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TTC 56 - Week of Justice PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Linderoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez has chosen Thunderkiss 65 by White Zombie as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tobias Linderoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linderoth throws a series of punches but Hernandez moves out of range.
Linderoth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernandez.
Hernandez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Linderoth drives through with a takedown into guard.
Linderoth slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Linderoth loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hernandez pulls Linderoth in close to prevent any damage.
Linderoth throwing strikes from guard but Hernandez blocks nicely.
Linderoth throwing strikes but missing.
Hernandez wants to sweep here but Linderoth controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linderoth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Linderoth passes Hernandez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Linderoth trying to pass the guard but Hernandez defending well.
Linderoth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hernandez's head.
Linderoth trying to control from half guard but Hernandez is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Linderoth moves in looking to clinch but Hernandez pushes him off.
Hernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linderoth circles away quickly and effectively.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Linderoth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
so Linderoth counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Linderoth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linderoth works over Hernandez with some ground and pound from guard.
Linderoth is stalling in the full guard.
Linderoth thows a big elbow that misses.
Linderoth looking to sit in guard and control but Hernandez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Linderoth working for a triangle but Hernandez defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Linderoth is keeping the position for now.
Linderoth controls Hernandez momentarily but Hernandez frees himself.
Linderoth thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hernandez wanted to stand there but Linderoth had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Linderoth working a defensive guard but Hernandez passes into half guard.
Linderoth works his way to full guard. Good work.
Linderoth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Linderoth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hernandez manages to get himself to full guard.
Linderoth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hernandez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Linderoth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Linderoth drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hernandez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hernandez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hernandez!
Hernandez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Linderoth counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Linderoth dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Linderoth throws a leg kick but Hernandez checks it.
Linderoth looks to throw the jab but Hernandez is out of range.
Hernandez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hernandez wants to slow Linderoth down by chopping away at his legs.
Linderoth swinging wilding here.
Hernandez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hernandez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Linderoth's head.
Linderoth tries to clinch but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez throws a head kick but Linderoth moves out of range.
Linderoth gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Linderoth crashes against the mat.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet.
Linderoth controls the position from side control.
Linderoth goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hernandez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Linderoth's guard! Nice work there by Hernandez!
Linderoth trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Linderoth pulls Hernandez in close to prevent any damage.
Linderoth is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Linderoth has a closed guard, preventing Hernandez from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez wants to stand and escape but instead Linderoth has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Linderoth stays in close to Hernandez's body and controls the position.
Linderoth trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hernandez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Linderoth trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linderoth showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Linderoth advances to half guard.
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.
Linderoth slips a nice elbow through Hernandez's hands, connecting with Hernandez's forehead.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
Hernandez is trying to stand.
Hernandez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Linderoth.
Hernandez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Linderoth.
Linderoth seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hernandez is defending against the submission attempts here by Linderoth.
Linderoth is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hernandez sees it coming and defends easily.
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 Tobias Linderoth will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hernandez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Linderoth's head.
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Linderoth counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hernandez!
Linderoth lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Linderoth.
Linderoth with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet.
Linderoth lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Linderoth fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linderoth throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Linderoth working Hernandez over with strikes here.
Hernandez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hernandez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Linderoth.
Hernandez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Linderoth.
Linderoth scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hernandez?
Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Linderoth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hernandez is looking to escape.
Hernandez bucks Linderoth off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Hernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Linderoth takes a swing at Hernandez's ribcage but misses.
Linderoth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Linderoth.
Linderoth doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hernandez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hernandez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Linderoth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hernandez.
Linderoth blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combo that has Linderoth backing up. Linderoth nods at Hernandez to acknowledge the strikes.
Linderoth misses with a hook. Hernandez ducked under it nicely.
Linderoth has his takedown stuffed
and Hernandez counters with a body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Linderoth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Hernandez.
Hernandez swinging wilding here.
Hernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Linderoth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Linderoth throws the left hand but Hernandez avoids the punch easily.
Rain Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tobias Linderoth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Linderoth moves out of range.
Hernandez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linderoth.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Hernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hernandez!
Hernandez moves out of range of the strikes.
Linderoth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hernandez counters with a big head kick but Linderoth shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linderoth shoots in and bounces Hernandez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hernandez pulls Linderoth in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Linderoth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Linderoth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Linderoth!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between India Ale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, India Ale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Harper!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper blocks a jab.
Ale moves in looking to clinch but Harper pushes him off.
Ale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Ale.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A nice combination there by Ale.
Harper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Harper slips a jab and a cross from Ale.
Harper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harper scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice combo by Ale! Oh, that's hurt him - Harper falls to the canvas and Ale follows him into side control.
Harper is rocked!
