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NEFC 18: Hart Vs. Liddel PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hertz Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Luutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luutch has chosen job2 do - doo doo doo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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161 lbs
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150 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hertz Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Luutch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luutch shoots in but no luck this time.
Luutch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Willis as he avoids it easily.
Willis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Luutch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Luutch shoots in and drives through. Willis sprawls well.
Hertz Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Luutch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Luutch.
Luutch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Willis's waist but Willis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Luutch off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Willis. No joy for Luutch on that attempt.
Luutch looks gassed!
Luutch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Willis swivels and escapes.
Willis scores with a one two! Luutch had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Luutch is rocked!
It looks like Larry Luutch has been cut.
Larry Luutch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luutch drops his hands momentarily. Willis doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Luutch staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Luutch doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hertz Willis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Plant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Plant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Ortiz or perhaps it was just good defense by Plant which made him look bad.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ortiz.
Ortiz shoots in and bounces Plant off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Plant has Ortiz pulled in close to control his posture.
Plant trying to control the position.
Plant pulls Ortiz in close to prevent any damage.
Plant working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plant controlling the position.
Plant looking to control.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Robert Plant just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Plant has his takedown stuffed
and Ortiz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Plant won't be happy with that.
Plant wants to control but Ortiz postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz trying to control the position but Plant is working away.
Plant manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ortiz's best efforts.
Plant trying to hold on to Ortiz's head to control him but Ortiz postures up.
Plant is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ortiz is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plant wants to improve his position but Ortiz is controlling well.
Plant is breathing heavily.
Ortiz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Plant keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ortiz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Plant to the mat! Plant manages to get full guard.
Plant has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Plant controls Ortiz momentarily but Ortiz frees himself.
Plant has control of Ortiz's left arm, preventing Ortiz from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plant wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ortiz manages to pass to side control.
Plant is trying to control but Ortiz manages to pass to mount!
Ortiz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Plant gets back to half guard.
Ortiz prevents Plant from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Plant manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz being controlled here momentarily.
Plant is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Plant keeping moving, preventing Ortiz from controlling successfully.
Plant is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Plant is controlling Ortiz's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ortiz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Plant counters with a takedown into side control.
Plant slows the pace down.
Plant has hold of Ortiz's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ortiz tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Plant cranks the arm and Ortiz screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ortiz, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Robert Plant!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drey Severence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacoby Saul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saul has chosen Papa Roach - I Devise My Own Demise as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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225 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drey Severence!
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, Jacoby Saul!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saul has Severence up against the cage in a clinch.
Severence can't break the clinch.
Saul lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Severence tries to score a body lock takedown but Saul shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Severence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Severence avoids the elbow strike from Saul, against the cage.
Severence blocks an elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Severence.
Saul looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Severence wants to get back to striking at distance but Saul won't allow it.
Severence works on Saul's body with a couple of short punches.
Severence has had enough of the clinch but Saul keeps him there for the moment.
Severence wants to get back to striking at distance but Saul won't allow it.
Severence wants to get back to striking at distance but Saul won't allow it.
Severence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Severence drops Saul with a right and a left! Severence comes rushing in but Saul regains his composure and manages to keep Severence in guard.
Saul is rocked!
It looks like Jacoby Saul has been cut.
Severence controls from within his opponent's guard.
Saul is still in real trouble! Can Severence finish him?
Severence stands up from Saul's guard - Severence perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severence misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saul seems to have recovered his senses.
Severence waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Saul. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Saul to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Saul is rocked!
Severence stands up from Saul's guard - Severence perhaps looking for a knockout.
Saul avoids the head kick by Severence.
Severence lands a body shot.
Saul moves out of range of the leg kick from Severence.
Severence throws a series of punches but Saul moves out of range.
Severence drops Saul with a straight right hand, right on the button! Severence follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drey Severence!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zlatko Vujovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zlatko Vujovic!
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, Marcus Priest!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vujovic wants to clinch.
Vujovic clinches up against the cage.
Vujovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Priest pulls Vujovic into guard.
Vujovic stops Priest from standing up.
Vujovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Priest on the ground.
Priest has a closed guard, preventing Vujovic from standing up.
