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NEFC 16: Faber Vs. Brighamovic PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zlatko Vujovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes to the cage accompanied by The Words Best Friend . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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, Ryan Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zlatko Vujovic!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vujovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vujovic 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.
Rodriguez shoots for a takedown but Vujovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vujovic is looking to clinch.
Vujovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodriguez.
Vujovic fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vujovic is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Vujovic tries to clinch up
and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vujovic is trying to stand up here but Rodriguez is controlling him well.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Vujovic is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vujovic wants to get back to his feet.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vujovic wants to stand back up but Rodriguez manages to pass into side control.
Vujovic is looking to get back to his feet here but Rodriguez is keeping cool and he's managed to take Vujovic's back.
Rodriguez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Vujovic has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vujovic is trying to stand back up.
Rodriguez has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Vujovic is defending well but eventually Rodriguez manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Vujovic has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Rodriguez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tompa Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tompa Hero has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tompa Hero seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tompa Hero!
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, Marcus Priest!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hero shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hero was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hero is standing up, even though he is in mount.
A good leg kick by Priest.
Priest doesn't manage to clinch there - Hero circles away.
Priest fails with the takedown
and Hero counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Priest tries to clinch up but Hero circles away and keeps his distance.
Hero fails to land the takedown.
Priest looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Priest is looking to stall here but Hero recovers full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Priest tries to free his leg and advance position but Hero is retaining full guard.
Hero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hero is working hard here to advance position.
Hero controls Priest momentarily but Priest frees himself.
Hero striking off his back, scoring a few points.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hero is on top in 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.
Hero tries to free his leg and advance position but Priest is retaining full guard.
Priest is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hero stopping the sweep attempt from Priest.
Hero controls from within his opponent's guard.
Priest is trying to keep Hero in close.
Priest really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Priest looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero trying to control but Priest is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Priest trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hero drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hero wants to control from the top but Priest keeps moving.
Hero stands up and waves to Priest to follow him.
Hero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Priest counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Priest.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero missing with knees to the body.
Priest wants to break free but Hero has control.
Priest stalling.
Priest prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tompa Hero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Priest creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hero tries to pull guard but Priest won't allow it.
Priest blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Priest tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Priest breaks the clinch.
Hero circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hero counters with a nice double leg into side control. Priest won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tompa Hero dominated that round.
That's time! Hero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hero scores with a takedown into Priest's guard.
Priest keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
Hero loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Priest working a defensive guard here.
Hero sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Priest's guard.
Priest wants to control but Hero is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hero sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hero is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Priest has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero tries to pass the half guard into mount. Priest knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hero is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Priest still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Priest has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Hero is not content to let Priest control the position.
Hero is positioning himself to get back to half 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.
Priest sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hero is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hero is looking to regain half guard here but Priest keeps moving and retains side control.
Hero regains half guard there - taking advantage of Priest's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hero works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Priest manages to get himself to full guard.
Hero stands up from Priest's guard - Hero perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hero shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hero drops back looking for a leg! Priest is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Priest manages to kick Hero off! Hero jumps back into Priest's guard.
Hero trying to control but Priest is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Priest is looking to sweep but instead, Hero has passed into half guard.
Hero not doing much here.
Hero seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tompa Hero dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Hero.
Priest misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Priest scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hero circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hero counters with a nice double leg into side control. Priest won't be happy with that.
Priest is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Priest takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hero works to advance to full mount. Priest defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero has isolated one of Priest's arms. Priest looking to fight him off but Hero twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tompa Hero!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chandler Prescott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Estafire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Estafire is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Guerilla Radio/Rage Against the Machine. Rocky Estafire has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Chandler Prescott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Estafire!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prescott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prescott throws a head kick that misses.
Prescott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Prescott.
Estafire shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Estafire trying to control from half guard but Prescott is working away.
Estafire thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Estafire lands strikes from half guard.
Prescott is trying to maintain the position but Estafire is very close to passing his half guard.
Prescott tries to roll over but Estafire keeps him under control.
Estafire keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Prescott slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Estafire stopping the sweep attempt from Prescott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estafire trying to control the position from guard on top but Prescott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prescott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Prescott controlling the position.
Prescott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Estafire wants to stand but Prescott is controlling his posture from full guard.
Estafire trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Estafire lands a head kick. Prescott smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Prescott swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Estafire looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Prescott!
Estafire trying to control but Prescott is having none of it.
Estafire looking to finish Prescott with some ground and pound. This is bad for Prescott!
