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Crucible XVI PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Henbanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex Ryan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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245 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Henbanger!
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, Rex Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches up with Henbanger, looking for a takedown. Ryan pushes Henbanger against the cage but Henbanger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ryan fails with the takedown.
Henry Henbanger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Ryan.
Henbanger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Henbanger is avoiding it.
Henbanger shoots in and bounces Ryan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ryan striking off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henbanger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Henbanger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Henbanger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ryan's head.
Henbanger wants to stand but Ryan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Henbanger postures up and lands a big shot to Ryan's brow.
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!
Ryan wants to sweep but no luck.
Ryan looks gassed!
Henbanger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ryan's head.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Henbanger from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henbanger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Henbanger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ryan on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Henbanger from controlling successfully.
Henbanger preventing the sweep.
Ryan wants to stand but Henbanger is controlling the position.
Henbanger wanted to stand there but Ryan had control of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ryan misses with a takedown attempt
and Henbanger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henbanger has closed the distance and engaged Ryan in a clinch.
Ryan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henbanger manages to break the clinch.
Henbanger sizes up Ryan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ryan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Henbanger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Henbanger.
Henbanger controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ryan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Henbanger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is trying to control but can't.
Ryan is pressing down on Henbanger's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ryan is trying to keep Henbanger in close.
Henbanger won't allow Ryan to sweep him here.
Henbanger is sitting in close to Ryan's body. Ryan has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Henbanger is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Henbanger is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ryan.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rex Ryan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenn Christophersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christophersen has chosen The Nobodies as his entrance music. Kenn Christophersen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
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KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fiyero Lermontov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenn Christophersen!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lermontov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Christophersen tries to clinch there but Lermontov circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christophersen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lermontov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Christophersen tries to kick Lermontov off but Lermontov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Christophersen is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lermontov prevents Christophersen from improving his position.
Lermontov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lermontov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Christophersen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lermontov is pressing down on Christophersen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Christophersen is holding on for now.
Lermontov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lermontov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christophersen shoots and misses
and Lermontov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lermontov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lermontov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Lermontov.
Nice strikes from Lermontov there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Christophersen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lermontov winds up and cracks Christophersen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lermontov trying to control from half guard but Christophersen is working away.
Christophersen wants to get back to his feet.
Christophersen looks gassed!
Lermontov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Christophersen!
Lermontov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lermontov with shots to the head and body - Christophersen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Christophersen taking shots to the head.
Lermontov 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.
Christophersen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Christophersen tries to reverse the position but Lermontov maintains control.
Lermontov landing strikes from the mount and Christophersen is in trouble!
Christophersen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Lermontov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lermontov with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov raining down shots from the mount!
Lermontov breaks from Christophersen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Christophersen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lermontov lands a heavy elbow.
Christophersen is desperately trying to improve his position but Lermontov has a good base and remains in mount.
Lermontov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Christophersen tries to buck Lermontov off but he can't manage it.
Christophersen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Christophersen bucks up and throws Lermontov to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Christophersen fails to land the takedown.
Fiyero Lermontov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenn Christophersen.
Christophersen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lermontov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lermontov fails to land the takedown.
Oh Lermontov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No luck for Christophersen with that takedown attempt.
Lermontov seems to have got his legs back now.
Christophersen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lermontov to the mat! Lermontov manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov lands an upkick as Christophersen stands over him.
Christophersen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lermontov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Christophersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Lermontov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lermontov looking to control.
Christophersen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Christophersen distracts Lermontov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lermontov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Christophersen manages to get himself to full guard.
Christophersen 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.
Lermontov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Christophersen has closed the distance and engaged Lermontov in a clinch.
Lermontov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Christophersen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lermontov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lermontov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christophersen breaks the clinch.
Lermontov shoots in and drives through. Christophersen sprawls well.
Christophersen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lermontov to the mat! Lermontov manages to get full guard.
Christophersen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christophersen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christophersen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lermontov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Christophersen stopping the sweep attempt from Lermontov.
Lermontov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lermontov is on top in guard.
Christophersen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christophersen is looking to stand up but Lermontov isn't so interested in that idea.
Lermontov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fiyero Lermontov 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.
Christophersen tries to clinch but Lermontov moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Lermontov. No joy for Christophersen on that attempt.
Christophersen is looking to clinch.
Lermontov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lermontov is looking to take a break and control but Christophersen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christophersen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Check out the look on Lermontov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lermontov landing strikes.
