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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dupont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikaika Konani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dupont kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bodies Hit the Floor. Ikaika Konani will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Dupont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ikaika Konani!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Dupont. No joy for Konani on that attempt.
Dupont fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Konani checks it well.
Konani showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dupont.
Dupont stuffs the takedown.
Dupont shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dupont is tying to control. Konani wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dupont wants to stand up but Konani is controlling the position.
Dupont wants to control but Konani is keeping him busy.
Konani desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dupont is trying to control the action in half guard but Konani is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dupont is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Konani doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dupont.
Konani works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupont is fighting to break Konani's control of his arms but Konani is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dupont looking to pass the guard.
Konani wants to sweep but no luck.
Dupont trying to stand up but can't free himself from Konani's guard.
Konani seems keen to control Dupont's posture.
Konani looking for a sweep. Not yet Konani, not yet.
Konani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Konani tries to clinch up but Dupont circles away and keeps his distance.
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.
Dupont shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dupont was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dupont is breathing heavily.
Dupont punching from mount but Konani doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dupont with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dupont prevents Konani from getting the reversal.
Konani sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Konani trying to control but Dupont postures up.
Konani controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Konani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Konani regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konani keeping full guard, as Dupont tries to pass.
Konani seems keen to control Dupont's posture.
Dupont stopping the sweep attempt from Konani.
Dupont stands up and waves to Konani to follow him.
Konani scores a takedown into full mount!
Konani looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dupont is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konani controlling his opponent.
Konani trying to control but Dupont is having none of it.
Konani is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Konani might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dupont kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ikaika Konani just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dupont keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ikaika Konani will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dupont feints and as Konani raises his hands in defense, Dupont changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dupont tries to stand but Konani is controlling from the bottom.
Dupont has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Konani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dupont wants to stand but Konani has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Konani has Dupont pulled in close to control his posture.
Konani looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dupont is one step ahead there.
Dupont trying to control the position from guard on top but Konani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dupont wanted to stand there but Konani had control of the position.
Dupont might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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.
Konani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dupont swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Konani doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dupont counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dupont circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dupont clinches.
Konani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Konani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dupont takes an elbow to the temple.
Konani is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Konani tries to land a knee to the head but Dupont blocks with his arms.
Konani is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Damian Dupont has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ikaika Konani.
Dupont tries to stall but Konani uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dupont dodges an elbow strike from Konani.
Konani has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dupont regains guard immediately.
Konani slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dupont looking for a sweep. Not yet Dupont, not yet.
Dupont is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Konani slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konani controlling from side mount.
Dupont wants to get back to his feet.
Dupont trying to remain calm as Konani controls from the top position.
Konani wants to control but Dupont is keeping him busy.
Dupont struggling a bit here.
Dupont is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konani moves into full mount!
Dupont really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Konani controlling his opponent.
Dupont can't escape the position.
Konani looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dupont can't escape the 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.
Konani takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dupont on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dupont tries to get out of the position.
Dupont squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Konani content just to control the position here.
Konani wants to control the pace but Dupont is squirming around nicely.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ikaika Konani just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dupont throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Konani closes the distance and clinches.
Konani holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ikaika Konani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dupont tries to clinch up.
Dupont instigates a clinch.
Konani landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dupont wants to break the clinch but can't.
Konani gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dupont tries to kick Konani off but Konani keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Konani controlling the pace.
Dupont looks like he's trying to stand up.
Konani decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Konani clinches with his opponent.
Dupont lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Konani or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Konani changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dupont fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Konani gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Konani 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupont is looking to stand up but Konani won't let him.
Dupont trying to control the position from guard on top but Konani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Konani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dupont wanted to stand there but Konani had control of the position.
Dupont trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Konani lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dupont!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dupont is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Konani controlling the pace for now.
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.
Ikaika Konani has got the better of the ground game so far.
Konani's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Konani tries to control but Dupont wriggling away.