It looks like Daniel Harper has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ale working the ground and pound but Harper is defending the strikes.
Harper is still in real trouble! Can Ale finish him?
Harper is trying to escape the position but Ale is controlling the position.
An elbow from Ale crashes against the mat.
Harper seems to have recovered his senses.
Harper is looking to reverse the position.
Ale throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Harper sneaks back into half guard.
Harper wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ale throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harper gets full guard.
Ale working some strikes from top position.
Ale preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper is trying to control the position but Ale postures up.
Ale sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Ale from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ale has Harper up against the cage in a clinch.
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.
Harper looking to slow down the pace here.
Ale tries a knee to the head but Harper blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ale fails to land.
Harper blocks an elbow strike.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ale or not.
Ale is breathing heavily.
Ale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ale drops his hands momentarily and Harper takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Harper lands with a right hand.
Harper thuds a left hand into Ale's body.
Harper scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like India Ale has been cut.
Harper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ale on the side of the head.
Harper lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harper scores with a three punch combo!
Ale is rocked!
Harper lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ale at a distance.
Harper lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Ale can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Harper and Ale drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Harper.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Harper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Edberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Katze (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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213 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Basic striking
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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, Stefan Edberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Katze!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katze steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Edberg.
Edberg works Katze's body with a nice hook.
Katze has closed the distance and engaged Edberg in a clinch.
Edberg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edberg breaks from the clinch.
Katze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Edberg works Katze's body with a nice hook.
Edberg gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Katze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Edberg is keeping the position for now.
Katze is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Edberg is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Edberg has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Katze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katze looking for a sweep. Not yet Katze, not yet.
Katze striking off his back but it's not causing Edberg any problems.
Katze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edberg is one step ahead there.
Katze is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Katze has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Edberg 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 Katze.
Katze tries to bench press Edberg off him but Edberg keeps the position.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Edberg throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Karl Katze has been cut.
Edberg throws a lazy right hand but Katze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katze is looking to clinch.
Edberg scores with a hook.
Katze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Katze tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edberg throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Katze crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stefan Edberg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Djordje Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovic comes to the cage accompanied by Karadjordje Petrovicu . 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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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djordje Petrovic!
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, Vitor Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Petrovic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gracie to score with a decent uppercut.
Gracie missing with a left hand there. Petrovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Gracie lands a really nice looking cross but Petrovic seems unphased.
It looks like Djordje Petrovic has been cut.
A left lands for Petrovic.
It looks like Vitor Gracie has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrovic drops Gracie with a naaaaasty hook - Gracie is in real trouble here! Petrovic dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Djordje Petrovic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seppo Hovi struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Determined |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Hammer!
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, Seppo Hovi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hovi throws out the jab.
Hammer throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Hovi stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Hammer follows into mount!
Hovi is rocked!
Hammer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Hovi is still in real trouble! Can Hammer finish him?
Hammer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hovi seems to have recovered his senses.
Hovi working to try and regain half guard.
Hammer controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi is working to get back to half guard.
Hammer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Anton Hammer just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hovi blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Hovi misses with a looping left.
Hammer throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Hovi stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Hammer follows into mount!
It looks like Seppo Hovi has been cut.
Hammer tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hammer raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer content just to control the position here.
Hammer throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hammer controlling his opponent.
Hammer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hovi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Hovi's cut.
That's time! Hammer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Hovi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hovi swinging wilding here.
Hovi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hammer's head.
Anton Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hovi avoids the head kick by Hammer.
Hovi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hammer circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Hovi drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Hammer follows Hovi to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Hammer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irv Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Rosenow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenow has chosen Damn! as his entrance music. Tyler Rosenow has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Irv Goldman's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Irv Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Rosenow!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rosenow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle, before Rosenow throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Goldman's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Rosenow lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Tyler Rosenow!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Montel Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LIMB SNAPPA RED SNAPPA REMIX kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Montel Williams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Montel Williams!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramirez throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Ramirez steps into range and cracks Williams with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Williams flops backwards and Ramirez dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Montel Williams has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Ramirez from standing up.
Ramirez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramirez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams is looking for a triangle but Ramirez pushes his legs off easily.
Ramirez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ramirez chips away with some ground and pound.
That has opened up Montel Williams's cut even more.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Ramirez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
The cut above Montel Williams's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Williams's guard.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramirez.
Williams wants to improve his position but Ramirez is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramirez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ramirez lands strikes from half guard.
Montel Williams's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Montel Williams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jorge Ramirez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Wennstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Blackley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackley has chosen Shock To The System by Billy Idol as his entrance music. Hugo Wennstrom had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hugo Wennstrom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Blackley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Blackley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blackley has gone for a leg lock! Wennstrom slips out almost immediately though and dives into Blackley's guard.