Vujovic wants to stand and escape but instead Priest has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vujovic is looking to stand up but Priest isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Priest stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vujovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vujovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vujovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Vujovic lands a high kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vujovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vujovic closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Priest.
Vujovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Priest's face.
Vujovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Priest has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Priest avoiding damage as Vujovic throws knees to the body.
Priest tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Priest breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Priest takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vujovic tries to clinch but Priest is having none of it.
No luck for Priest with that takedown attempt.
Vujovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Priest misses.
Priest shoots in looking for a takedown. Vujovic tries to sprawl out of it but Priest keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vujovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zlatko Vujovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Priest.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Priest with that takedown attempt.
Priest takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Priest looks gassed!
Priest looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vujovic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vujovic tries to clinch there but Priest circles away.
Priest shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vujovic pinned against the cage. Vujovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Priest tries to keep at a distance but Vujovic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vujovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest shoots for a takedown but Vujovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vujovic clinches up against the cage.
Vujovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vujovic misses with a two punch combination.
Zlatko Vujovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vujovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vujovic rushes Priest and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vujovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vujovic scores with a push kick.
Priest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vujovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Priest avoids the head kick by Vujovic.
Vujovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vujovic wants to clinch.
Vujovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vujovic creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Priest's defenses.
Vujovic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vujovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Priest is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vujovic.
Vujovic thows a body kick. Priest tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vujovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Vujovic breaks the clinch.
Vujovic moves in looking to clinch but Priest pushes him off.
Priest on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vujovic. Vujovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Vujovic stuffs the takedown.
Priest gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Priest tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Priest managing to block the knees to the body from Vujovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zlatko Vujovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Priest walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vujovic.
Vujovic wants to clinch.
Zlatko Vujovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vujovic looks to clinch
and Priest counters with an inside leg kick.
Zlatko Vujovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Priest gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Priest blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Priest keeps control of Vujovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vujovic could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Vujovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Priest has him pressed against the cage.
Priest has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vujovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Priest is trying to break free.
Priest jumps guard but Vujovic stands there with Priest around his waist. Priest gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vujovic misses with a knee strike.
Priest pulls guard.
Vujovic wanted to stand there but Priest had control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest pulls Vujovic in close to prevent any damage.
Vujovic wants to stand but Priest is controlling his posture from full guard.
Vujovic wants to stand and escape but instead Priest has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Vujovic wants to stand up but Priest is controlling him.
Priest trying to control but Vujovic is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Priest stops Vujovic from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vujovic closes the distance and clinches.
Vujovic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vujovic is trying to break free.
Vujovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vujovic tries to break the clinch but Priest is controlling the position.
Vujovic is pressed up against the cage. Priest has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vujovic down to the mat. Vujovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zlatko Vujovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Priest.
Priest shoots in for a double leg but Vujovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Priest shoots in and drives through. Vujovic sprawls well.
Priest scores with a kick to the midsection.
Priest lands a high kick!
Vujovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Priest.
Vujovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Priest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vujovic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Priest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Priest looks to clinch
and Vujovic moves into the clinch.
Vujovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vujovic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vujovic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Priest lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vujovic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Priest's face.
Priest wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vujovic misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vujovic.
Priest on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Priest breaks from the clinch.
Vujovic is looking to clinch but Priest is avoiding it.
Priest tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vujovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Priest avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vujovic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vujovic looks to clinch
and Priest counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Priest.
Priest misses with the head strike.
Priest tries for a takedown. No joy.
Priest has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vujovic regains guard immediately.
Vujovic wants to stand up but Priest is controlling him.
Priest decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Priest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vujovic.
Vujovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Priest showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vujovic lands a nice hook to Priest's body. Priest takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vujovic tries to clinch
and Priest decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vujovic's guard.
Priest stops Vujovic from standing up.
Priest pushes down on Vujovic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Priest in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Vujovic tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Priest!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Priest!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolen Spliffs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes into the arena with Bang Your Head blaring out of the sound system. Spliffs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ice Cube - Smoke Some Weed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Robinson!
