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KONFLIKT 16 - A Time To Kill PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen comes to the cage accompanied by Dying by Obituary. Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rollin. Sean Thompson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Allen!
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, Sean Thompson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown. Allen tries to sprawl out of it but Thompson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Allen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thompson throws a head kick that Allen semi-blocks.
Thompson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Allen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Allen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thompson moves into the clinch.
Allen lands an elbow just above Thompson 's eye.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Allen won't allow it.
Allen lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Sean Thompson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson pulls Allen into guard.
Allen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thompson on the ground.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Allen tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Allen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thompson had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Allen is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Thompson Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Allen's back instead.
Allen tries to break free.
Thompson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Allen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Thompson wants to control but Allen is keeping busy.
Allen tries to escape but Thompson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Allen is working hard here to advance position.
Thompson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Allen has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson looks gassed!
Allen is really stuck here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson working for a choke but Allen is defending well.
Allen is trying to break free.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thompson 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, Allen has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Thompson tightening his grip on Allen, looking for the choke.
Thompson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Allen is defending well though. Thompson let's go of the attempt for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson 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, Allen has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Thompson doesn't have the hooks in and Allen manages to turn into his guard.
Allen lands a couple of elbows.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Allen is in close to Thompson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Allen won't allow Thompson to sweep him here.
Allen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Allen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Allen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thompson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Allen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thompson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Allen wants to get back to full guard.
Thompson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thompson wants to control but Allen is keeping him busy.
Allen punching from the bottom.
Thompson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Allen is just riding it out for now. Thompson eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Thompson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Thompson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thompson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Allen shows good takedown defense.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen throws a sloppy head kick
so Thompson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Allen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thompson's guard.
Thompson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Allen works over Thompson with some ground and pound from guard.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Allen tries to pass.
Allen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thompson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Allen!
Allen working to try and regain half guard.
Allen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Allen tries to get out of the position.
Thompson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Allen is looking to escape.
Thompson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Allen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Allen stops Thompson from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Allen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Thompson.
Allen is squirming around, avoiding Thompson's attempts to control the action.
Allen gets back to half guard.
Thompson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Allen scores with a few weak punches.
Allen misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Thompson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Allen is just riding it out for now. Thompson eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Thompson passes to full mount!
Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Allen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Thompson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Allen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thompson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Allen is surviving well by controlling Thompson's body position as best he can.
Thompson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Allen manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Allen tries to improve position but can't.
Thompson advances nicely into full mount.
Allen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Thompson prevents Allen from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sean Thompson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thompson is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Allen.
Allen misses with a looping right.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Allen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Allen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Thompson.
A big left from Allen misses.
Allen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thompson's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
Allen passes Thompson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Thompson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Allen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Allen's back!
Thompson is hanging on to Allen's back as he tries to escape.
Allen staying busy and making it hard for Thompson to control.
Allen showing good submission defense here.
Allen defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Allen tries to roll but Thompson sticks to his back.
Thompson has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen rolls, trying to escape but Thompson keeps control of the position.
Thompson tries to keep control of the position but Allen is staying busy.
Allen is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Thompson wants to control but Allen is keeping busy.
Allen is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Thompson is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Allen's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Thompson is working for a rear naked choke. Allen is not defending it well and Thompson has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Allen refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Allen's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sean Thompson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Valquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Essien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Valquez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Essien's chin.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Valquez!
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, Michael Essien!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Valquez or perhaps it was just good defense by Essien which made him look bad.
Valquez misses with a looping right.
Essien has managed to clinch.
Valquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Essien prevents Valquez from breaking the clinch.
Essien gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Valquez gets full guard.
Valquez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Valquez has his feet on Essien's thighs here. He's pushed Essien off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Essien screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ed Valquez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Jinks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quick might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rock You Like A Hurricane. Jinks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. suicide machines kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! CJ Jinks told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Quick!
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, CJ Jinks !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jinks shoots in for a double leg but Quick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quick throws a right hand that Jinks ducks under and follows up with a left that Jinks also avoids with ease.
Quick explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Quick throws a series of punches but Jinks avoids them all with ease.