Blackley has his foot on Wennstrom's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wennstrom works his way back into a safe position though.
Blackley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blackley will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Blackley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackley is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Wennstrom frees his head nicely. Oh but Blackley has switched to an armbar! Wennstrom is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Derek Blackley!
Derek Blackley is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Baptiste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Roshan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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195 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmanuel Baptiste!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Roshan!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baptiste shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roshan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baptiste drops back looking for a leg! Roshan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roshan manages to kick Baptiste off! Baptiste jumps back into Roshan's guard.
Roshan has his feet on Baptiste's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Baptiste avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick from Roshan lands but Baptiste takes it in his stride.
It looks like Emmanuel Baptiste has been cut.
Roshan takes a swing at Baptiste's ribcage but misses.
Roshan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roshan misses the jab.
Roshan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Roshan.
Roshan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Roshan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Roshan looking to control.
Roshan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roshan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Roshan keeping moving, preventing Baptiste from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roshan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roshan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baptiste counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshan tries to improve position but can't.
Baptiste controls the position from side control.
Baptiste tries for a kimura but Roshan is defending well.
Baptiste wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Roshan, who protects the arm well.
Baptiste is breathing heavily.
Roshan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Baptiste thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Roshan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Baptiste is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Baptiste is refusing to be controlled, as Roshan sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roshan is thwarting Baptiste's attempts to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Baptiste shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Roshan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roshan tries to kick Baptiste off but Baptiste keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste tries to pass to full mount but Roshan defends it.
Baptiste is thwarting Roshan's attempts to control the position.
Roshan wants to get back to his feet.
Roshan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Roshan is trying to get back to full guard.
Baptiste is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Roshan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Baptiste dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Baptiste's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roshan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baptiste counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Roshan is looking to stand up but Baptiste isn't so interested in that idea.
Baptiste trying to control the position from guard on top but Roshan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baptiste is really struggling to control Roshan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Baptiste thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Roshan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roshan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Baptiste is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Roshan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Baptiste's back instead.
Baptiste tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan landing strikes from the mount and Baptiste is in trouble!
Roshan tries to control but Baptiste wriggling away.
Roshan lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Roshan.
Roshan wants to finish this one by submission but Baptiste is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Roshan.
Roshan tries to control but Baptiste wriggling away.
Baptiste is looking to get to half guard.
Roshan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Baptiste can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Baptiste tries to hold on but Roshan postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshan looking to control but Baptiste is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Baptiste tries to hold on but Roshan pushes him away.
Baptiste is looking to get to half guard.
Baptiste wants to hold on but Roshan pushes him away.
Roshan gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Roshan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roshan throws a sloppy body shot
and Baptiste counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Roshan's guard now.
Emmanuel Baptiste overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baptiste looking to pass the guard.
Roshan trying to control the position here.
Roshan wants to stand up but Baptiste is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste drops back looking for a leg! Roshan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Roshan manages to kick Baptiste off! Baptiste jumps back into Roshan's guard.
Roshan has his feet on Baptiste's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Roshan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roshan lands a jab.
Roshan throws a one two combo.
Roshan lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshan throws a body punch but Baptiste moves out of range.
Roshan throws a right hand that Baptiste ducks under and follows up with a left that Baptiste also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Roshan scores with a four punch combination!
Roshan swinging wilding here.
Roshan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baptiste.
Roshan throws a looping overhand right but Baptiste ducks down to avoid it.
Roshan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Roshan wants to stand but Baptiste has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roshan is controlling the pace.
Baptiste is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Roshan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Baptiste's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roshan misses the jab.
Roshan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baptiste.
Roshan misses with a double jab.
Roshan swinging wilding here.
Roshan lands a body shot.
Damian Roshan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roshan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roshan connects with a single shot there.
Roshan throws a hook to the side of Baptiste's head but Baptiste sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roshan misses with a wild combination.
Roshan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baptiste but Baptiste pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roshan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baptiste.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan stuffs the takedown attempt from Baptiste. Baptiste gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Roshan does no damage.
Baptiste looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Roshan is fending him off so far but Baptiste persists. Nope, Roshan circles away and we're back to standing.
Roshan throws a right and a left that Baptiste avoids nicely.
Roshan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baptiste counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Baptiste is thwarting Roshan's attempts to control the position.
Roshan misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Baptiste is looking for a kimura but Roshan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baptiste to get the leverage.
Roshan has his hands clasped together around Baptiste's back. He's all about the action.
Baptiste is looking to take a break and control but Roshan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roshan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Baptiste looking to pass the guard.
Roshan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Baptiste!