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, Rolen Spliffs!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spliffs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spliffs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spliffs lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Robinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Spliffs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robinson scores with a knee to the head.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Spliffs blocks with his arms.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Spliffs is blocking nicely.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson lands an elbow inside that Spliffs shrugs off.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Spliffs blocks it.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Spliffs has had enough of the clinch but Robinson keeps him there for the moment.
Robinson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Spliffs blocks it.
Robinson connects with a knee to the head.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Spliffs is blocking nicely.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Spliffs wants to break free but Robinson has control.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Spliffs is keeping busy.
Spliffs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Robinson prevents Spliffs from breaking the clinch.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spliffs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Robinson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spliffs's brow.
Spliffs wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
Spliffs can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Robinson.
Spliffs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Robinson throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Spliffs controls the action.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Spliffs blocks it.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Spliffs.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Spliffs wants to break free but Robinson has control.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spliffs blocks it with crossed arms.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Spliffs is trying to break the clinch but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Spliffs.
Spliffs wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
Spliffs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Robinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Spliffs tries to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling the position.
Robinson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
Spliffs wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Spliffs blocks an elbow strike.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spliffs blocks it with crossed arms.
Spliffs is trying to break free.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spliffs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spliffs wants to get back to striking at distance but Robinson won't allow it.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Spliffs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spliffs up against the cage.
Spliffs is looking to break free of the clinch but Robinson has double underhooks.
Spliffs tries to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling the position.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spliffs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spliffs is trying to break the clinch but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Spliffs is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spliffs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Robinson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spliffs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robinson keeps control of Spliffs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spliffs blocks it with crossed arms.
Robinson working aggressively here.
Robinson throws an elbow but it misses.
Robinson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Spliffs has had enough of the clinch but Robinson keeps him there for the moment.
Spliffs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson prevents Spliffs from breaking the clinch.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Spliffs blocks it.
Robinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robinson lands a damaging elbow.
Robinson lands an elbow just above Spliffs 's eye.
Robinson looking to throw knees to the head but Spliffs is blocking nicely.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Robinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rolen Spliffs will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Robinson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spliffs finds it's way round the side to connect with Robinson's head.
Spliffs misses the shot to the body.
Robinson moves out of range of the body kick from Spliffs.
Spliffs drops Robinson with a beautiful combination! Robinson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Spliffs is looking for the KO!
Robinson is rocked!
It looks like Randy Robinson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oh Robinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spliffs throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Robinson colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Spliffs as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Robinson is left battered and dazed whilst Spliffs and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rolen Spliffs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Conner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conner has chosen Bodies Hit the Floor as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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160 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcos Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Conner!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin misses with a low kick.
Conner gets caught flat footed, as Griffin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Griffin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Conner looking for a sweep. Not yet Conner, not yet.
Conner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Griffin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Griffin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Conner looking to control.
Conner looking for a sweep. Not yet Conner, not yet.
Conner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Griffin stands and throws Conner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ground and pound from Griffin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner manages to get back to half guard.
Conner is trying to get back to full guard.
Conner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Griffin is working away from the top position though.
Conner might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Griffin kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin blocks the strikes from Conner.
Conner wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Griffin throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Conner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Conner looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conner is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Griffin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Griffin tries to get out of the position.
Griffin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Griffin.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffin looking to control.
Conner controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Griffin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griffin keeping full guard, as Conner tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Griffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Griffin, not yet.
Conner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Griffin looks for the body kick but Conner saw that one coming.
Conner clinches.
Griffin breaks the clinch.
Griffin tries to bum rush Conner with a series of wild strikes but Conner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Griffin throws a shot from downtown. Conner moves away and avoids it.
Griffin clinches but Conner breaks the clinch
and Conner counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Griffin, who protects the arm well.
Conner tries for a kimura but Griffin is defending well.
Griffin can't do much from the bottom here.
Conner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Griffin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Conner off and has taken his back!
Conner is in bad spot here.
Griffin lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Griffin.
Conner is taking damage to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Conner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Griffin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Conner counters with a single leg into guard. Griffin didn't expect that.
Conner tries to free his leg and advance position but Griffin is retaining full guard.
Conner works over Griffin with some ground and pound from guard.
Conner throwing strikes but missing.
Conner drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Griffin dives on top into guard.
Conner can't keep his opponent in guard - Griffin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Conner is trying to get back to full guard.