Quick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quick's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Quick duly obliges.
Quick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jinks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Quick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jinks jumps guard but Quick stands there with Jinks around his waist. Jinks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ray Quick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CJ Jinks .
Quick is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Jinks can't fight it off and eventually Quick manages to take the fight to the floor. Jinks looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Quick stands and steps away. Jinks gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jinks fails with the takedown.
Jinks closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quick manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Quick moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Quick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jinks lands a high kick to the side of Quick's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Jinks dives into guard, looking to finish.
Quick is rocked!
It looks like Ray Quick has been cut.
Jinks seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Oh Quick is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jinks lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jinks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quick swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jinks won't allow Quick to sweep him here.
Quick seems to have got his legs back now.
Jinks drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jinks jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Quick manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jinks is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Jinks tries to hold on but Quick postures up.
Quick gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Jinks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quick lands a jab to Jinks 's midsection.
Quick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Quick looks to land a right hand but Jinks moved out of range.
Quick avoids the head kick by Jinks .
A left and a right from Quick both land. Nice combination.
Quick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jinks throws a head kick but Quick moves out of range.
Quick pushes Jinks up against the cage in a clinch.
Quick wants to break free but Jinks has control.
Jinks changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Quick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Quick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Quick does no damage.
Jinks shoots in for a double leg but Quick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quick with a jab.
Jinks tries to clinch up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Quick does no damage.
Quick stuffs the takedown attempt from Jinks . Jinks gets slowly back to his feet.
Jinks checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A combination from Quick does no damage.
Quick misses with a wild combination.
Jinks lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jinks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jinks fails with a takedown attempt.
Quick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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.
Quick looks to land a body kick but Jinks moved away.
Jinks throws a head kick that misses.
Quick looks to land a combination but Jinks avoids it well.
Quick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quick has Jinks up against the cage in a clinch.
Jinks tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Quick just stands there and leans against the cage.
Quick is trying to stall.
Jinks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Quick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jinks keeps control of Quick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jinks is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Quick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jinks lands an elbow inside.
Quick keeps control of Jinks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jinks gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quick is trying to stand up here but Jinks is controlling him well.
Quick tries to get to full guard but Jinks has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Quick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Quick's cut.
That's time! Quick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jinks throws a head kick that misses.
Ray Quick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jinks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jinks .
Quick pushes Jinks away with a front kick.
Jinks looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Quick!
Jinks quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Jinks but it's paid off an Quick is forced to tap! Nice work by Jinks .
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). CJ Jinks !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jake Whoopin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Tagra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Tagra will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Whoopin!
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, Samuel Tagra!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tagra shoots for a double leg takedown but Whoopin sprawls well. He's pushed Tagra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Whoopin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Whoopin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tagra has escaped the position, nice work there.
Whoopin moves into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whoopin goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Tagra turns into him and now he's in Whoopin's guard.
Whoopin is breathing heavily.
Whoopin wants to sweep but no luck.
Tagra wants to control from the top but Whoopin keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tagra won't allow Whoopin to sweep him here.
Tagra is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Whoopin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Tagra is looking to defend but Whoopin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Tagra! Whoopin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Tagra taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jake Whoopin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Lulz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Smif (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Smif has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Lulz!
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, Bill Smif!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lulz throws a leg kick but Smif checks it.
Nice combo by Smif! Oh, that's hurt him - Lulz falls to the canvas and Smif follows him into side control.
Lulz is rocked!
It looks like Sean Lulz has been cut.
Smif decides to stand back up.
Smif drops Lulz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lulz looks back up at him and smiles so Smif waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Lulz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Smif measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Lulz! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Bill Smif!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Tapinator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Get It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Tapinator!
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, Lucio Santos!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos wants to clinch up but Tapinator keeps it at a distance.
Santos rushes Tapinator and presses him up against the cage.
Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tapinator backwards.
Santos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Santos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tapinator is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Santos pulls his head out easily.
Tapinator is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tapinator looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Santos pushes past his half guard into mount!
Tapinator could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tapinator is looking to get to half guard.