Prescott is trying desperately to improve position.
Estafire throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Estafire takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Estafire scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Prescott?
Estafire raining down shots from the mount!
Estafire looking to ground and pound but Prescott is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estafire avoids the attempt from Prescott to control.
Prescott trying desperately to get to his feet.
Prescott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Estafire can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Prescott is looking to escape.
Prescott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Prescott is breathing heavily.
Estafire controlling his opponent.
Prescott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Prescott is trying to stand up.
Estafire with good strikes from the mount here!
Prescott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Estafire is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Prescott can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Estafire with shots to the head and body - Prescott looks very uncomfortable down there.
Estafire sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Estafire fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Prescott wants to try and get back to his feet.
Prescott wants to control but Estafire is having none of it.
Estafire is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Prescott can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Estafire dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Prescott with a poor takedown
and Estafire counters with a head kick.
Prescott with a lazy takedown attempt
and Estafire counters with a head kick. That will keep Prescott thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Prescott wants to clinch but Estafire slips to the side
and Estafire counters with a big head kick but Prescott shrugs it off.
Prescott is rocked!
Prescott misses with a two punch combination.
Prescott tries for a takedown but Estafire circles away easily
and Estafire counters with a big head kick but Prescott shrugs it off.
Oh Prescott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chandler Prescott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Estafire works over Prescott's head and body with a nice combination.
Prescott misses with a takedown
and Estafire counters with a series of strikes. Prescott will be more careful next time no doubt.
Estafire closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Check out the look on Estafire's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Prescott is working to avoid the ground and pound but Estafire connects with a decent elbow.
Estafire is chipping away with strikes.
Estafire scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estafire lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Estafire cracks Prescott with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Estafire in side control lands a decent elbow.
Prescott taking a bit of punishment here - Estafire scoring with strikes.
Prescott takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Estafire in side control lands a decent elbow.
Estafire lands a few punches from side control.
Estafire scoring with punches and elbows.
Estafire grinds an elbow into Prescott's temple.
Estafire stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Estafire scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estafire is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Prescott can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Estafire dominating with strikes here.
Prescott seems to have got his legs back now.
Estafire looking to ground and pound but Prescott is blocking nicely.
Prescott is looking to get to half guard.
Prescott wants to get back to his feet.
Estafire landing punches.
Estafire takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Estafire lands a big elbow.
Prescott is trying to stand up.
Prescott keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prescott tries to hold on but Estafire postures up.
Prescott is trying to escape the mount.
Prescott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Estafire lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Estafire connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Estafire looking for a guillotine from mount but Prescott is having none of it.
Estafire moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Prescott has worked his arm free - good work by Prescott!
Prescott can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Prescott is trying to improve his position.
Estafire slows the pace down.
Prescott is trying to get back to half guard.
Estafire thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prescott tries to bench press Estafire off him but Estafire keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocky Estafire showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Prescott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Prescott throws a sloppy head kick
and Estafire counters with a three punch combo that has Prescott backing up. Prescott nods at Estafire to acknowledge the strikes.
Estafire throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prescott gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Estafire counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rocky Estafire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Estafire is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Estafire throwing shots but Prescott is blocking nicely.
Prescott wants to control but Estafire is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Estafire looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Estafire looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prescott with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Estafire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Estafire seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Prescott does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Estafire tries to pass to full mount but Prescott defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Estafire closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Estafire lands in his opponent's guard.
Prescott wants to stand and escape but Estafire is having none of it.
Prescott looking to control.
Prescott working for a triangle but Estafire defends it easily.
Estafire is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Estafire trying to control but Prescott is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Estafire preventing the sweep.
Estafire is looking to work some ground and pound but Prescott has wrist control.
Estafire showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Estafire lands a nice looking body kick.
Prescott misses with a takedown
and Estafire counters with a shoot takedown. Prescott fights it but they end up in guard.
Prescott is trying to control the position but Estafire postures up.
Estafire postures up and lands a big shot to Prescott's brow.
Prescott manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Estafire manages to get himself to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Estafire holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prescott wants to control from the top but Estafire keeps moving.
Estafire 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.
Estafire looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Prescott puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Prescott seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Prescott wants to stand up but Estafire has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Estafire slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Estafire controlling Prescott's posture.
Prescott wants to get up but he can't break Estafire's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Chandler Prescott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Prescott trying to control but Estafire is working from the bottom.
Prescott lands a couple of elbows.
Prescott trying to control but Estafire is working from the bottom.