Griffin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Griffin not doing much here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin wants to take a breather but Conner is having none of it.
Griffin thows a huge punch but Conner dodges it nicely.
Conner is refusing to be controlled, as Griffin sits in half guard.
Conner has hold of Griffin's hands but Griffin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Griffin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conner on the ground.
Griffin wants to pass to mount but Conner is defending the position.
Griffin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Conner won't allow Griffin to pass to mount.
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.
Conner moves into full guard.
Conner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Griffin wants to pass the guard but Conner is keeping the position.
Griffin pushing down on Conner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Griffin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Griffin tries to pass to full mount but Conner defends it.
Conner is pressing down on Griffin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses.
Griffin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Griffin controlling from the top position.
Griffin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Conner is looking for a sweep.
Griffin tries to advance to mount but Conner denies him.
Conner sneaks back into half guard.
Conner tries to get to full guard but Griffin has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner is trying to control but can't.
Conner tries to get to full guard but Griffin has control of the leg.
Conner wants to get back to full guard but Griffin has mounted him!
Griffin lands a nice shot to the head.
Griffin lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the head.
Griffin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Griffin working Conner over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Marcos Griffin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Conner swats away the attempt to clinch by Griffin.
Conner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Griffin throws out the jab.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
Conner slips under a jab.
A head kick misses from Griffin.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conner fails with the takedown
and Griffin counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Conner stopping the sweep attempt from Griffin.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Griffin is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Conner trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Conner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Conner striking off his back but it's not causing Griffin any problems.
Conner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Conner keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Conner avoids the head kick by Griffin.
Conner closes the distance and clinches.
Conner is working for takedown but Griffin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Griffin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Griffin jumps into guard, dragging Conner to the mat.
Conner prevents Griffin from getting back to his feet.
Griffin looking for a guillotine here but Conner defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Conner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Conner from controlling successfully.
Griffin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Conner manages to get himself to full guard.
Conner looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Griffin has picked Conner up and slammed him! Conner can't keep hold of the triangle and Griffin manages to pass to side control!
Conner looking for a sweep but Griffin has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Griffin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Conner is surviving well by controlling Griffin's body position as best he can.
Conner regains half guard.
Griffin not doing much here.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Conner's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conner trying to hold on to Griffin's head to control him but Griffin postures up.
Conner wants to get back to full guard.
Conner is staying active underneath Griffin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Griffin uses his free foot to push down on Conner's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Conner.
Conner tries to reverse the position but Griffin maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Conner.
I think Conner 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Conner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marley Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green comes to the cage accompanied by war drums. On his way into the cage it seems that Marley Green has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Marley Green seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marley Green!
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, Jacob King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses the shot to the body.
King misses with a wild combination.
Green walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Marley Green has been cut.
Green lands with an overhand left.
Green closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Green shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King cracks Green with a big right hand and Green goes down!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
King sitting in guard here, content to control.
Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
King wants to get up but he can't break Green's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Green. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Green being controlled here, momentarily.
King stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Green swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Green throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Green.
Green circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by King. Green falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for King!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacob King!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maynard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roy Jones - Can't Be Stopped. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Maynard as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Matt Carwin has been cut.
Maynard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carwin tries to clinch but Maynard is having none of it.
Carwin wants to clinch.
Maynard moves into the clinch.
Carwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carwin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maynard's brow.
Knees to the body from Maynard.
Carwin looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Maynard.
Carwin wants a takedown but no success here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maynard.
Carwin is looking to control Maynard's arms but Maynard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carwin has his back to the cage.
Carwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Maynard.
Maynard landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Carwin managing to block the knees to the body from Maynard.
Maynard with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maynard lands with a right to the head.
Maynard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maynard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maynard throws a series of punches but Carwin moves out of range.
Maynard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maynard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Maynard lands a big head kick that sends Carwin to the canvas! Maynard follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Maynard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Brawler Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brawler Jr has chosen "Hard Knock Life" Dr. Evil & Mini Me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Brawler Jr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Tate feints and then cracks Brawler Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brawler Jr down.
Tate tries to clinch up but Brawler Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Brawler Jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tate sprawls well initially but Brawler Jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Tate tries to kick Brawler Jr off but Brawler Jr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tate is defending against the submission attempts here by Brawler Jr.