Konani avoids the attempt from Dupont to control.
Dupont is looking to improve his position but Konani isn't that keen on the idea.
Konani controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupont is squirming around, avoiding Konani's attempts to control the action.
Konani tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ikaika Konani just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Konani closes the distance but Dupont moves to the side
and Dupont counters with a three punch combo that has Konani backing up. Konani nods at Dupont to acknowledge the strikes.
Dupont is looking to clinch.
Ikaika Konani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Konani clinches up against the cage.
Dupont wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dupont wants to break the clinch but can't.
Konani tries to score a body lock takedown but Dupont shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Konani stalling.
Dupont swings wildly with an uppercut but Konani uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konani gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dupont regains guard.
Konani controls from within his opponent's guard.
Konani looking to sit in guard and control but Dupont gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Konani is trying to control the position but Dupont postures up.
Konani tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Damian Dupont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dupont wants to control from the top but Konani keeps moving.
Dupont throwing strikes but missing.
Konani is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ikaika Konani comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Konani 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ikaika Konani!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Durden Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and joe rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as joe rogan enters the cage!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Durden Tyler!
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, joe rogan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler shoots in and bounces rogan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
rogan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tyler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tyler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tyler sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed rogan's guard.
Tyler seems to be working for a kimura but rogan defends the submission attempt.
rogan wants to get back to full guard but Tyler has passed into side control.
Tyler is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but rogan is surviving well by controlling Tyler's body position as best he can.
Tyler has hold of rogan's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and rogan manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
rogan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Tyler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
rogan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler controlling his opponent.
Tyler seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down rogan for as long as he can get away with.
Tyler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as rogan is looking to escape.
Tyler working for a guillotine from mount but rogan is in no mood to give up.
Tyler is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. rogan 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.
Tyler with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
rogan working to try and regain half guard.
Tyler controlling from the full mount.
Tyler looking for a guillotine from mount but rogan is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
rogan tries to hold on but Tyler pushes him away.
Tyler is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! rogan is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Durden Tyler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between LJ Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JaQuarious Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, LJ Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JaQuarious Jackson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris wants to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jackson closes the distance but Harris moves to the side
and Harris counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Harris misses with the combination.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Harris waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Jackson.
Jackson checks a low kick from Harris.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Harris misses the jab.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Harris moves into the clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harris tries to improve position but can't.
Jackson tries to stand but Harris is controlling his head.
Harris wants to control but Jackson postures up.
Harris sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Harris gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Harris's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harris's guard.
Harris wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Harris looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Harris wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson stalling against the cage.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackson rushes Harris and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harris letting Jackson take a breather here.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Jackson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jackson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Harris counters with an outside leg kick.
Harris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like LJ Harris has been cut.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
Harris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harris clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch
and Jackson counters with a beautiful punch that sends Harris to the canvas!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JaQuarious Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on LJ Harris's cut.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Harris sprawls well.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Harris ducks down to avoid it.
LJ Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Harris coming out on top.
Harris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jackson.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Harris swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson gets a takedown into half guard.
It looks like Jackson is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control from Harris's half guard. Harris has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Jackson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Harris throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Harris had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Harris wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.
Jackson prevents Harris from breaking the clinch.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harris works the jab nicely.
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harriss head.
Jackson keeps control of Harris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harris is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harris has his back to the cage.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Harris wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson wants a takedown but no success here.
LJ Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JaQuarious Jackson.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Harris circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson tries to clinch but Harris is having none of it.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Jackson wants to clinch but Harris slips to the side
and Harris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Harris won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Harris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Harris preventing the sweep.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Jackson wants to stand but Harris is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but JaQuarious Jackson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on LJ Harris's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson has Harris up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Harris.
Jackson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harris gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Harris tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
JaQuarious Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackson tries to sprawl out of it but Harris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Harris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harris tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Harris is trying to break free.
Jackson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Jackson manages to end up in side control.
Jackson tries to stand but Harris is controlling his head.