Prescott is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Estafire is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Estafire is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Prescott is not content to let Estafire control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Estafire comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Estafire 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Estafire!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khru Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kang comes to the cage accompanied by Goldberg Entrance Theme by WCW. Watson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Hells Bells" by AC/DC. Ricky Watson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Khru Kang!
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, Ricky Watson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Watson. No joy for Kang on that attempt.
Watson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Kang on the inside.
Watson wants to break free but Kang has control.
Kang trying to land knees to the body.
Kang breaks from the clinch.
Kang rushes Watson and presses him up against the cage.
Kang lands a takedown into guard.
Kang decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Watson, up you get!
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
Kang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kang!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kang manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kang manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson has his foot on Kang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kang works his way back into a safe position though.
Kang cracks Watson with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kang postures up.
Kang slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson can't keep his opponent in guard - Kang advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kang lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Watson is staying active underneath Kang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kang working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kang trying to control the action but Watson is working from the bottom.
Kang working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kang working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Watson is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kang jumps into side control!
Watson taking a bit of punishment here - Kang scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang decides to stand up, so the ref orders Watson to his feet.
Kang has closed the distance and engaged Watson in a clinch.
Kang stalls.
Kang has Watson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stalling in the clinch from Kang.
Kang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khru Kang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ricky Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kang has Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang breaks from the clinch.
Kang gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kang breaks the clinch.
Kang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kang lands in his opponent's guard.
Kang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kang pushes down on Watson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kang lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khru Kang dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kang has Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kang'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.
A right hand to the body from Kang.
A short uppercut from Kang.
Kang taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kang can't get the takedown.
Kang jumps into guard, dragging Watson to the mat.
Watson wants to stand but Kang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Watson trying to control but Kang is working from the bottom.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Kang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kang lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Watson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kang working Watson over with strikes here.
Kang landing strikes from the mount.
Kang content just to control the position here.
Kang lands a heavy elbow.
Watson trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kang scoring with strikes but Watson is staying in there.
Kang punishing his opponent with strikes.
Watson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kang dominating with strikes here.
Watson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Watson taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kang breaks from Watson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kang working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Watson wants to hold on but Kang pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang trying to control but Watson is having none of it.
Kang is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Watson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Watson is looking to improve his position but Kang isn't that keen on the idea.
Kang 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.
Watson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kang is landing with some decent strikes but Watson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kang lands a nice shot to the head.
Kang working Watson over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Kang.
Kang scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Khru Kang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kang putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kang postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Watson looks a forlorn figure.
Kang lands a big shot there that rocks Watson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Watson is rocked!
Kang has control of Watson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Watson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kang punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khru Kang dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kang lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kang closes the distance and clinches.
Kang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watson's waist but Watson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kang off to one side.
Kang shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kang landing with the ground and pound.
Kang landing with the ground and pound.
Kang postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson can't keep his opponent in guard - Kang advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kang is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watson keeps working.
Kang scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Watson is staying active underneath Kang, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kang looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Watson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kang with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kang wants to control but Watson is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang works his way into side control.
Kang trying to control the position but Watson is working away.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
Kang trying to control the position but Watson is working away.
Watson has control of an arm but Kang manages to advance to Kang's back!
Kang gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Kang is working the ground and pound. Can Watson escape?
Kang connects with a big shot to the side of Watson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang controls the position.
Kang is not going to allow Watson to sit and survive in this position.
Kang gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Ricky Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kang looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Watson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kang.
Watson is trying to break free.
Kang is persistently looking for the submission but Watson is defending it well.
Kang throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Watson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control the action but Kang just sinks the hooks in.
Watson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kang kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kang lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kang is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Watson up.
Kang is punishing Watson with strikes - can he finish him?!
Kang connects with a big shot to the side of Watson's head.
Watson trying to control the hands but Kang breaks the grip.
Watson takes a big shot to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khru Kang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khru Kang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Reser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Feelgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feelgood has chosen Im the one they call Dr Feelgood as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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277 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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, Max Reser!
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, Johnny Feelgood!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reser fails with a takedown attempt.
Feelgood misses with a two punch combination.
Reser is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Feelgood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Feelgood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reser closes the distance and clinches up with Feelgood, looking for a takedown. Reser pushes Feelgood against the cage but Feelgood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Feelgood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reser looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Feelgood!
Reser wants to control the pace but Feelgood is squirming around nicely.
Reser punching from mount but Feelgood doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feelgood wants to try and get back to his feet.
