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EFC 11:Battleground PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Miller (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 Cody Miller was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cody Miller!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean shoots in for a takedown but Miller shows good takedown defense.
Dean will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miller moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Miller controlling the action here for a moment.
Dean tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Miller landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Miller lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
Dean takes an elbow to the temple.
Dean tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Miller lands a knee to the head.
Dean is rocked!
Dean is breathing heavily.
Miller lands a shot to the body.
Oh Dean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Dean takes a knee right on the jaw!
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dean lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Miller connects with a knee to the head.
Miller lands a nice knee to the body.
Miller crunches a lovely knee into Dean's ribcage.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Miller with a knee to the head.
Dean has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Miller avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dean fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dean changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Miller fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dean throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Miller's waist but Miller gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dean off to one side.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Dean seems to have got his legs back now.
Dean shoots in but no luck this time.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dean has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miller tries to avoid it but Dean manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miller to the ground. Miller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miller stuffs the takedown attempt from Dean. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Dean has a takedown stuffed.
Dean shoots for a takedown but Miller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Dean with that takedown attempt.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller rushes Dean and presses him up against the cage.
Dean looking for a takedown.
Miller prevents the takedown attempt.
Dean tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Miller just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dean jumps guard but Miller stands there with Dean around his waist. Dean gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dean tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
Dean shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Dean keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dean shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Miller's guard.
Dean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Dean advances to half guard.
Dean is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dean moves into full mount! Miller won't be happy about that!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Miller dominated that 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.
Miller gets caught flat footed, as Dean shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dean trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dean forces his way into half guard.
Dean is looking for a kimura here.
Dean wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Miller!
Miller has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Dean working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Miller is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Dean has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Miller taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mark Dean!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh St Pierre will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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, Jason Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
St Pierre gets caught flat footed, as Summers shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Summers thows a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Summers throws and elbow that misses. St Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Summers's guard. Nice move by St Pierre!
Summers wants to stand and escape but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Summers trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre wanted to stand there but Summers had control of the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
St Pierre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Summers is having none of it.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Summers.
Summers shoots in for a takedown but St Pierre shows good takedown defense.
Summers closes this distance looking for a takedown but St Pierre circles away.
Summers throws a head kick that misses.
Summers shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Summers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Summers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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.
Summers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre wants to clinch up but Summers keeps it at a distance.
Summers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Pierre.
Summers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Pierre's waist but St Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Summers off to one side.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers wants to control but St Pierre passes into side.
St Pierre takes a little break here. Summers wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
St Pierre looks up at the clock and then as Summers takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, St Pierre smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Summers tries to bench press St Pierre off him but St Pierre keeps the position.
Summers is breathing heavily.
St Pierre thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Summers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St Pierre tries to move to mount but Summers blocks the move with his legs.
St Pierre in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Summers is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers wants to control but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre taking a breather here.
Summers prevents St Pierre from moving into mount.
Summers is trying to control St Pierre's posture but St Pierre avoids it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre stands up and beckons Summers to his feet.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Summers circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh St Pierre 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.
Summers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a left to the body.
Summers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Summers wants to improve his position but instead St Pierre has moved into half guard.
St Pierre is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Summers trying to get back to full guard but St Pierre takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
St Pierre looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
St Pierre controlling the position easily from mount.
Summers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
St Pierre has control of Summers's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Summers regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Summers has given up his back here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is hanging on to Summers's back as he tries to escape.
St Pierre is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
St Pierre avoiding Summers 's attempts to control his hands.
Summers is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by St Pierre.
St Pierre gets his hands free as Summers looks to control.
Summers is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
St Pierre gets his hands free as Summers looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers holding both St Pierre 's hands and preventing any damage.
Summers is trying to break free.
St Pierre is looking for the choke from the back position but Summers is controlling his hands well.
St Pierre is trying to stick to Summers's back but Summers is turning into St Pierre. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in St Pierre's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Summers.
Summers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
St Pierre is looking to clinch.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Summers pushes him off.
St Pierre misses with the combination.
Summers circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Summers has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by St Pierre.
A bit of stalling here from St Pierre.
St Pierre breaks the clinch.
Summers throws a head kick that misses
and St Pierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Summers's guard now.
Summers keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
St Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Summers working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because St Pierre has passed into half guard!
St Pierre keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Summers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch but Summers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Summers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Summers wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Pierre content to stall in guard here.
Summers throws his legs up looking for a submission but St Pierre uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Pierre has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sloppy strikes there by St Pierre.