Jackson working away.
Harris is not content to let Jackson control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is trying to control Jackson's posture but Jackson avoids it.
Harris is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Jackson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Harris can't get the takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Harris tries to tie him up.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Harris clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Harris circles away.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Harris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jackson looks to land a combination. Harris sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
LJ Harris's cut is getting worse.
Harris tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Harris keeps it at a distance.
LJ Harris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JaQuarious Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Harris to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
JaQuarious Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JaQuarious Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Martens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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139 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Martens!
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, Blake Mac!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac misses with a series of wild punches.
Mac ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martens moves away.
Martens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mac's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mac duly obliges.
Mac connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martens's hands.
Martens slips under a jab.
Mac waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Martens.
Mac fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mac tries to close the distance and clinch but Martens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martens lands a nice looking body shot.
Martens throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martens fails to land with a series of punches.
Martens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mac throws a looping overhand right but Martens ducks down to avoid it.
Mac is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Martens.
Martens slips a jab from Mac.
Mac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Martens.
It looks like Blake Mac has been cut.
Martens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mac moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martens lands with a hook. Mac tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martens counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mac looks gassed!
Martens lands a jab to Mac's midsection.
Martens scores with a nice body kick.
Martens moves into range and clinches up with Mac.
Martens lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Martens decides to stand up.
Mac takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martens moves into the clinch successfully.
Martens has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mac uses from the top position.
Martens working for a triangle but Mac defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martens is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mac.
Martens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martens trying to keep a closed guard but Mac is proving a slippery customer.
Mac throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mac postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mac is looking to work some ground and pound but Martens has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mac tries to keep at a distance but Martens has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Martens.
Martens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mac. That did some damage!
Mac with a poor takedown
and Martens counters with a single leg into guard. Mac didn't expect that.
Martens pushing down on Mac's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mac wants to improve his position but Martens is controlling well.
Martens moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Martens tries for a kimura but Mac is defending well.
Mac takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Martens decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac tries to keep at a distance but Martens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martens has picked Mac up - he's going for a ride! Martens dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mac moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martens content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Martens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blake Mac's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martens circles away from the clinch attempt
and Martens counters with a good, hard body kick but Mac shrugs it off.
Mac misses with a series of wild punches.
Blake Mac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Martens.
Mac wants to clinch
and Martens counters with a three punch combo that has Mac backing up. Mac nods at Martens to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Martens does no damage.
Mac looks to clinch
and Mac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mac closes the distance but Martens moves to the side
and Martens moves into the clinch.
Mac prevents the takedown attempt.
Mac is breathing heavily.
Mac is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mac is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Martens pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Martens is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mac can't fight it off and eventually Martens manages to take the fight to the floor. Mac looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Martens passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac tries to bench press Martens off him but Martens keeps the position.
Martens decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mac to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Martens!
Martens looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Martens decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Martens shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mac as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martens throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mac has a takedown stuffed.
Mac tries for a takedown but Martens circles away easily
and Martens counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Justin Martens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Mac.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mac 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.
Martens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mac trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mac doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mac has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martens distracts Mac with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martens sitting in guard here, content to control.
Martens stands and steps away. Mac gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac throws a nice looking combination but Martens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justin Martens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martens drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mac tries to buck Martens off but Martens is having none of it.
Mac is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Martens decides to stand back up. Martens steps back and let's Mac get back to his feet.
Mac falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martens counters with a one-two to the body.
Martens slips a straight right by Mac.
Martens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mac is trying to break the clinch but Martens has him pressed against the cage.
Martens is trying to trip Mac. He has hold of a leg but Mac is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Martens persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Mac wants to sweep here but Martens controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martens manages to get himself to full guard.
Martens uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mac!
Martens moves into the clinch.
Mac tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martens just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mac has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Martens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martens breaks the clinch.
Martens scores with a head kick.
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!