Feelgood is squirming around, avoiding Reser's attempts to control the action.
Reser scoring with strikes but Feelgood is staying in there.
Reser misses with some ground and pound and Feelgood recovers position to half guard.
Feelgood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reser is looking to take a break and control but Feelgood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Feelgood tries to kick Reser off but Reser keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Feelgood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Reser.
Reser trying to mount his opponent but Feelgood defends it.
Reser not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reser stops Feelgood from getting back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reser tries a head kick but it misses.
Feelgood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Reser bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Feelgood regains half guard, as Reser was trying to land strikes.
Reser wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reser is looking to stall here but Feelgood recovers full guard.
Reser postures up in Feelgood's guard and throws a big left but Feelgood blocks it.
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.
Feelgood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reser won't allow Feelgood to get back to his feet.
Reser pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Feelgood is keeping the position for now.
Reser has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reser tries to clinch up but Feelgood circles away and keeps his distance.
Reser scores with a takedown into Feelgood's guard.
Reser looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Reser dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Feelgood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Feelgood avoids the head kick by Reser.
Feelgood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Feelgood swinging wilding here.
Feelgood misses with a combination
so Reser counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reser has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Feelgood is proving hard to escape from.
Reser working some strikes from top position.
Reser postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Feelgood wants to get back to his feet but Reser is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reser is looking to stand up but Feelgood won't let him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reser trying to control but Feelgood is working from the bottom.
Reser wants to stand but Feelgood is controlling his posture from full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Feelgood stuffs the takedown attempt from Reser. Reser gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Reser tries to clinch but Feelgood is having none of it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Reser here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Feelgood drops Reser with a right and a left! Feelgood comes rushing in but Reser regains his composure and manages to keep Feelgood in guard.
Feelgood gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnny Feelgood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooh a lovely combination from Feelgood sends Reser down but not out. Feelgood dives into side control looking to finish.
Reser is rocked!
Reser is looking for a sweep.
Feelgood has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Feelgood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reser counters with a left and a right that stings Feelgood.
Feelgood throws a series of punches but Reser moves out of range.
Feelgood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reser on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Feelgood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Feelgood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reser slips a straight right by Feelgood.
Reser darts in and clinches Feelgood up against the cage.
Reser scores a nice knee to the body.
Feelgood wants to break the clinch but can't.
Feelgood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Feelgood tries to break the clinch but Reser is controlling the position.
Reser has clasped his hands together around Feelgood's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Reser working the ground and pound but Feelgood is defending the strikes.
Reser stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feelgood swinging wilding here.
Reser is looking to clinch.
Reser misses with a takedown attempt - Feelgood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheers as Feelgood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reser doesn't seem phased though.
Feelgood misses with a double jab.
Feelgood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Feelgood misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Feelgood tries to bum rush Reser with a series of wild strikes but Reser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reser lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Feelgood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Feelgood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Feelgood misses with a few strikes there.
Reser misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Feelgood lands with a hook. Reser tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Feelgood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Feelgood counters with a stiff right hand.
Feelgood throws a combination that misses
and Reser counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Feelgood is refusing to be controlled, as Reser sits in half guard.
Reser wants to pass the guard but Feelgood is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reser tries to stand and escape but Feelgood actually recovers to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feelgood scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Feelgood falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reser counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Reser throws a strike but Feelgood avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Reser looking to pass the guard.
Feelgood keeping moving, preventing Reser from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reser in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reser throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reser trying to control the position from guard on top but Feelgood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reser wanted to stand there but Feelgood had control of the position.
Reser postures up in Feelgood's guard and throws a big left but Feelgood blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Feelgood scores with a sloppy right hand. Reser should have avoided that one.
Feelgood scores with a one two! Reser had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reser throws a combination that misses
and Feelgood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Feelgood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reser tries to clinch there but Feelgood circles away.
A combination from Feelgood does no damage.
Reser is looking to chop away at Feelgood's legs.
Feelgood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reser moves into the clinch.
Reser lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Feelgood backwards.
Feelgood has had enough of the clinch but Reser keeps him there for the moment.
Reser pulls guard successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reser is trying to hold Feelgood in close to prevent damage but Feelgood has managed to pass into half guard.
Max Reser overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reser pushes Feelgood off but Feelgood dives into side control.
Reser tries to buck Feelgood off but Feelgood is having none of it.
Reser on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reser tries to get out of the position.
Reser tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Reser wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Feelgood controlling from the back.