Tapinator sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Tapinator tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Tapinator might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tapinator looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Santos slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapinator wants to get back to full guard.
Santos tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tapinator.
Tapinator looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tapinator is looking to improve his position.
Tapinator looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Tapinator with that takedown attempt.
Tapinator fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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.
Tapinator shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Tapinator. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tapinator darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos is trying to stand.
Santos pushes Tapinator off and gets back to his feet.
Tapinator will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Tapinator or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos which made him look bad.
A cross from Santos lands.
Tapinator is breathing heavily.
Tapinator looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tapinator is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapinator is looking to advance position but Santos won't allow it.
Tapinator moves nicely into side control.
Tapinator has knee on belly momentarily but Santos bucks him off and regains half guard.
Tapinator trying to mount his opponent but Santos defends it.
Tapinator is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Santos is looking to escape.
Tapinator wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.
Tapinator is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Santos is just riding it out for now. Tapinator eventually gives up the hold.
Tapinator is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tapinator shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tapinator scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Santos 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.
Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tapinator drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Santos pushes Tapinator away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tapinator gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tapinator is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Santos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santos is trying to improve his position.
Santos is trying to buck Tapinator off.
Tapinator goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Santos has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tapinator but great work by Santos.
Tapinator sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Santos not doing much here.
Santos is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tapinator is looking for a sweep. Santos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tapinator regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tapinator is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tapinator had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Santos is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tapinator Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Santos's back instead.
Tapinator is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Santos has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Santos trying to control the hands but Tapinator won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapinator is looking for the choke from the back position but Santos is controlling his hands well.
Santos is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Santos defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos is trying to get back to his feet but Tapinator has full control of the position and if anything, Santos has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Tapinator.
Tapinator 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, Santos has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Tapinator looking for the choke from the back.
Santos just trying to survive but Tapinator is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Santos is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Tapinator off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Tapinator is looking for the choke from the back position but Santos is controlling his hands well.
Tapinator working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tapinator. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tapinator is not going to allow Santos to sit and survive in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapinator working for a choke but Santos is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tapinator is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Santos has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Tapinator looking to break Santos's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Santos remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Tapinator will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Justin Tapinator overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tapinator is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Santos defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Tapinator dominated that second round.
That's time! Tapinator's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Tapinator closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Santos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tapinator.
Tapinator shoots in but no luck this time.
Santos lands the left hand.
Tapinator has a takedown stuffed.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tapinator is rocked!
Santos lands with a big right hook that stumbles Tapinator - he's out on his feet here! Santos follows up with another monster hook that separates Tapinator from consciousness! Tapinator falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Santos stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lucio Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nichols has chosen I'm So Hood as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kimbo Rice has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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225 lbs
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245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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, Kimbo Rice!
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, Elijah Nichols!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols blocks the body kick.
Nichols looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rice tries to clinch but Nichols moves out of range.
Rice throws a leg kick that misses.
Nichols throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rice sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rice fails to land the takedown.
A slow jab from Rice misses its intended target.
Rice closes the distance and clinches up with Nichols, looking for a takedown. Rice pushes Nichols against the cage but Nichols circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nichols drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Elijah Nichols has been cut.
Rice closes the distance and clinches up with Nichols, looking for a takedown. Rice pushes Nichols against the cage but Nichols circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Rice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nichols uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rice.
Rice tries to clinch but Nichols is having none of it.
Nichols shoots for a takedown but Rice saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rice tries to clinch but Nichols is having none of it.
A combination from Rice does no damage.
Rice shoots in but no luck this time.
Rice throws a jab when Nichols was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nichols counters with a big head kick but Rice shrugs it off.
Nichols bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nichols slips a jab from Rice.
Rice closes the distance but Nichols moves to the side
and Nichols counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nichols holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nichols breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rice throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nichols counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nichols.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rice bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nichols's guard.
Rice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rice's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nichols has a closed guard, preventing Rice from standing up.
Nichols wants to stand but Rice is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nichols 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.
Nichols pulls Rice in to control the position.
Rice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nichols wants to stand up but Rice is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nichols circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nichols counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rice is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Rice misses its intended target.
