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CKC 2: LA Street Fight PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Jihad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Tuffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tuffs has chosen Korn Blind as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Jihad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Tuffs!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Tuffs or perhaps it was just good defense by Jihad which made him look bad.
Jihad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tuffs backs up against the cage.
It looks like Trevor Tuffs has been cut.
Jihad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tuffs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jihad as he jumps to the side.
Tuffs scores with a push kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tuffs.
Jihad tries to bench press Tuffs off him but Tuffs keeps the position.
Jihad is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tuffs asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tuffs tries for a kimura but Jihad is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jihad can't do much from the bottom here.
Tuffs tries to move to mount but Jihad blocks the move with his legs.
Tuffs wants to control but Jihad is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tuffs.
Tuffs wants to control for a moment but Jihad uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Tuffs is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Jihad pulls his head out easily.
Jihad wants to take a breather but Tuffs is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tuffs throws a head kick but Jihad moves out of range.
Jihad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joey Jihad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trevor Tuffs.
Jihad shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tuffs's guard.
Tuffs looks gassed!
Jihad wants to stand but Tuffs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tuffs keeping full guard, as Jihad tries to pass.
Jihad showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs keeping moving, preventing Jihad from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tuffs has a closed guard, preventing Jihad from standing up.
Jihad trying to control but Tuffs is working from the bottom.
Tuffs lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Jihad looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tuffs lands with a nice combination. Jihad backs away looking to recover.
Tuffs scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jihad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jihad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tuffs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihad lands a jab to the nose.
Jihad takes a swing at Tuffs's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot by Tuffs.
Tuffs clinches.
Jihad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tuffs smiles and moves away.
Jihad tries to bum rush Tuffs with a series of wild strikes but Tuffs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tuffs avoids the body shot from Jihad.
Tuffs throws a front kick that sends Jihad stumbling back into the cage.
Tuffs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jihad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tuffs gets the takedown into side control.
Tuffs scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tuffs working the head and body with strikes.
Jihad is trying to control Tuffs's posture but Tuffs avoids it.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Tuffs tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs advances to mount.
Jihad is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tuffs swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Jihad is now in Tuffs's guard. A big mistake from Tuffs there, giving up the dominant position!
Tuffs looking for a sweep. Not yet Tuffs, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jihad passes Tuffs's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jihad stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tuffs to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Tuffs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Tuffs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jihad cracks Tuffs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tuffs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jihad throws out the jab.
Tuffs moves forwards but Jihad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tuffs avoids the head kick by Jihad.
Tuffs misses with a takedown attempt - Jihad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jihad throws a lazy head kick
and Tuffs counters with a three punch combo that has Jihad backing up. Jihad nods at Tuffs to acknowledge the strikes.
Tuffs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tuffs takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jihad shoots in for a double leg but Tuffs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tuffs closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuffs trying to control the action but Jihad is working from the bottom.
Jihad wants to get back to his feet but Tuffs is dominant here and he's now got Jihad's back!
Tuffs wants to finish this one by submission but Jihad is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tuffs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tuffs unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuffs has hold of Jihad's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jihad manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Tuffs moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jihad has worked his arm free - good work by Jihad!
Jihad defending against the ground and pound.
Jihad is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Jihad moves into full guard.
Jihad pulls Tuffs in close to his closed guard and prevents Tuffs from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jihad wants to stand and escape but Tuffs is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuffs thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tuffs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jihad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tuffs manages to get himself to full guard.
Jihad trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuffs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuffs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jihad's guard.
Tuffs passes Jihad's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihad is looking for a sweep. Tuffs is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tuffs throwing shots but Jihad is blocking nicely.
Tuffs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tuffs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tuffs frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jihad is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Jihad has left one of his arms exposed and Tuffs doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Jihad screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trevor Tuffs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Godbey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caleb McIntosh (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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284 lbs
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275 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Godbey !
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, Caleb McIntosh!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godbey rushes McIntosh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Godbey breaks the clinch.
Godbey is looking to slow McIntosh down with leg kicks.
McIntosh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Godbey .