Christophersen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Christophersen tries to buck Lermontov off but Lermontov is having none of it.
Lermontov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lermontov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Christophersen is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christophersen pushes Lermontov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lermontov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lermontov scoring with punches from side control.
Lermontov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Christophersen is looking for a sweep.
Christophersen taking a bit of punishment here - Lermontov scoring with strikes.
Lermontov is looking to take a break and control but Christophersen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Christophersen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lermontov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Christophersen is trying to control Lermontov's posture but Lermontov avoids it.
Fiyero Lermontov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Christophersen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lermontov is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Christophersen drives through and clinches with Lermontov against the cage.
Christophersen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christophersen wants to clinch
and Lermontov counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov looking for a takedown.
Lermontov lands a takedown into guard.
Christophersen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Christophersen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lermontov is controlling him.
Lermontov connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christophersen looking for a sweep. Not yet Christophersen, not yet.
Lermontov stops Christophersen from standing up.
Christophersen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lermontov won't allow Christophersen to get back to his feet.
Lermontov advances to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lermontov connects with a nice short shot to Christophersen's temple.
Christophersen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Christophersen wants to sweep but no luck.
Christophersen wants to stand up but Lermontov is controlling him.
Christophersen lands some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lermontov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Christophersen wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Christophersen clinches but Lermontov breaks the clinch
and Lermontov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Christophersen's guard.
Lermontov prevents Christophersen from getting back to his feet.
Lermontov is working Christophersen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lermontov chips away with some ground and pound.
Lermontov passes into half guard.
Lermontov is controlling the pace.
Lermontov working Christophersen over with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ground and pound from Lermontov.
Lermontov drops an elbow to the side of Christophersen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lermontov unloading with bombs!
Christophersen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Christophersen is in a horrible position here. Lermontov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Christophersen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Christophersen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lermontov blocks Christophersen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lermontov prevents Christophersen from getting the reversal.
Lermontov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Christophersen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lermontov won't let Christophersen get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Christophersen is trying to escape the mount.
Lermontov lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lermontov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Christophersen's face.
Christophersen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lermontov raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fiyero Lermontov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lermontov fails with a takedown attempt.
Christophersen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lermontov to the mat! Lermontov manages to get full guard.
Christophersen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Christophersen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Christophersen works over Lermontov with some ground and pound from guard.
Lermontov striking off his back.
Christophersen won't allow Lermontov to sweep him here.
Christophersen is looking to stand up but Lermontov won't let him.
Lermontov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Christophersen is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Christophersen is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christophersen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lermontov.
The fighters are battling for position here. Christophersen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lermontov won't allow Christophersen to get back to his feet.
Christophersen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Christophersen stuffs the takedown attempt from Lermontov. Lermontov gets slowly back to his feet.
Christophersen scores with a takedown into Lermontov's guard.
Lermontov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Christophersen!
Lermontov lands a big shot there that rocks Christophersen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Christophersen working to try and regain half guard.
Christophersen is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov lands with some strikes.
Lermontov dominating with strikes here.
Lermontov prevents Christophersen from getting the reversal.
Christophersen is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by Lermontov.
Lermontov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Christophersen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lermontov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lermontov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christophersen is in a horrible position here. Lermontov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lermontov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Christophersen hang on?
Christophersen is rocked!
Lermontov working Christophersen over with strikes here.
Christophersen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Christophersen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lermontov is keeping the position for now.
Lermontov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov unloading with bombs!
Lermontov with shots to the head and body - Christophersen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lermontov with a couple of short strikes.
Christophersen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lermontov landing strikes from the mount.
Kenn Christophersen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christophersen is working to get back to half guard.
Christophersen is mounted but he's throwing punches.
Christophersen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lermontov looking to finish Christophersen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Christophersen!
Christophersen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lermontov landing strikes from the mount and Christophersen is in trouble!
Christophersen regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Christophersen looking for submissions off his back.
Christophersen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lermontov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Christophersen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lermontov won't allow Christophersen to get back to his feet.
Lermontov landing some decent shots from guard.
Christophersen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Christophersen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Christophersen shoots in for a double leg but Lermontov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christophersen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lermontov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Christophersen's guard now.
Christophersen has his foot on Lermontov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lermontov works his way back into a safe position though.
Lermontov with a nice head shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fiyero Lermontov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lermontov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fiyero Lermontov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kustaa Pohjanala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack BlackBelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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142 lbs
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144 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kustaa Pohjanala!