Mac clinches but Martens breaks the clinch
and Martens counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Martens dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blake Mac's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mac wants to clinch but Martens slips to the side
and Martens counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Martens rushes Mac and presses him up against the cage.
Martens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martens misses with a double jab
and Mac counters with a one-two to the body.
Mac gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martens counters with a low kick, right behind Mac 's knee.
Martens decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Martens stands up from half guard.
Martens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Martens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Martens throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martens throws a right and a left that Mac avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac misses with a takedown
and Martens counters by moving into the clinch.
Mac tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martens tightens his grip and picks Mac up, before dumping him to the ground. Mac manages to land in guard.
Mac uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Martens fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mac.
Martens lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mac thuds a left hand into Martens's body.
Martens thows a body shot but no joy.
Mac throws a jab but it's blocked by Martens.
Martens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mac tries for a takedown but Martens circles away easily
and Martens counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Justin Martens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blake Mac.
Martens has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mac regains guard immediately.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Mac trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mac has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Martens has passed into side control.
Mac looking for a sweep but Martens has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Justin Martens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martens manages to capitalize on a mistake by Mac to take his back!
Martens is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mac manages to reverse the position and now he's in Martens's guard. Nice work there by Mac.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martens is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Martens trying to control but Mac is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mac is on top in guard.
Mac wanted to stand there but Martens had control of the position.
Mac won't allow Martens to get back to his feet.
Martens trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's 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.
Mac thows a big elbow that misses.
Martens has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mac can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martens is looking to stand up but Mac isn't so interested in that idea.
Mac throwing strikes but missing.
Blake Mac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martens is trying to keep Mac in close.
Justin Martens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Martens blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Martens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martens 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Martens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Barrerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Sandahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandahl has chosen Neil Young - Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black) as his entrance music. Dave Barrerra had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Barrerra!
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, Marcus Sandahl!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Sandahl scores with a four punch combination!
Barrerra looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Barrerra bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sandahl sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sandahl is trying to control but can't.
Sandahl is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Barrerra is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sandahl reverses the position - he's now on top in Barrerra's guard.
Sandahl thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrerra tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sandahl forces his way into half guard.
Sandahl with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sandahl wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barrerra keeps working.
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.
Sandahl slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Sandahl has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Marcus Sandahl just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No joy there for Sandahl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Sandahl.
Sandahl misses with a double jab.
Sandahl lands a nice looking body kick.
Barrerra dodges the punch combination from Sandahl.
Sandahl scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sandahl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sandahl fails to land with a series of punches.
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.
Barrerra throws a lazy right hand but Sandahl sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sandahl lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Barrerra backs up against the cage.
Dave Barrerra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandahl scores with a decent looking hook.
Sandahl stuffs the takedown.
Sandahl scores with a nice right hand.
Sandahl throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barrerra.
Barrerra misses with a double jab
and Sandahl counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Sandahl dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sandahl moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barrerra has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sandahl lands the left hand.
Barrerra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sandahl connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sandahl throws a right and a left that Barrerra avoids nicely.
Sandahl scores with a three punch combo!
Dave Barrerra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barrerra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some wild striking there from Sandahl.
Sandahl closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrerra takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sandahl stuns Barrerra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sandahl fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barrerra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sandahl.
Sandahl throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barrerra.
Barrerra slips a jab and a cross from Sandahl.
Sandahl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sandahl throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sandahl lands a jab-cross combination.
Sandahl looks to land a combination. Barrerra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sandahl lands a two punch combo.
Barrerra gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sandahl throws a nice looking combination but Barrerra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sandahl throws a nice looking combination but Barrerra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sandahl throws a series of punches but Barrerra avoids them all with ease.
Barrerra dodges the punch combination from Sandahl.
Sandahl lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrerra with a poor takedown
and Sandahl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sandahl throws a nice looking combination but Barrerra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sandahl's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sandahl duly obliges.
Sandahl fails to land with a series of punches.