A left and a right from Godbey both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Caleb McIntosh has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McIntosh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Godbey circles away.
John Godbey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McIntosh shoots in but no luck this time.
McIntosh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McIntosh looks gassed!
Godbey instigates a clinch.
Godbey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Godbey rushes McIntosh and presses him up against the cage.
Godbey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Godbey , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McIntosh tries to clinch up but Godbey circles away and keeps his distance.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Godbey ! McIntosh is out on his feet! Godbey rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - McIntosh is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! McIntosh is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Godbey !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reese comes to the cage accompanied by Kings of Leon- Crawl. Kyle Reese has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Reese!
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, Marshall Law!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law doesn't manage to clinch there - Reese circles away.
Reese looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Reese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Law tries to clinch up.
Reese sizes up Law with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Reese has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Reese swats away the attempt to clinch by Law.
Law tries to clinch but Reese moves out of range.
Reese thows a body shot but no joy.
Reese keeps the fight on the outside.
Law tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reese swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Law fails with an attempt to clinch.
Law tries to clinch up but Reese circles away and keeps his distance.
Law is looking to clinch.
Law lands a big head kick that sends Reese to the canvas! Law follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marshall Law!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhamad Uni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Tudeski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Tudeski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhamad Uni!
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, Jimmy Tudeski!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Uni fails to land with a series of punches.
Uni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tudeski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tudeski duly obliges.
It looks like Muhamad Uni has been cut.
Uni tries to clinch up.
Tudeski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tudeski tries to close the distance and clinch but Uni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tudeski clinches with his opponent.
Tudeski keeps control of Uni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tudeski tries a knee to the head but Uni blocks it.
Uni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uni takes an elbow to the temple.
Tudeski leaning against his opponent.
A hook to the body from Tudeski.
Uni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tudeski has him pressed against the cage.
Tudeski with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Tudeski.
Uni wants to break free but Tudeski has control.
Tudeski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uni lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tudeski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Tudeski.
Uni is rocked!
Muhamad Uni's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uni tries to break the clinch but Tudeski is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tudeski takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tudeski lands a nice elbow.
Oh Uni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uni really is a fat lump.
Tudeski is stalling here.
Uni seems to have got his legs back now.
Tudeski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uni backwards.
Tudeski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tudeski has cage pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Uni is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Tudeski - that's hurt Uni badly! Oh, another knee lands and Uni is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Uni doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jimmy Tudeski!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricci Marconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marconi has chosen Grounds for Divorce as his entrance music. Randy War has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy War!
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, Ricci Marconi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marconi connects with a solid leg kick.
Marconi misses with a head kick.
Marconi misses with a double jab.
Marconi keeps the fight on the outside.
Marconi has closed the distance and engaged War in a clinch.
War stalling against the cage.
War avoiding damage as Marconi throws knees to the body.
Marconi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
War trying to land knees to the body.
Marconi tries to land a knee to the head but War blocks with his arms.
War tries to pull guard but Marconi holds him up against the cage and eventually War drops back down to his feet.
Marconi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marconi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but War has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marconi trying to land knees to the body.
Marconi stalling against the cage.
Marconi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt War or not.
Marconi with a knee to the head.
Marconi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
War looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War managing to block the knees to the body from Marconi.
Marconi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Marconi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from War.
The referee calls for Marconi to work.
Marconi prevents War from breaking the clinch.
Marconi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marconi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but War blocks it with crossed arms.
Marconi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but War blocks it with crossed arms.
War wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
War managing to block the knees to the body from Marconi.
Marconi lands a knee to the body.
Marconi crunches a lovely knee into War's ribcage.
Marconi gets underhooks to prevent War's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy War. That's going to take a lot out of him.
War can't break the clinch.
War tries for a takedown but Marconi manages to get underhooks.
Marconi tries to land a knee to the head but War blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Marconi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
War is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marconi lands a shoulder strike.
Marconi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marconi tries to land knees in the clinch but War avoids the damage to the body.
Marconi looks gassed!
Good body shot from Marconi.
Marconi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from War.
War letting Marconi take a breather here.
Marconi unloads a knee to the mid-section. War lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
War blocks an elbow strike.