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, Jack BlackBelt!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pohjanala clinches.
Pohjanala lands a nice knee to the body.
Pohjanala is pressed up against the cage. BlackBelt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pohjanala down to the mat. Pohjanala avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
BlackBelt shoots in but no luck this time.
Pohjanala throws a quick head kick that skims the top of BlackBelt's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pohjanala looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pohjanala cracks the inside of BlackBelt's front leg.
Pohjanala has BlackBelt up against the cage in a clinch.
Pohjanala lands a knee to the head.
Pohjanala breaks the clinch.
BlackBelt swats away the attempt to clinch by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pohjanala tries to clinch but BlackBelt moves out of range.
Pohjanala throws a one two combo.
BlackBelt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala tries to clinch there but BlackBelt circles away.
Pohjanala tries to clinch there but BlackBelt circles away.
BlackBelt keeps the fight on the outside.
Pohjanala clinches.
Pohjanala content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pohjanala lands a nice knee to the body.
BlackBelt is working for takedown but Pohjanala is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kustaa Pohjanala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack BlackBelt.
BlackBelt can't get the takedown.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body.
BlackBelt can't get the takedown.
BlackBelt looks gassed!
BlackBelt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pohjanala just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Pohjanala.
BlackBelt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pohjanala is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pohjanala lands a knee to the body.
Pohjanala manages to break the clinch.
BlackBelt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
BlackBelt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pohjanala. Pohjanala obviously looking to wear him down.
BlackBelt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BlackBelt advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BlackBelt jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pohjanala is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pohjanala and BlackBelt has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
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!
BlackBelt tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no BlackBelt has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
BlackBelt should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
BlackBelt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pohjanala knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pohjanala manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BlackBelt gets back to full guard.
Pohjanala wants to control from the top but BlackBelt keeps moving.
Pohjanala stays in close to BlackBelt's body and controls the position.
Pohjanala trying to control the position from guard on top but BlackBelt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
BlackBelt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Pohjanala won't allow BlackBelt to sweep him here.
Pohjanala tries to free his leg and advance position but BlackBelt is retaining full guard.
BlackBelt wants to sweep but no luck.
Pohjanala wants to pass the guard but BlackBelt is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
BlackBelt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - BlackBelt lands in his opponent's guard.
BlackBelt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pohjanala holds on and takes a little breather.
BlackBelt trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pohjanala's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kustaa Pohjanala 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.
Pohjanala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pohjanala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pohjanala throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pohjanala takes the fight into the clinch.
Pohjanala unloads a knee to the mid-section. BlackBelt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
BlackBelt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pohjanala pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pohjanala escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
BlackBelt takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pohjanala is looking to clinch but BlackBelt is avoiding it.
BlackBelt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pohjanala is looking to clinch but BlackBelt is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pohjanala tries to close the distance and clinch but BlackBelt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala scores with a nice body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pohjanala manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pohjanala.
Pohjanala tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but BlackBelt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pohjanala tries to clinch there but BlackBelt circles away.
BlackBelt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
BlackBelt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pohjanala wants to clinch up but BlackBelt keeps it at a distance.
Kustaa Pohjanala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pohjanala is looking to slow BlackBelt down with leg kicks.
BlackBelt circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pohjanala's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pohjanala gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pohjanala prevents the takedown attempt.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pohjanala landing knees to the body.
Pohjanala is pressed up against the cage. BlackBelt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pohjanala down to the mat. Pohjanala avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kustaa Pohjanala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack BlackBelt.
Good leg kick by Pohjanala there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pohjanala moves into the clinch.
BlackBelt has Pohjanala pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pohjanala manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pohjanala with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pohjanala prevents a takedown attempt there.
BlackBelt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pohjanala is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pohjanala tries to break the clinch but BlackBelt is controlling the position.
BlackBelt is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pohjanala lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BlackBelt has Pohjanala pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. BlackBelt pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pohjanala tumbling to the mat - BlackBelt dives into Pohjanala's guard.
BlackBelt trying to control but Pohjanala is working from the bottom.
Pohjanala looking for a sweep. Not yet Pohjanala, not yet.
Pohjanala is working hard here to advance position.
BlackBelt stands and throws Pohjanala's legs to the side, diving into side control.
BlackBelt is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Pohjanala looks calm but he's in trouble here. BlackBelt gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Pohjanala is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! BlackBelt lets go of the hold and Pohjanala can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack BlackBelt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Mercier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo Kustavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercier comes to the cage accompanied by Boomer Sooner aka OU Fight Song. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Geronimo Kustavo enters the cage!