Rice clinches but Nichols breaks the clinch
and Nichols moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nichols gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rice.
Nichols lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Nichols.
Nichols prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nichols pulls guard effortlessly.
Rice trying to control the position from guard on top but Nichols is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nichols can't keep his opponent in guard - Rice advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rice is tying to control. Nichols wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nichols is looking for a sweep. Rice is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rice not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Nichols looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nichols wants to get back to full guard.
Rice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nichols keeps working.
Nichols really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rice. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rice wants to clinch
and Nichols connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rice clinches but Nichols breaks the clinch
and Nichols counters by clinching up.
Rice is looking to break free of the clinch but Nichols has double underhooks.
Nichols goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rice prevents it.
Rice managing to block the knees to the body from Nichols.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Nichols dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elijah Nichols's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rice shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nichols counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rice's guard now.
Nichols in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rice thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nichols tries to free his leg and advance position but Rice is retaining full guard.
Rice manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rice lands a big shot there that rocks Nichols but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rice looking to control but Nichols is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nichols is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nichols is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice prevents Nichols from getting the reversal.
Rice connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nichols is looking to get to half guard.
Nichols squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Nichols tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nichols in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rice has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nichols's face.
Nichols is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rice lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Nichols working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Rice landing shots from mount.
Nichols throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Nichols sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Nichols is trying to stand.
Rice scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nichols wants to control but Rice passes into side.
Rice lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rice working the ground and pound.
Nichols is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rice is controlling him well.
Rice scores with punches from side control.
Rice is looking to take a break and control but Nichols is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rice tries to clinch but Nichols moves away
and Nichols counters with a series of strikes. Rice will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kimbo Rice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nichols gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nichols breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nichols avoids the body shot from Rice.
Rice tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Nichols counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nichols is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rice is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nichols throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rice thows a huge punch but Nichols dodges it nicely.
Nichols on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rice throwing shots but Nichols is blocking nicely.
Nichols regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rice has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichols looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rice passes into side control.
Nichols manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nichols wants to sweep but Rice has passed to side control!
Check out the look on Rice's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nichols is looking to regain half guard here but Rice keeps moving and retains side control.
Rice cracks Nichols with a big right hand but Nichols just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Rice swings around for an armbar but Nichols sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rice's guard.
Nichols tries to free his leg and advance position but Rice is retaining full guard.
Nichols trying to control but Rice is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Nichols showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elijah Nichols's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rice tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nichols counters with a low kick, right behind Rice 's knee.
A slow jab from Rice misses its intended target.
Nichols connects with a high kick.
Rice fails with the takedown
and Nichols counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rice won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Rice's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nichols tries to stand but Rice is controlling his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nichols sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rice is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rice pushes Nichols away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nichols gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nichols misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice regains half guard.
Rice won't allow Nichols to pass to mount.
Nichols stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Nichols uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rice.
Rice misses with a takedown attempt
and Nichols counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rice is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nichols feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nichols gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rice tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nichols counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nichols moves nicely into side control.
Nichols is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rice has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rice is trying to get back to half guard.
Nichols working the head with strikes.
Nichols postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nichols lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nichols wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rice, who protects the arm well.
Nichols cracks Rice with a big right hand but Rice just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rice punishes Nichols's body with a nice straight punch.
Rice misses with a takedown
and Nichols counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimbo Rice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nichols landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nichols prevents Rice from breaking the clinch.
Nichols blocks an uppercut.
Nichols breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nichols circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nichols counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rice won't be happy with that.
Kimbo Rice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rice is trying to escape the position but Nichols is controlling the position.
Nichols throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rice is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nichols cracks Rice with a big elbow.
Nichols lands a nice forearm strike.
Nichols decides to stand back up. Nichols steps back and let's Rice get back to his feet.
Rice throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nichols counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rice tries to clinch
and Nichols counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Nichols.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rice misses with a straight left.
Rice lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rice.