Reser wants to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Reser showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reser has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Reser!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donald Cerone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Durden acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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175 lbs
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22
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
Determined |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donald Cerone!
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, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden drops Cerone with a left right combo! Durden follows him down to the ground into side control.
Cerone is rocked!
It looks like Donald Cerone has been cut.
Durden in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Cerone looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Durden turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Durden!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Habib al Habibin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Lebowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Habibin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't Be Touched. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Habib al Habibin!
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, Walter Lebowski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
al Habibin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
al Habibin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lebowski moves out of range of the body kick.
al Habibin throws a series of punches but Lebowski avoids them all with ease.
Lebowski blocks a head kick by al Habibin.
al Habibin misses with the combination.
Lebowski tries to clinch up.
Lebowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lebowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lebowski fails to pull guard.
Lebowski trying to land knees to the body.
Lebowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
al Habibin looking to slow down the pace here.
al Habibin can't get the takedown.
al Habibin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lebowski is keeping busy.
Lebowski can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, al Habibin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lebowski's brow.
Lebowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lebowski is looking to clinch.
Lebowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lebowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
al Habibin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lebowski.
al Habibin circles away from the clinch attempt.
al Habibin swats away the attempt to clinch by Lebowski.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lebowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
al Habibin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lebowski.
al Habibin misses with a combination
and Lebowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski tries to free his leg and advance position but al Habibin is retaining full guard.
Lebowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lebowski trying to control but al Habibin is working from the bottom.
Lebowski throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lebowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lebowski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lebowski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
al Habibin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lebowski wants to control from the top but al Habibin keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lebowski misses with a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from al Habibin. No joy for Lebowski on that attempt.
Habib al Habibin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Lebowski.
al Habibin fails with the takedown
and Lebowski counters by moving into the clinch.
Lebowski works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
al Habibin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lebowski!
al Habibin wants to control the pace but Lebowski is squirming around nicely.
al Habibin goes for an armbar but Lebowski turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lebowski.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
al Habibin is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski won't allow al Habibin to sweep him here.
Lebowski is stalling in the full guard.
Lebowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
al Habibin keeping full guard, as Lebowski tries to pass.
Lebowski content to stall in guard here.
Lebowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Lebowski dominated that round.
That's time! al Habibin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
al Habibin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lebowski counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Lebowski postures up.
Lebowski trying to control the position from guard on top but al Habibin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lebowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
al Habibin keeping moving, preventing Lebowski from controlling successfully.
Lebowski controlling from the top position.
al Habibin has his foot on Lebowski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lebowski works his way back into a safe position though.
Lebowski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Habibin keeping moving, preventing Lebowski from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lebowski shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and al Habibin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by al Habibin.
Lebowski fails to pull guard.
Lebowski pressing his opponent against the cage.
al Habibin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lebowski manages to break the clinch.
Lebowski tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting al Habibin counter with a right hand.
Lebowski shoots in looking for a takedown. al Habibin tries to sprawl out of it but Lebowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. al Habibin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Habib al Habibin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Walter Lebowski.
al Habibin is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
al Habibin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lebowski.
al Habibin scores with a nice body kick.
al Habibin circles away from the clinch attempt
and al Habibin counters with a stiff right hand.
Lebowski closes the distance and clinches.
al Habibin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lebowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but al Habibin has him pressed against the cage.
Lebowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lebowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lebowski tries to break the clinch but al Habibin is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Habibin misses with a knee strike.
Lebowski scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lebowski throws an elbow that misses.
al Habibin misses with a knee to the head.
al Habibin wants to stall.
Lebowski is trying to work for a single leg takedown but al Habibin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
al Habibin stalling in the clinch but Lebowski improves position.
al Habibin keeps control of Lebowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
al Habibin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lebowski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lebowski manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by al Habibin. That's going to slow Lebowski down.
Habib al Habibin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lebowski wants to clinch up but al Habibin keeps it at a distance.
al Habibin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
al Habibin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lebowski.
A head kick misses from al Habibin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
al Habibin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
al Habibin throws a lazy body kick
and Lebowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
al Habibin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lebowski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lebowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lebowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and al Habibin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
al Habibin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Lebowski.
It looks like Habib al Habibin has been cut.
al Habibin looking to stall.
Lebowski blocks the elbow strike.
Lebowski lands a nice knee to the body.
al Habibin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lebowski's face.
al Habibin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lebowski blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walter Lebowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Habib al Habibin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lebowski closes the distance looking to clinch
and al Habibin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lebowski's guard.
Lebowski working for a triangle but al Habibin defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lebowski is on top in guard.
Lebowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
al Habibin is looking for a triangle but Lebowski pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lebowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as al Habibin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lebowski tries to free his leg and advance position but al Habibin is retaining full guard.
Lebowski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lebowski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but al Habibin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
al Habibin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lebowski is taking a breather. al Habibin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
al Habibin scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Lebowski manages to mount him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lebowski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can al Habibin hang on?
al Habibin has given up his back. Will we see Lebowski going for some submissions?
I really don't envy al Habibin right now.
Lebowski is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. al Habibin has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Lebowski has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! al Habibin taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Lebowski doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Walter Lebowski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between MAX SWAGGER (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Nova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). SWAGGER comes to the cage accompanied by Crawl/ Kings of Leon. Nova has chosen Billy Talent "River Below as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MAX SWAGGER!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Nova!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SWAGGER looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nova!
Nova wants to control but SWAGGER is having none of it.
Nova is trying desperately to improve position.
Nova is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
SWAGGER looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Nova is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nova gets back to half guard.
SWAGGER working the head and body with strikes.
SWAGGER prevents Nova from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SWAGGER has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Nova works to full guard.
SWAGGER 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.
Nova trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
SWAGGER stopping the sweep attempt from Nova.
Nova lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for SWAGGER!
Nova sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
SWAGGER is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Nova can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as SWAGGER is looking to escape.
Nova lands a nice shot to the head.
SWAGGER is working to get back to half guard.
SWAGGER tries to hold on but Nova pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Nova there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nova throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nova looking to control and managing it successfully.
SWAGGER really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nova working for a guillotine from mount but SWAGGER is in no mood to give up.
Nova looks gassed!
SWAGGER sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
SWAGGER trying to control here.
SWAGGER gets back to full guard.
Nova preventing the sweep.
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.
SWAGGER manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nova manages to get himself to full guard.
Nova is trying to hold SWAGGER in close to prevent damage but SWAGGER has managed to pass into half guard.
SWAGGER decides to stand and escape the position.
Nova fails with the takedown
and SWAGGER counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nova won't be happy with that.
SWAGGER tries for a kimura but Nova is defending well.
SWAGGER is working Nova over with some ground and pound from side control.
SWAGGER lands a nice forearm strike.
Nova is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on SWAGGER's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MAX SWAGGER dominated that round.
That's time! SWAGGER's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
SWAGGER lands a nice shot to the body.
Nova throws a nice outside leg kick.
SWAGGER throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nova.
Nova throws a right and a left that both miss.
SWAGGER shoots in but Nova avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nova scores a takedown into full mount!
SWAGGER working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nova trying to control but SWAGGER is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SWAGGER can't escape the position.
Nova breaks from SWAGGER's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nova throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for SWAGGER because Nova loaded up on that one.
SWAGGER is looking to improve his position but Nova isn't that keen on the idea.
SWAGGER wants to hold on but Nova pushes him away.
Nova controlling his opponent.
Nova sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nova working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. SWAGGER turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Nova off and cradles SWAGGER's limp body as Nova celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Nick Nova!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Brighamovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Faber might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to m.o.v.e - around the world. Jackson Faber could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Curtis Brighamovic's chin.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Faber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curtis Brighamovic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brighamovic drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brighamovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brighamovic won't allow Faber to get back to his feet.
Faber has his hands on Brighamovic's head, controlling the position.
Brighamovic trying to control but Faber is working from the bottom.
Brighamovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brighamovic wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Faber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber swats away the attempt to clinch by Brighamovic.
Horrible takedown by Brighamovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Faber which made him look bad.
Brighamovic has closed the distance and engaged Faber in a clinch.
Faber taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Faber tries to stall but Brighamovic uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brighamovic is trying to stall.
Faber lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faber using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Faber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faber gets caught flat footed, as Brighamovic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brighamovic wants to pass the guard but Faber is keeping the position.
Faber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brighamovic's guard.
Brighamovic being controlled here, momentarily.
Brighamovic is working an open guard so Faber takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber cracks Brighamovic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brighamovic tries to clinch up.
Brighamovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faber throws out the jab.
Brighamovic moves into the clinch.
Faber is leaning against Brighamovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Faber landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Faber misses the target.
Brighamovic ducks under a wild hook from Faber.
Brighamovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Faber sprawls well. He's pushed Brighamovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brighamovic looks gassed!
Brighamovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Faber.
Faber throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Brighamovic crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jackson Faber!
Jackson Faber retains his lightweight title!
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