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KO power |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Mercier!
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, Geronimo Kustavo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kustavo scores with a nice head shot.
Kustavo lands with a right and another and another! Mercier is in big trouble! Kustavo lands again and this time it's lights out for Mercier! A quality knockout there for Kustavo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Geronimo Kustavo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Skipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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KO power |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Gallagher!
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, Mason Skipper!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skipper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Skipper is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gallagher defends it well.
Gallagher trying to control here.
Gallagher is trying to stand up here but Skipper is controlling him well.
Gallagher tries to get to full guard but Skipper has control of the leg.
Gallagher works his way to full guard. Good work.
Skipper 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.
Skipper looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Skipper slips under a jab from Gallagher.
Skipper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gallagher missing with a left hand there. Skipper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skipper darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Skipper is trying to work for a kimura but Gallagher is defending well.
Skipper is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gallagher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Skipper looks gassed!
Gallagher wants to control but Skipper is keeping busy.
Gallagher is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Skipper pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gallagher manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gallagher is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Skipper is controlling him.
Gallagher working for a triangle but Skipper defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skipper thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gallagher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Skipper pushes down on Gallagher's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Skipper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gallagher gets full guard.
Gallagher 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.
Skipper drops back looking for a leg! Gallagher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gallagher manages to kick Skipper off! Skipper jumps back into Gallagher's guard.
Skipper wants to pass the guard but Gallagher is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skipper 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.
Skipper tries to free his leg and advance position but Gallagher is retaining full guard.
Skipper passes Gallagher's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Skipper works his way into side control.
Gallagher tries to bench press Skipper off him but Skipper keeps the position.
Skipper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gallagher, who protects the arm well.
Gallagher is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Skipper asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Skipper is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gallagher knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skipper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gallagher is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gallagher sneaks back into half guard.
Gallagher wants to improve his position but Skipper is controlling well.
Skipper is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Gallagher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Skipper wants to free his trapped foot but Gallagher is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Skipper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gallagher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Skipper closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gallagher is trying to stand up here but Skipper is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallagher missing with punches from the bottom.
Skipper moves into full mount! Gallagher won't be happy about that!
Gallagher is desperately trying to improve his position but Skipper has a good base and remains in mount.
Gallagher throwing hammer fists to the chest of Skipper. What's that going to do exactly?
Gallagher is trying to escape the mount but Skipper keeps good control and instead manages to take Gallagher's back.
Gallagher is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Skipper doesn't have the hooks in and Gallagher manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Skipper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gallagher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Skipper is on top in guard.
Skipper is pushing down on Gallagher's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gallagher is fighting to maintain full guard but Skipper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Skipper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gallagher is just riding it out for now. Skipper eventually gives up the hold.
Mason Skipper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gallagher is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Skipper pulls his head out easily.
Gallagher throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gallagher is trying to stand back up but Skipper is controlling him
Skipper is trying for a kimura here. Gallagher looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Skipper wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mason Skipper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggie Sprawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sprawls comes to the cage accompanied by BIG - The wickedest freestyle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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235 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Biggie Sprawls!
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, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprawls throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sprawls could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sprawls shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice shot by Tyson.
Nice takedown defense from Tyson. No joy for Sprawls on that attempt.
Tyson thows a body shot but no joy.
Sprawls shoots in and bounces Tyson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tyson is pulling down on Sprawls's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Tyson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sprawls missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyson controlling Sprawls's posture.
Tyson keeping full guard, as Sprawls tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson has his hands on Sprawls's head, controlling the position.
Tyson 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.
Tyson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Tyson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sprawls throwing strikes from guard but Tyson blocks nicely.
Tyson wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyson pulls Sprawls in close to prevent any damage.
Sprawls tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyson is retaining full guard.
That's two 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.
Sprawls postures up.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mike Tyson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sprawls ducks under a wild hook from Tyson.
Tyson has his takedown stuffed
and Sprawls counters with a takedown into side control.
Sprawls is breathing heavily.
Sprawls tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sprawls has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tyson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Tyson gets back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tyson trying to control from the bottom.
Tyson wants to get back to his feet.
Tyson gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprawls is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyson has wrist control.
Sprawls preventing the sweep.
Tyson has control of Sprawls's left arm, preventing Sprawls from doing any damage.