Rice takes a swing at Nichols's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Nichols comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nichols winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Nichols!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zack Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yakai Ossini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Miller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yakai Ossini!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ossini slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zack Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller scores with a jab. Ossini acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big left from Miller misses.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller misses with a straight right.
Ossini misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ossini gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ossini working the head and body with strikes.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Ossini throws a strike aimed at the side of Miller's head but Miller avoids it well.
Ossini is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ossini creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Miller in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ossini dominating with strikes here.
Ossini punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Miller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Miller is bucking up trying to escape but Ossini cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
You get the feeling that Miller really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ossini landing strikes from the mount and Miller is in trouble!
Ossini looking to control but Miller is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ossini is landing with some decent strikes but Miller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ossini is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Miller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ossini goes for an armbar but Miller turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Miller.
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!
Miller preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ossini is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ossini bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.
Ossini loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ossini trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Ossini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miller is looking to stand up but Ossini isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ossini's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ossini has gone for a leg lock! Miller slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ossini's guard.
Ossini has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Miller has passed into side control.
Ossini tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ossini regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Ossini to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yakai Ossini dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miller misses with an uppercut. Ossini saw that one coming.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ossini sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Ossini moved out of range nicely.
Miller is looking to clinch but Ossini is avoiding it.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Miller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Miller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Miller takes a swing at Ossini's ribcage but misses.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ossini shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
Ossini moves out of range of the strikes.
Ossini misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ossini moves away from the strike by Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ossini on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Ossini moved out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Miller. No joy for Ossini on that attempt.
Zack Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yakai Ossini.
Ossini slips under a jab from Miller.
Ossini drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Miller defending against the ground and pound.
Ossini in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ossini prevents Miller from escaping the position.
Ossini wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Miller, who protects the arm well.
Miller is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ossini scores with punches from side control.
Ossini scoring with punches from side control.
Miller is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ossini is controlling him well.
Ossini connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Miller some visible discomfort.
Miller is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ossini cracks Miller with a big elbow.
Miller manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ossini's best efforts.
Yakai Ossini has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller looks like he's trying to stand up.
Miller is not content to let Ossini control the position.
Ossini with the ground and pound but Miller uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ossini throws a big right hand that misses.
Ossini content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ossini wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Ossini throws and elbow that misses. Miller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ossini's guard. Nice move by Miller!
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Ossini.
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.
Miller postures up.
Ossini looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Miller puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Miller wants to stand up but Ossini has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ossini moves into full guard.
Ossini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zack Miller dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miller misses with a hook.
Miller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Miller misses.
Miller takes a swing at Ossini's ribcage but misses.
Ossini ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ossini avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller stuffs the takedown attempt from Ossini. Ossini gets slowly back to his feet.
Ossini closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ossini is looking to take a break and control but Miller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ossini working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ossini tries to score with some ground and pound. Miller controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Miller is not content to let Ossini control the position.
Ossini prevents Miller from escaping the position.
Ossini lands some shots froms side control.
Ossini works to advance to full mount. Miller defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
BOOM! Ossini connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Miller really wants to buck Ossini off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ossini lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ossini trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ossini scoring with strikes but Miller is staying in there.
Miller tries to buck Ossini off but he can't manage it.
Ossini lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Miller hang on?
Ossini is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ossini looking to finish Miller with some ground and pound. This is bad for Miller!
Ossini lands with some strikes.
Ossini scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miller?
Ossini lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Miller hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ossini working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Miller in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Miller is rocked!
Ossini working the ground and pound effectively.
Ossini punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ossini connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ossini can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Miller is looking to escape.
Ossini lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ossini tries to control but Miller wriggling away.
You get the feeling that Miller really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Miller is in a horrible position here. Ossini smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Miller in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ossini pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Miller is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ossini looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yakai Ossini really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miller swings for the body but Ossini moves out of range.
Miller throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ossini.
Ossini scores with a takedown into Miller's guard.
Miller wants to stand but Ossini is controlling the position.
Ossini wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Ossini won't allow Miller to get back to his feet.
Ossini is looking to work some ground and pound but Miller has wrist control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ossini lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ossini pushing down on Miller's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ossini trying to control the action but Miller is working from the bottom.