St Pierre just content to control the position.
St Pierre stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Summers!
Josh St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Summers is looking to get to half guard.
Summers tries to improve his position but instead St Pierre has taken his back!
Summers manages to reverse the position and now he's in St Pierre's guard. Nice work there by Summers.
Summers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Summers trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Summers forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pierre keeps working.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Summers is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Summers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Summers has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Summers's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Summers is keeping the position for now.
Summers trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
Summers is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
Jason Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Summers can't keep his opponent in guard - St Pierre advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
St Pierre is pressing down on Summers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Summers is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well St Pierre has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Pollard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cameron Freeman!
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, Craig Pollard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Craig Pollard has been cut.
Freeman fails with the takedown.
Pollard shoots in looking for a takedown. Freeman tries to sprawl out of it but Pollard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Freeman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pollard wants to clinch up but Freeman keeps it at a distance.
Pollard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freeman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pollard moves out of range as Freeman strikes.
Pollard shoots in looking for a takedown. Freeman tries to sprawl out of it but Pollard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Freeman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Freeman tries for a takedown but Pollard circles away easily
and Pollard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Freeman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pollard on the ground.
Pollard wants to pass the guard but Freeman is defending well.
Pollard seems to be looking for submissions.
Pollard is looking to take a break and control but Freeman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollard is looking for a kimura here.
Pollard is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Freeman has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pollard looks gassed!
Freeman wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman gets full guard.
Pollard stops Freeman from standing up.
Pollard postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Freeman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pollard, into his guard.
That's two 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.
Freeman throwing strikes from guard but Pollard blocks nicely.
Pollard has an active guard here but Freeman has managed to pass into half guard.
Freeman seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pollard is looking to improve his position.
Pollard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freeman is one step ahead there.
Pollard escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Freeman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pollard has his foot on Freeman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Freeman works his way back into a safe position though.
Pollard has his foot on Freeman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Freeman works his way back into a safe position though.
Freeman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Freeman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pollard's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pollard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pollard connects with a decent elbow.
Pollard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Freeman is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pollard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Freeman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pollard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Freeman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pollard trying to control the action but Freeman is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Pollard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Pollard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Freeman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Freeman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pollard is out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Freeman finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Freeman throws a body kick that misses.
Freeman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Freeman misses with a double jab
and Pollard counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pollard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Freeman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Freeman throws a solid leg kick but Pollard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Freeman.
Freeman fails to land with a series of punches.
A choreographed right hand from Freeman misses the target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freeman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pollard tries to get to full guard but Freeman has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Freeman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Freeman's back!
Freeman defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Pollard's arms.
Pollard is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Freeman has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollard is persistently looking for the submission but Freeman is defending it well.
Pollard trying to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pollard might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Freeman kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pollard working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Freeman turns into Pollard and is now in his guard.
Pollard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pollard looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Freeman has picked Pollard up and slammed him! Pollard can't keep hold of the triangle and Freeman manages to pass to side control!
Pollard is trying to control Freeman's posture but Freeman avoids it.
Pollard is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pollard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pollard looking for a triangle here. Freeman is fighting it but it looks tight! Pollard pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Freeman is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Craig Pollard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton's entrance music is Countdown to Extinction by Megadeth. A fine choice. Chuck Smith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Smith!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Norton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Norton's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Norton wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith forces his way into half guard.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Norton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Norton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smith's back!
Norton is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Norton missing with strikes.
Norton lands a shot to the body.
Smith tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Smith can't escape the position.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Norton is working for a guillotine from mount but Smith frees his head quite easily.
Norton is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Norton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Norton's back!
Smith is punishing Norton with strikes - can he finish him?!
Smith punishes Norton with strikes from the back mount.
The referee is taking a good look at Norton as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Smith!
Smith lands punches and elbows.
The referee is taking a good look at Norton as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Smith!
Smith scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Norton is looking for a way out.
Norton trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Smith looking for the RNC.
Smith has the hooks in. Norton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Norton. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
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!
Smith landing with strikes.
Norton is trapped and Smith is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Norton manages to reverse the position and now he's in Smith's guard. Nice work there by Norton.
Norton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Norton manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith postures up in Norton's guard and throws a big left but Norton blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Norton is on top in guard.
Norton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Norton wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton preventing the sweep.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Norton trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith wants to improve his position but instead Norton has moved into half guard.
Norton is looking to advance position but Smith won't allow it.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Norton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Norton tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Smith.
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.
Norton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norton wants to work for an arm triangle but Smith is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Norton has time to react.