Sprawls wants to stand but Tyson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tyson is looking to stand up but Sprawls isn't so interested in that idea.
Sprawls gets to his feet - Tyson follows without any prompting.
Sprawls misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson shoots in but Sprawls avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sprawls looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Tyson.
Sprawls shoots for a takedown but Tyson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biggie Sprawls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sprawls shoots in but Tyson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Tyson takes a swing at Sprawls's ribcage but misses.
Tyson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sprawls scores a takedown into full mount!
Sprawls looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sprawls punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tyson tries to hold on but Sprawls pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biggie Sprawls 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.
A head kick misses from Sprawls.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Sprawls counters with a head kick.
Tyson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyson lunges at Sprawls with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sprawls's hand.
Tyson swinging wilding here.
The crowd cheers as Tyson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sprawls doesn't seem phased though.
Sprawls tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sprawls throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Biggie Sprawls is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Tyson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson misses with a body kick.
Tyson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sprawls on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Sprawls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sprawls looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sprawls shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tyson as he jumps to the side.
Good shot there by Tyson.
Tyson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyson tries for a takedown but Sprawls sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tyson shoots in and drives through. Sprawls sprawls well.
Sprawls changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Sprawls manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tyson lands with a straight right. Sprawls didn't see that one coming.
Sprawls circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sprawls staying out of range there.
Sprawls will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biggie Sprawls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sprawls fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is looking to score with low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Sprawls.
Tyson throws a body punch but Sprawls moves out of range.
Tyson throws a leg kick
and Sprawls counters with a shoot takedown. Tyson fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sprawls pushing down on Tyson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sprawls has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tyson defend it? Sprawls steps over the head and cranks it - Tyson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sprawls!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Biggie Sprawls!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Fraser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Fraser has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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295 lbs
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295 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Patton!
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, Donald Fraser!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton clinches up against the cage.
Patton is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fraser can't fight it off and eventually Patton manages to take the fight to the floor. Fraser looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Patton wants to control from the top but Fraser keeps moving.
Patton is working Fraser over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fraser tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fraser wants to stand but Patton is controlling the position.
Fraser is controlling Patton's posture.
Fraser looking to control.
Patton trying to control but Fraser is working from the bottom.
Fraser looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Patton passes into half guard.
Patton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fraser knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Patton is looking to take a break and control but Fraser is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fraser is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fraser lands a jab-cross combination.
Patton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fraser shoots in and bounces Patton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Patton wants to stand up but Fraser is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton keeping moving, preventing Fraser from controlling successfully.
Patton had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fraser is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Patton Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fraser's back instead.
Patton is breathing heavily.
Patton is hanging on to Fraser's back as he tries to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fraser rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ground and pound from Patton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraser is pressing down on Patton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fraser is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Patton preventing the sweep.
Fraser looking for a guillotine here but Patton defends easily.
Patton trying to control but Fraser is working from the bottom.
Patton stands up from Fraser's guard - Patton perhaps looking for a knockout.
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.
Fraser feints and then cracks Patton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Patton down.
Fraser rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fraser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fraser swinging wilding here.
Patton tries to close the distance and clinch but Fraser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patton dodges the punch combination from Fraser.
Patton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fraser pinned against the cage. Fraser gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fraser tries to close the distance and clinch but Patton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fraser as he jumps to the side.
Fraser throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Fraser dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Patton forces Fraser back against the cage and clinches.
Patton tries to pull guard but Fraser holds him up against the cage and eventually Patton drops back down to his feet.
Fraser is trying to break the clinch but Patton has him pressed against the cage.
Patton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fraser pulls his leg out and moves away.
Patton misses with a body kick.
Patton fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Fraser. No joy for Patton on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Patton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fraser misses with a double jab
and Patton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fraser tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Patton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Patton trying to control the position from guard on top but Fraser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fraser keeping full guard, as Patton tries to pass.
Fraser has his feet on Patton's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patton moves out of range of the leg kick from Fraser.
Fraser scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Patton dodges the punch combination from Fraser.
Patton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Patton wants to control but Fraser is keeping him busy.
Fraser is trying to get back to full guard.
Fraser is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Patton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fraser makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fraser.
Fraser had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Patton is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fraser Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Patton's back instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton turns into Fraser and is now in his guard.
Fraser bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Patton's guard.
Fraser wanted to stand there but Patton had control of the position.