Ossini thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Miller's head.
Miller is trying to stand back up but Ossini is controlling him
Still in half guard, Ossini seems content to control.
Miller is in trouble now - Ossini has advanced to mount!
Ossini lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ossini lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ossini controlling the position easily from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ossini landing strikes from the mount and Miller is in trouble!
Ossini scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ossini is landing with some decent strikes but Miller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ossini putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Miller is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Miller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ossini lands a big shot there that rocks Miller but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is bucking up trying to escape but Ossini cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ossini lands with some strikes.
Ossini landing shots from mount.
Ossini lands a heavy elbow.
Ossini lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Miller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ossini unloading with bombs!
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Ossini lands with some strikes.
Miller wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ossini looking to finish Miller with some ground and pound. This is bad for Miller!
Ossini scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miller?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Ossini connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ossini landing punches.
Ossini landing shots from mount.
Miller in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Miller is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ossini scoring with strikes but Miller is staying in there.
Ossini looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ossini lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ossini is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Miller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yakai Ossini dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller looks to land a right hand but Ossini moved out of range.
Ossini shoots in looking for a takedown. Miller tries to sprawl out of it but Ossini keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Miller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller lands with a nice body punch.
Miller attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ossini drops his hands momentarily and Miller takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ossini moves away from the strike by Miller.
Ossini looks for a takedown but Miller sprawls well.
Miller misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller throws a body punch but Ossini moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Miller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ossini changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Miller tries to avoid it but Ossini manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Miller to the ground. Miller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zack Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yakai Ossini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ossini has a takedown stuffed.
Miller throws a leg kick that misses.
Ossini drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ossini throws and elbow that misses. Miller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ossini's guard. Nice move by Miller!
Ossini manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Miller is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ossini lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Miller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ossini punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ossini cracks Miller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Miller wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ossini looking to finish Miller with some ground and pound. This is bad for Miller!
Ossini won't let Miller get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Ossini controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller taking shots to the head.
Ossini is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ossini wants to control the pace but Miller is squirming around nicely.
Ossini cracks Miller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ossini scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ossini working Miller over with strikes here.
Ossini with shots to the head and body - Miller looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller really wants to buck Ossini off and get back to his feet.
Ossini with good strikes from the mount here!
Ossini is landing with some decent strikes but Miller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zack Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Ossini.
Ossini is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Miller can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ossini with a couple of short strikes.
Ossini looking to finish Miller with some ground and pound. This is bad for Miller!
Miller squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ossini unloading with bombs!
Ossini has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Miller's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yakai Ossini comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ossini has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yakai Ossini!
Yakai Ossini is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hisoka Misawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: IT WASNT ME. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hisoka Misawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesus Santos!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos lands a head kick!
Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jesus Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Misawa. Misawa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Misawa takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos lands a two punch combo.
Santos throws a good cross that connects.
Misawa is rocked!
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Oh Misawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Misawa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Misawa avoids a kick to the body.
Misawa shoots in looking for a takedown. Santos tries to sprawl out of it but Misawa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Santos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Misawa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Misawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Misawa drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Santos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Misawa has Santos in his guard.
Misawa 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.
Santos is looking to stand up but Misawa won't let him.
Misawa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Misawa's guard.
Misawa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santos manages to get himself to full guard.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Misawa drops back looking for a leg! Santos is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Santos manages to kick Misawa off! Misawa jumps back into Santos's guard.
Santos wants to stand and escape but Misawa is having none of it.
Santos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Misawa's guard.
Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Santos wants to control from the top but Misawa keeps moving.
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.
Misawa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Misawa working a defensive guard here.
Santos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Santos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Misawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos stays in close to Misawa's body and controls the position.
Santos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Santos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Santos looks gassed!
Misawa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Santos keeps Misawa at a distance using the push kick.
Santos lands a lovely overhand right.
Santos throws a body kick that misses.
Misawa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Santos sprawls well initially but Misawa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Santos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Misawa.
Santos wants to get back to full guard but Misawa has mounted him!