Marconi tries to land a knee to the head but War blocks with his arms.
Marconi tries a knee to the head but War blocks it.
War is trying to break the clinch but Marconi has him pressed against the cage.
War managing to block the knees to the body from Marconi.
Marconi unloads a knee to the mid-section. War lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War lands an elbow just above Marconi 's eye.
Marconi gets underhooks to prevent War's takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Marconi.
War wants to break free but Marconi has control.
Marconi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marconi lands an elbow inside.
Marconi scores with a hook to the body.
Marconi looking to throw knees to the head but War is blocking nicely.
Marconi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but War blocks it with crossed arms.
War can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marconi.
War wants to get back to striking at distance but Marconi won't allow it.
Marconi lands an elbow that stopped War in his tracks for a moment.
Marconi misses with a knee strike.
War manages to break the clinch.
War closes this distance looking for a takedown but Marconi circles away.
Marconi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marconi instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Marconi connects with a nasty looking knee right to War's face.
Marconi misses with the head strike.
War avoiding damage as Marconi throws knees to the body.
War wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marconi has him pressed against the cage.
Marconi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
War tries to pull guard but Marconi won't allow it.
Marconi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marconi connects with a nasty looking knee right to War's face.
Marconi tries a knee to the head but War blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from War.
War on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
War manages to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marconi trying to move into half guard but instead War has managed to sweep!
Marconi 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.
Marconi lands an upkick as War stands over him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricci Marconi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A lazy left from Marconi finds it's target.
War throws an overhand right that lands on Marconi's shoulder, as Marconi tries to avoid the shot.
Marconi rushes War and presses him up against the cage.
Marconi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marconi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marconi lands a hook to the side of the head.
War takes an elbow to the forehead.
War throws an elbow but it misses.
Marconi tries to land a knee to the head but War blocks with his arms.
Marconi with a knee to the head.
Marconi lands a nice knee to the body.
Marconi throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
War tries to land knees in the clinch but Marconi avoids the damage to the body.
Marconi stops a takedown attempt from War.
Marconi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Marconi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marconi misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War tries to land a knee to the head but Marconi blocks with his arms.
Marconi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but War blocks it with crossed arms.
Marconi lands a hook that snaps the head of War backwards.
Marconi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but War has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marconi is pressed up against the cage. War has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Marconi down to the mat. Marconi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
War falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marconi counters with a good low kick that War was not able to check.
Marconi cracks the inside of War's front leg.
Marconi darts in and clinches War up against the cage.
Marconi unloads a knee to the mid-section. War lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
War on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marconi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Marconi is leaning against War and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
War avoids the elbow strike from Marconi, against the cage.
Marconi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marconi unloads a knee to the mid-section. War lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Marconi.
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.
Marconi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but War has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
War blocks an elbow strike from Marconi.
Marconi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
War manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Marconi.
Marconi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marconi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
War throws a big shot that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Marconi as War shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy War. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marconi stalks War and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into War's face. War staggers backwards, shaken.
War avoids the head kick by Marconi.
Marconi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marconi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marconi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on War if he has to take too many more of those.
War misses with the combination.
Marconi clinches up with War and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconi landing knees to the body.
War wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Marconi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marconi lands a knee to the head.
Marconi gets through War's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marconi lands an elbow inside that War shrugs off.
Marconi tries a knee to the head but War blocks it.
Marconi crunches a lovely knee into War's ribcage.
Marconi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
War breaks from the clinch.
Marconi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marconi rushes War and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Marconi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Marconi lands a knee to the body.
War jumps guard but Marconi stands there with War around his waist. War gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
War avoiding damage as Marconi throws knees to the body.
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.
Marconi misses with a knee strike.
War takes an elbow to the forehead.
Marconi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marconi misses with a knee to the head.
War blocks the elbow strike.
War managing to block the knees to the body from Marconi.
War on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marconi.
Marconi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but War has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marconi missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Marconi throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marconi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Marconi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but War has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Marconi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but War blocks it with crossed arms.
War escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricci Marconi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Marconi.
War clinches up with Marconi and pushes him back against the cage.