Norton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Norton working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Norton is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norton looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Smith is defending well. Norton quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Smith has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Norton celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Norton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudley Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rogers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to For Whom The Bell Tolls by Metallica. Dawson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lambda Lambda Lambda Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dudley Dawson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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265 lbs
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248 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Rogers!
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, Dudley Dawson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers lands a nice shot to the body.
Dawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rogers moves into the clinch successfully.
Rogers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogers breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Dawson.
Rogers lands an overhand right.
Rogers waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dawson.
Dawson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rogers lands with a shot to the body.
Rogers drops Dawson with a beautiful combination! Dawson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rogers is looking for the KO!
Dawson is rocked!
It looks like Dudley Dawson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Dawson square on the jaw! Damn, Dawson is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Rogers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ale Vazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ale Vazquez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Bender!
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, Ale Vazquez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bender closes the distance and clinches up with Vazquez, looking for a takedown. Bender pushes Vazquez against the cage but Vazquez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bender throws a sloppy head kick and Vazquez moves out of range easily.
Bender shoots in for a takedown but Vazquez shows good takedown defense.
Vazquez throws a right and a left that Bender avoids nicely.
Vazquez stuffs the takedown attempt from Bender. Bender gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Bender. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bender shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vazquez as he jumps to the side.
Bender shoots in for a takedown but Vazquez shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bender.
Vazquez scores with the left hand. Bender knows he should have avoided that one.
Vazquez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bender, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Vazquez on the inside.
Bender decides to pull guard.
Vazquez wants to stand and escape but instead Bender has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bender trying to control the position from guard on top but Vazquez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vazquez wants to stand but Bender is controlling the position.
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.
Vazquez keeping moving, preventing Bender from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vazquez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bender stops Vazquez from standing up.
Vazquez pushes Bender off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Vazquez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vazquez lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bender is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bender is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bender is breathing heavily.
Vazquez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bender letting Vazquez take a breather here.
Vazquez breaks the clinch.
Vazquez wants to clinch.
Bender shoots in but Vazquez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Vazquez stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bender uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vazquez.
Bender shoots in for a double leg but Vazquez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Good exchange - Vazquez coming out on top.
Vazquez clinches.
A body shot lands from Vazquez.
Vazquez breaks from the clinch.
Vazquez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bender has time to react.
Bender drops his hands momentarily and Vazquez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vazquez instigates a clinch.
Vazquez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bender blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ale Vazquez dominated that 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.
Bender shoots in but Vazquez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bender shoots for a takedown but Vazquez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bender shoots in looking for a takedown. Vazquez tries to sprawl out of it but Bender keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vazquez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Bender. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vazquez has managed to clinch.
Vazquez breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vazquez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bender closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vazquez circles away.
Bender fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Vazquez misses.
Bender walks into a jab.
Vazquez has managed to clinch.
Bender can't break the clinch.
Bender tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vazquez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bender is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vazquez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vazquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Bender or perhaps it was just good defense by Vazquez which made him look bad.
Vazquez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bender shoots in but Vazquez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vazquez but Vazquez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bender takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vazquez pushes Bender up against the cage in a clinch.
Vazquez lands with a light punch inside.
Bender is trying to break free.
Vazquez manages to break the clinch.
A head kick by Vazquez misses
and Bender counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vazquez's knee momentarily.
Bender tries to keep at a distance but Vazquez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bender is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vazquez scores with a shoulder strike.
Vazquez unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bender lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vazquez lands an uppercut.
Vazquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vazquez throws a shot to the body.
Vazquez moves into the clinch successfully.
Vazquez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vazquez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vazquez is rocked!
It looks like Ale Vazquez has been cut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bender on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vazquez. Vazquez obviously looking to wear him down.
Ale Vazquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vazquez misses with a hook.
Vazquez works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bender.
Bender is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Vazquez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Bender is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vazquez moves into range and clinches up with Bender.
Nice elbow from Vazquez.
Bender escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vazquez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vazquez lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice sprawl there from Vazquez as Bender shoots in.
Vazquez lands with a right and another and another! Bender is in big trouble! Vazquez lands again and this time it's lights out for Bender! A quality knockout there for Vazquez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ale Vazquez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bud Weiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bud Weiser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aiden Mays!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiser is looking to clinch.
Weiser wants to clinch up but Mays keeps it at a distance.
Weiser has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Bud Weiser has been cut.
Oooh a lovely combination from Mays sends Weiser down but not out. Mays dives into side control looking to finish.
Weiser is rocked!