Santos is in a horrible position here. Misawa smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa trying to control but Santos is having none of it.
Misawa has hold of Santos's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Santos manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Santos wants to control but Misawa is having none of it.
Misawa looking to ground and pound but Santos is blocking nicely.
Misawa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misawa moves to back control.
Misawa missing with punches from the back.
Misawa 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, Santos has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Santos 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.
Misawa shoots for a takedown but Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos lands a lovely overhand right.
Misawa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Misawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santos.
Santos lands a two punch combo.
Santos with a jab.
Santos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Santos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Misawa's calf.
Misawa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hisoka Misawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Santos.
Misawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Misawa throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Misawa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Misawa motions for Santos to come forward. Misawa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jesus Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos lands a really nice looking cross but Misawa seems unphased.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Misawa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Santos.
Santos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Misawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
A head kick from Santos lands but Misawa takes it in his stride.
Santos clobbers Misawa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Misawa closes the distance and clinches up with Santos, looking for a takedown. Misawa pushes Santos against the cage but Santos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santos lands a jab to Misawa's midsection.
A right-left combo lands from Santos.
Misawa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Misawa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Misawa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Misawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jesus Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Santos.
Misawa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Santos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santos lands a jab to the head.
Santos throws a head kick that Misawa semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misawa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Santos throws a combination. Misawa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Misawa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Santos lands with a nice body punch.
Misawa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Santos looks to land a combination. Misawa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Santos looks to land a combination. Misawa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Santos lands a head shot.
Santos lunges at Misawa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Misawa's hand.
Misawa has his takedown stuffed
and Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santos lands a head shot.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos lands a nice hook to Misawa's body. Misawa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Santos lands with a hook. Misawa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Misawa tries to move into range but Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Misawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Misawa misses with a wild body shot.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Misawa's hands.
Misawa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santos pinned against the cage. Santos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Misawa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horrible takedown by Misawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Santos which made him look bad.
Santos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Misawa. That did some damage!
Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Misawa's head.
Misawa throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Santos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Misawa.
Misawa looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Misawa has his takedown stuffed
and Santos counters with a good low kick that Misawa was not able to check.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Misawa doesn't seem phased though.
Santos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Misawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Misawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Misawa fails to land the takedown.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Misawa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Misawa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Misawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santos scores with a jab. Misawa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santos lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos lands a slapping body shot.
Misawa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Misawa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Misawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Misawa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Santos.
Santos moves out of range as Misawa strikes.
A leg kick checked by Santos.
Santos throws a head kick that Misawa semi-blocks.
A shot to de liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Misawa tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Misawa tries for a takedown but Santos circles away easily
and Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab from Santos.
Santos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Misawa in his tracks.
Misawa is looking to wear down Santos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Misawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Misawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Santos can pounce on him.
The crowd cheers as Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Misawa doesn't seem phased though.
Jab, jab by Santos - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Misawa.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Santos regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Misawa is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Santos has managed to free his arm - good work.
Misawa stops Santos from getting back to his feet.
Misawa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santos is trying to stand back up but Misawa is controlling him
Misawa uses his free foot to push down on Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Santos.
Santos wants to hold on but Misawa pushes him away.
Misawa working Santos over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Misawa wants to pass to mount but Santos is defending the position.
Misawa prevents Santos from standing back up.
Misawa controlling the action here.
Misawa uses his free foot to push down on Santos's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Santos.
Misawa punching from mount but Santos doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Santos tries to lock up and control but Misawa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santos can't escape the position.
Misawa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Misawa is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Santos is in real trouble.
Santos is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Misawa off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Misawa.
Misawa has Santos flattened out and is raining down punches.
Santos trying to control the action but Misawa just sinks the hooks in.
Santos is really stuck here.
Misawa gets his hands free as Santos looks to control.
Hisoka Misawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Santos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Santos defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Misawa's arms.
Misawa throwing sloppy strikes.
Santos is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Misawa has the hooks in. Santos is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Santos covers up after that shot from Misawa.
Santos trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Santos looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Misawa is cranking Santos's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Santos! He's tightened the choke and Santos is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hisoka Misawa!
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