Fraser controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Fraser has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fraser wanted to stand there but Patton had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike Patton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fraser tries to free his leg and advance position but Patton is retaining full guard.
Fraser preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fraser defending well as Patton loads up on a big left hand.
Fraser works over Patton's head and body with a nice combination.
Fraser wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patton shoots in and bounces Fraser off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Patton is pushing down on Fraser's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fraser is fighting to maintain full guard but Patton has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraser looking for submissions off his back.
Fraser wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fraser is squirming around, avoiding Patton's attempts to control the action.
Fraser wants to hold on but Patton pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Patton.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fraser hang on?
Patton controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Patton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Fraser gets caught flat footed, as Patton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fraser looking to hit a scissor sweep but Patton is one step ahead there.
Fraser can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Patton controls the pace.
Patton gets to his feet. Fraser looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Patton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fraser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Patton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fraser as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fraser misses with a double jab
and Patton counters with a three punch combo that has Fraser backing up. Fraser nods at Patton to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraser avoids the body shot from Patton.
Patton lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Fraser can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Patton and Fraser drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Patton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Patton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kid's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go to sleep. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karate Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Valentine!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid swinging wilding here.
Some wild striking there from Kid.
Horrible takedown by Valentine or perhaps it was just good defense by Kid which made him look bad.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Kid does no damage.
Kid tries to clinch up.
Kid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valentine.
No joy there for Kid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Valentine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karate Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kid throws a series of punches but Valentine avoids them all with ease.
Kid throws a one two combo.
Kid throws a series of punches but Valentine avoids them all with ease.
Valentine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kid throws a right and a left that Valentine avoids nicely.
Kid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Kid throws a series of punches but Valentine avoids them all with ease.
Kid tries to clinch
and Valentine counters by clinching up.
Valentine manages to break the clinch.
Kid tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Valentine has managed to clinch.
Kid prevents Valentine from breaking the clinch.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Valentine misses with a takedown attempt - Kid sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kid throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Valentine counters with a big head kick but Kid shrugs it off.
Kid avoids the head kick by Valentine.
Valentine throws a head kick that misses.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Valentine tries to clinch up.
Kid clinches up against the cage.
Valentine has had enough of the clinch but Kid keeps him there for the moment.
Valentine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kid backwards.
Kid lands with a right to the head.
Valentine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kid just leaning against Valentine, taking a breather.
Valentine wants to break free but Kid has control.
A short left from Kid.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Kid.
Kid lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Valentine breaks the clinch.
Kid misses with a double jab
and Valentine counters with a nice body kick.
Valentine tries to keep at a distance but Kid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kid lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valentine is looking to break free of the clinch but Kid has double underhooks.
Valentine is looking to break free of the clinch but Kid has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Kid.
Kid prevents Valentine from breaking the clinch.
Valentine breaks from the clinch.
Kid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kid misses with a double jab
and Valentine counters with a nice body shot.
Kid is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kid throws a series of punches but Valentine moves out of range.
Kid has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Kid to work.
Kid gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kid working some strikes from top position.
Kid landing with the ground and pound.
Kid chips away with some ground and pound.
Valentine wants to stand up but Kid is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valentine controls Kid momentarily but Kid frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valentine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine wants to get back to his feet but Kid is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Valentine is rocked!
It looks like David Valentine has been cut.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Valentine is still on wobbly legs! Can Kid finish him?
Kid has Valentine up against the cage in a clinch.
Valentine seems to have recovered his senses.
A right handed body shot lands from Kid.
A short uppercut from Kid.
Valentine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Valentine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valentine jumps guard but Kid stands there with Valentine around his waist. Valentine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Karate Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Valentine.
Valentine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kid lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kid.
Kid lands a shot to the body.
Valentine tries to pull guard but Kid holds him up against the cage and eventually Valentine drops back down to his feet.
Kid lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kid works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karate Kid dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Valentine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Valentine thuds his shin into the meat of Kid's side.
Karate Kid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kid misses the body punch
and Valentine counters with a nice body kick.
Kid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kid tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance.
Kid swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valentine counters with a nice body kick.
Valentine dodges the punch combination from Kid.
Nice takedown defense from Kid. No joy for Valentine on that attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kid tries to clinch up.
Kid throws a combination that misses
and Valentine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kid throws a left and a right that both miss
and Valentine counters with a nice leg kick.
David Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kid misses with a combination
and Valentine counters with a head kick.
Valentine lands a brutal head kick. Kid looks out on his feet and Valentine throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). David Valentine!
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