Tate tries to kick Brawler Jr off but Brawler Jr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brawler Jr in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tate tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Brawler Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Will Brawler Jr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dump Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hart might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bang Your Head. Bret Hart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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208 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bret Hart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dump Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel tests Hart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Liddel throws a nice looking combination but Hart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hart misses with a head kick.
Liddel misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddel looks to land a right hand but Hart moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart feints and as Liddel raises his hands in defense, Hart changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Liddel wants to get back to his feet but Hart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hart looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
Liddel pushes Hart off and gets back to his feet.
A jab from Hart does it's job there.
It looks like Dump Liddel has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hart moves in looking to clinch but Liddel pushes him off.
Liddel misses with a series of wild punches.
Liddel throws a series of strikes that have Hart backpedaling.
Liddel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hart.
Hart misses with a wild body shot.
Hart staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel throws a one two combo.
Liddel lands a jab-cross combination.
Liddel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liddel throws a right hand that Hart ducks under and follows up with a left that Hart also avoids with ease.
Liddel defending well as Hart loads up on a big left hand.
Hart looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hart keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands strikes from half guard.
Hart is working for a submission of some sort.
Hart wants to take a breather but Liddel is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hart passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dump Liddel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dump Liddel's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hart fails with the takedown.
Dump Liddel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddel throws a series of punches but Hart avoids them all with ease.
Hart tries to clinch but Liddel is having none of it.
Hart wants to clinch up but Liddel keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddel misses with a double jab.
Hart bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Liddel, who protects the arm well.
Hart passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Liddel!
Liddel's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Liddel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hart looking to control but Liddel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hart looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Liddel wants to get back to his feet.
Liddel is breathing heavily.
Hart controlling from mount.
Hart wants to control the pace but Liddel is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart wants to finish this one by submission but Liddel is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hart.
Hart tries to control but Liddel wriggling away.
Hart jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Liddel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Liddel and Hart has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hart cracks Liddel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is looking to take a break and control but Liddel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hart has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Liddel taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hart dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dump Liddel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hart staying out of range there.
Liddel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liddel scores with a jab. Hart acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters circling - Hart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bret Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hart slips a jab and a cross from Liddel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddel misses with a two punch combination.
Hart scores a takedown into full mount!
Liddel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart controlling from mount.
Hart scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Liddel?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart lands with some strikes.
Liddel is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hart lands a big elbow.
Hart looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Liddel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hart jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Liddel is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Liddel and Hart has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel wants to get back to his feet but Hart is dominant here and he's now got Liddel's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hart's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
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.
Hart is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Liddel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hart is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Liddel knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Liddel for a finish.
Hart is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Liddel knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Liddel for a finish.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liddel is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hart clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dump Liddel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Hart with that takedown attempt.
Hart looks to land a right hand but Liddel moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liddel misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Liddel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hart.
Hart pushes Liddel up against the cage in a clinch.
Hart landing knees to the body.
Hart lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hart keeps control of Liddel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Liddel is looking to break free of the clinch but Hart has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Dump Liddel's cut even more.
Liddel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A knee to the head by Hart.
Liddel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hart prevents Liddel from breaking the clinch.
Hart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Hart.
Hart crunches a lovely knee into Liddel's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart lands a shoulder strike.
Hart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Come on Hart - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hart lands an uppercut.
Hart has Liddel pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hart pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Liddel tumbling to the mat - Hart dives into Liddel's guard.
Hart controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart prevents Liddel from getting back to his feet.
Hart scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hart trying to control but Liddel is working from the bottom.
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.
Liddel wants to get back to his feet but Hart is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hart sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Liddel's guard.
Hart decides to return to a standing position.
Hart gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hart had his way with Dump Liddel in that round.
The cut man is working on Dump Liddel's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Hart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liddel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liddel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart scores with a takedown into Liddel's guard.
Hart works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Liddel is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart works his way into side control.
Hart has hold of Liddel's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Liddel tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Hart cranks the arm and Liddel screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Liddel, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bret Hart!
Bret Hart retains his light heavyweight title!
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