Marconi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Marconi scores a nice knee to the body.
Marconi lands a left hand that snaps the head of War backwards.
Nice body punch from War.
War wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marconi has him pressed against the cage.
Marconi keeps control of War as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marconi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The is referee keeping an eye on Marconi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marconi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Marconi lands a knee to the body.
War wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marconi tries to land a knee to the head but War blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marconi missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War managing to block the knees to the body from Marconi.
War wants to get back to striking at distance but Marconi won't allow it.
War blocks an elbow strike from Marconi.
War breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marconi scores with a head kick.
War throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marconi throws a right hand that War ducks under and follows up with a left that War also avoids with ease.
War tries to clinch up.
Marconi is looking to land body kicks.
War takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marconi throws a head kick that War semi-blocks.
A head kick misses from Marconi.
War tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ricci Marconi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marconi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marconi throws a head kick that War semi-blocks.
Ricci Marconi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from War does no damage.
Randy War is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
War is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marconi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marconi scores with a knee to the head.
Marconi scores with a knee to the head.
Marconi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Marconi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from War.
War has had enough of the clinch but Marconi keeps him there for the moment.
Marconi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
War is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marconi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
War tries to pull guard but Marconi won't allow it.
Marconi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Marconi.
War throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marconi.
Marconi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marconi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
War is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marconi lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
War breaks from the clinch.
Marconi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marconi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
War on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marconi!
War shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy War. That's going to take a lot out of him.
War takes a kick to the side of the head.
Marconi darts in and clinches War up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War can't break the clinch.
Marconi pushes War back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Marconi.
Marconi misses with a knee to the head.
Marconi tries to land a knee to the head but War blocks with his arms.
War managing to block the knees to the body from Marconi.
Knees to the body from Marconi.
Marconi lands a nice uppercut.
War looking to slow down the pace here.
Marconi lands a body punch.
Marconi scores with a knee to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marconi keeps control of War as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Randy War has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marconi just leaning against War, taking a breather.
Marconi avoiding damage as War throws knees to the body.
Marconi takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Marconi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricci Marconi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marconi 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricci Marconi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dawkins Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gipson Brown (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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179 lbs
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Dawkins Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gipson Brown!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Brown sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Sanchez to the floor! Brown dives in looking for the finish!
Sanchez is rocked!
It looks like Dawkins Sanchez has been cut.
Brown works his way into full mount!
Oh Sanchez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown controlling his opponent.
Sanchez is trying desperately to improve position.
Sanchez seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Sanchez is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown content just to control the position here.
Sanchez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanchez wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Sanchez wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanchez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanchez misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sanchez moves into full guard.
Brown wants to get up but he can't break Sanchez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Brown has picked Sanchez up and slammed him! Sanchez can't keep hold of the triangle and Brown manages to pass to side control!
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez regains half guard.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sanchez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanchez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gipson Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dawkins Sanchez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dawkins Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown throws a head kick that half lands.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown lands a head kick!
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brown cracks Sanchez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Brown looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brown tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brown to the ground. Brown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Sanchez looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a combination. Brown tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Brown finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Brown clinches.
Brown with a knee to the head.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Brown breaks the clinch.
Brown lands an overhand right.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez unloads with some shots from mount but Brown bucks and avoids them well.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanchez goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Brown is on top in guard.
Brown stands up and waves to Sanchez to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown swinging wilding here.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brown kicks off Sanchez and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sanchez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a big head kick but Sanchez shrugs it off.
Brown walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
Sanchez trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gipson Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dawkins Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sanchez slips a straight right by Brown.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Brown wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown wants to clinch.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown misses with a hook to the body
and Sanchez counters with a left and a right that stings Brown.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with a knee strike.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brown comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Brown landing knees to the head.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Sanchez moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown blocks the body kick.
Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
An elbow from Sanchez crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Sanchez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is really struggling to control Brown but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Brown rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sanchez's guard! Nice work there by Brown!
Sanchez has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Brown is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Sanchez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez is trying to escape the position but Brown is controlling the position.
Dawkins Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dawkins Sanchez.
I think Brown 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gipson Brown!
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