A big shot lands for Mays! That's hurt Weiser! Will he recover? Mays fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aiden Mays!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaknafein DoUrden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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, Zaknafein DoUrden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royce Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
DoUrden 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.
DoUrden 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but DoUrden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
DoUrden wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
DoUrden sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but DoUrden defends easily.
DoUrden trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DoUrden stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by DoUrden.
DoUrden tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DoUrden wants to clinch.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva tries to pull guard but DoUrden won't allow it.
Zaknafein DoUrden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Silva.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. DoUrden gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva wants the takedown. DoUrden is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in DoUrden's guard against the cage.
DoUrden could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
DoUrden lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
DoUrden with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DoUrden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is looking to improve his position but DoUrden isn't that keen on the idea.
DoUrden controlling from mount.
DoUrden looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
DoUrden controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
DoUrden landing strikes from the mount.
DoUrden working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
DoUrden looking to control and managing it successfully.
DoUrden looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DoUrden controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Zaknafein DoUrden just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but DoUrden manages to avoid it.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and DoUrden counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva looks gassed!
DoUrden controls from within his opponent's guard.
DoUrden trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
DoUrden is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
DoUrden pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaknafein DoUrden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and DoUrden counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
DoUrden trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
DoUrden slips nicely into half guard.
DoUrden not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva tries to roll over but DoUrden keeps him under control.
DoUrden controlling the action here.
Silva is trying to stand up here but DoUrden is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DoUrden is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with DoUrden in particular looking to stall.
DoUrden trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva wants to control but DoUrden is keeping busy.
DoUrden wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva takes a swing at DoUrden's ribcage but misses.
Zaknafein DoUrden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva pushes DoUrden up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but DoUrden is proving a slippery customer.
Silva is breathing heavily.
DoUrden content to stall in guard here.
DoUrden wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
DoUrden stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
DoUrden sitting in guard here, content to control.
DoUrden has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing DoUrden from controlling successfully.
Silva striking from the bottom.
DoUrden sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
DoUrden slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
DoUrden's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Zaknafein DoUrden just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and DoUrden counters by clinching up.
DoUrden gets a trip takedown into half guard.
DoUrden stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.
DoUrden moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zaknafein DoUrden 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
DoUrden darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
DoUrden is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
DoUrden pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva postures up.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
DoUrden keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
DoUrden tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DoUrden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
DoUrden tries to control but Silva manages to take his back.
DoUrden trying to control the position but Silva manages to sink in the hooks.
DoUrden tries to break free.
Silva missing with strikes from the back.
DoUrden wants to control his opponent's hands but Silva gets his hands free.
DoUrden is trying to defend against the choke here but Silva has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Silva Tightens the hold and DoUrden taps out furiously! Silva displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Royce Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Penderas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Gracie (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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guillermo Penderas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Penderas wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penderas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Penderas's head.
Gracie landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penderas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Penderas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Penderas wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Penderas wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is pushing down on Penderas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Penderas is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gracie throwing shots but Penderas is blocking nicely.
Penderas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Penderas kicks Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Penderas shows good takedown defense.
Guillermo Penderas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penderas throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Penderas sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Penderas cracks Gracie with a big right hand and Gracie goes down!
It looks like George Gracie has been cut.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Penderas from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Penderas wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Penderas trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penderas stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Penderas wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Penderas defends easily.
Penderas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gracie, up you get!
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.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Penderas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Penderas drops Gracie with a huge uppercut! Gracie drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Penderas is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guillermo Penderas!
Guillermo Penderas retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Wulf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen we will rock you as his entrance music. Jordan Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Wulf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Brown!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Wulf sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wulf lands with a right hand.
Brown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wulf instigates a clinch.
Wulf is pressed up against the cage. Brown has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wulf down to the mat. Wulf avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brown scores with a takedown into Wulf's guard.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wulf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wulf controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wulf holds on and takes a little breather.
Wulf working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Wulf throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Wulf is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Wulf is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brown, into his guard.
Wulf tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wulf can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wulf could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Brown looks gassed!
Wulf working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wulf showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wulf landing some decent shots from guard.
Wulf tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Wulf from controlling successfully.
Wulf controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wulf landing some decent shots from guard.
Wulf trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown working for a triangle but Wulf defends it easily.
Wulf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown throws his legs up looking for a submission but Wulf uses it to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wulf wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brown, who protects the arm well.
Wulf has an Americana. Brown didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Wulf is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Wulf hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Klaus Wulf!
Klaus Wulf retains his heavyweight title!
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