venus lands with a short shot to the head.
Venus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Venus throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinky.
A nice right hand lands inside from Venus.
Pinky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Venus throws a punch but it's blocked by Pinky.
Venus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pinky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Venus fails to land.
Venus has a couple of punches blocked by Pinky.
A short right from Venus on the inside.
Pinky takes a shot to the head.
Pinky goes for a takedown attempt but Venus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Venus does no damage.
Pinky walks into a left hand.
Pinky shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Venus's guard.
Pinky trying to control the position from guard on top but Venus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Venus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Freddie Venus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pinky wants to pass the guard but Venus is keeping the position.
Pinky stands and throws Venus's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pinky trying to control the action but Venus is working from the bottom.
Venus is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinky trying to pass the guard but Venus defending well.
Pinky wants to take a breather but Venus is having none of it.
Pinky trying to mount his opponent but Venus defends it.
Well, if Pinky is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Venus wants to get back to full guard.
Venus trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Venus regains half guard.
Venus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Pinky's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Pinky's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinky is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Pinky trying to control the action but Venus just sinks the hooks in.
Venus is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Pinky. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
You can see the frustration on Pinky's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Venus gets his hands free as Pinky looks to control.
Venus is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Venus gets his hands free as Pinky looks to control.
Pinky covering up well under a series of strikes from Venus.
Pinky turns into Venus and is now in his guard.
Pinky has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Venus is proving hard to escape from.
Pinky decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Venus, up you get!
Venus walks into a straight right hand from Pinky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Venus throws a looping overhand right but Pinky ducks down to avoid it.
Pinky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pink Pinky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Venus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pinky has control of Venus's left arm, preventing Venus from doing any damage.
Pinky looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pinky had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Venus is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Pinky Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Venus's back instead.
Pinky controlling the position well here. Venus rolled but Pinky kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Venus rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Freddie Venus.
Well Venus 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 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Venus!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neil Samuelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Schulze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neil Samuelson!
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, Walter Schulze!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schulze connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schulze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Samuelson but Samuelson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Samuelson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schulze is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Schulze throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Schulze keeping moving, preventing Samuelson from controlling successfully.
Samuelson 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.
Samuelson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Samuelson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Samuelson looking to pass the guard.
Samuelson pushing down on Schulze's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Samuelson is trying to control the action in half guard but Schulze is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schulze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Samuelson.
Samuelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schulze misses with a wild combination.
Schulze throws a right hand that Samuelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Samuelson also avoids with ease.
Samuelson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Schulze throws a right hand that Samuelson ducks under and follows up with a left that Samuelson also avoids with ease.
Samuelson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Samuelson lands in his opponent's guard.
Schulze looks gassed!
Schulze wants to stand and escape but Samuelson is having none of it.
Samuelson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Samuelson is looking to take a break and control but Schulze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuelson taking a breather here.
Samuelson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Schulze is trying to escape and Samuelson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Schulze is forced to tap! Nice work there by Samuelson! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Neil Samuelson!
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FIGHT
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