Barrerra takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sandahl misses with the combination.
Barrerra takes one to the chin there.
Barrerra gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandahl looks to land a combination but Barrerra avoids it well.
Sandahl scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sandahl misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barrerra avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sandahl misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sandahl lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barrerra dodges the punch combination from Sandahl.
Barrerra dodges the punch combination from Sandahl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Sandahl showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
No joy there for Sandahl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barrerra misses with a takedown attempt
and Sandahl cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sandahl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sandahl throws a series of punches but Barrerra moves out of range.
Barrerra slips a jab and a cross from Sandahl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandahl throws a series of punches but Barrerra moves out of range.
Sandahl throws a right and a left that Barrerra avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrerra slips a jab and a cross from Sandahl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandahl throws a nice looking combination but Barrerra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sandahl closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sandahl cracks Barrerra with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barrerra on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sandahl lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sandahl throws a nice looking combination but Barrerra bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barrerra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sandahl goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barrerra closes the distance but Sandahl moves to the side
and Sandahl counters with a three punch combo that has Barrerra backing up. Barrerra nods at Sandahl to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Sandahl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barrerra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sandahl misses with the combination.
Sandahl is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sandahl misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Sandahl, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sandahl misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Sandahl misses.
Sandahl scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sandahl ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandahl looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sandahl works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sandahl moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sandahl moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sandahl goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Barrerra dodges the punch combination from Sandahl.
Sandahl closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barrerra is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandahl steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Barrerra is out on his feet! Sandahl sets himself and nearly takes Barrerra's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcus Sandahl!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Virtua Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orion Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orion Cook will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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189 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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197 lbs
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Virtua Bird!
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, Orion Cook!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bird pinned against the cage. Bird gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bird moves away from the strike by Cook.
Cook just misses with a punch to the body.
Cook shoots in and bounces Bird off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cook slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cook remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bird sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bird manages to get to full guard.
Bird is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bird throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cook uses it to pass to side control.
Cook is looking to take a break and control but Bird is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cook tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cook has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cook scores with punches from side control.
Bird gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bird is defending against the submission attempts here by Cook.
Bird is looking to control Cook's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bird avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cook prevents Bird from improving his position.
Bird is looking to get back to full guard here but Cook has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bird is trying to escape the mount but Cook keeps good control and instead manages to take Bird's back.
Cook is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Cook controlling well, preventing Bird from escaping the position.
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.
Cook is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Cook looks gassed!
Cook is trying to stick to Bird's back but Bird is turning into Cook. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cook's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bird.
Cook can't keep his opponent in guard - Bird advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bird seems to be working for a kimura but Cook defends the submission attempt.
Bird is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cook doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bird.
Bird wants to pass to mount but Cook is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orion Cook dominated that round.
That's time! Bird's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Bird is just out of range.
Orion Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook misses with a looping right.
Cook shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bird as he jumps to the side.
Good work by Cook as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bird looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cook avoids the head kick by Bird.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook throws a head kick but Bird moves out of range.
Cook tests Bird's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bird.
Bird gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bird escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cook gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bird keeping moving, preventing Cook from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cook!
Bird moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cook has worked his arm free - good work by Cook!
Bird scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cook to see if he's OK.
Cook tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bird wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bird lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook is trying to improve his position.
Bird tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bird goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cook rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bird's guard! Nice work there by Cook!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bird 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.
Bird pushes a forearm under Cook's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Cook is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Virtua Bird!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monk Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Wells has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monk Myers!
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, Chris Wells!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Myers has time to react.
It looks like Monk Myers has been cut.
Wells stuffs the takedown.
Myers leaves his chin hanging out and Wells seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Myers crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Wells!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Beane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Beane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams ducks straight into an uppercut from Beane and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Williams maanges to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Jamal Williams has been cut.
Beane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Williams is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beane postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Williams's head off the mat! Williams is out! He's out! Beane jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steve Beane!
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