Roshan trying to control but Baptiste is having none of it.
Baptiste is looking to improve his position but Roshan isn't that keen on the idea.
Roshan looking to control but Baptiste is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Baptiste tries to hold on but Roshan postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshan stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Roshan throws a sloppy head kick and Baptiste moves out of range easily.
Roshan throws a combination that misses
and Baptiste counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Baptiste stops Roshan from getting back to his feet.
Roshan is looking for a sweep. Baptiste is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Baptiste is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Roshan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Roshan is trying to control but Baptiste passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roshan tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Baptiste easily slips into full mount!
Roshan is looking to improve his position but Baptiste isn't that keen on the idea.
Baptiste is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Roshan is surviving well by controlling Baptiste's body position as best he can.
Baptiste has control of Roshan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Roshan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Baptiste trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roshan working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Baptiste clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Baptiste's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Roshan misses with a takedown attempt
and Baptiste counters with a shoot takedown. Roshan fights it but they end up in guard.
Roshan scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Roshan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baptiste manages to avoid it.
Roshan tries to land a leg kick but Baptiste saw it coming and moves away.
Roshan clobbers Baptiste with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Baptiste.
Roshan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Baptiste is working for a submission of some sort.
Baptiste is looking for a kimura but Roshan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baptiste to get the leverage.
Roshan actively working from the bottom here.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan tries to roll over but Baptiste keeps him under control.
Baptiste not doing much here.
Roshan trying to control here.
Baptiste wants to control but Roshan is keeping him busy.
Roshan wants to improve his position but Baptiste is controlling well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Roshan misses with a wild body shot.
Roshan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baptiste manages to avoid it.
Roshan misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Roshan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roshan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baptiste decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Baptiste is working for a submission of some sort.
Baptiste thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Baptiste is thwarting Roshan's attempts to control the position.
Roshan tries to kick Baptiste off but Baptiste keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Baptiste seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Roshan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Roshan wants to control but Baptiste is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Baptiste moves into full mount! Roshan won't be happy about that!
Baptiste prevents Roshan from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshan wants to get back to his feet.
Roshan is squirming around, avoiding Baptiste's attempts to control the action.
Roshan can't escape the position.
Roshan is controlling an arm, preventing Baptiste from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Roshan tries to hold on but Baptiste pushes him away.
Baptiste with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Roshan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Baptiste bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roshan's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste passes Roshan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Roshan wants to get back to his feet.
Baptiste is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Baptiste trying to control the action but Roshan is working from the bottom.
Roshan is trying to maintain the position but Baptiste is very close to passing his half guard.
Baptiste wants to work for an arm triangle but Roshan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmanuel Baptiste had his way with Damian Roshan in that round.
The cut man is working on Emmanuel Baptiste's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Roshan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baptiste was well out of range. Poor timing from Roshan.
Baptiste slips a jab and a cross from Roshan.
Roshan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Roshan misses the shot to the body.
Baptiste shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Roshan tries to hold on but Baptiste pushes him away.
Roshan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Roshan missing with punches from the bottom.
Baptiste is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Roshan defends it well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Baptiste is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Roshan sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roshan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Roshan managing to control the position.
Roshan wants to stand and escape but Baptiste is having none of it.
Baptiste preventing the sweep.
Baptiste looking to pass the guard.
Baptiste preventing the sweep.
Baptiste is pushing down on Roshan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roshan is fighting to maintain full guard but Baptiste has managed to sneak the leg through.
Roshan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baptiste clinches with his opponent.
Roshan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Baptiste prevents Roshan from breaking the clinch.
Roshan breaks the clinch.
Roshan with a poor takedown
and Baptiste counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Roshan wants to stand up but Baptiste is controlling him.
Baptiste passes Roshan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Baptiste is trying to control the action in half guard but Roshan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roshan manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Roshan misses with a double jab.
Roshan misses with a body shot
and Baptiste counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roshan is refusing to be controlled, as Baptiste sits in half guard.
Roshan pushes Baptiste off and gets back to his feet.
Baptiste looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Roshan!
Baptiste with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Baptiste looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Baptiste is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Roshan is surviving well by controlling Baptiste's body position as best he can.
Roshan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emmanuel Baptiste is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baptiste avoids the attempt from Roshan to control.
Roshan swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Damian Roshan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baptiste takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Roshan is squirming around, avoiding Baptiste's attempts to control the action.
Baptiste looking for a guillotine from mount but Roshan is having none of it.
Roshan is looking to improve his position but Baptiste isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emmanuel Baptiste showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Baptiste has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmanuel Baptiste!
Emmanuel Baptiste is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Carmicheal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Mohrruebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bob Carmicheal has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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271 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Carmicheal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddy Mohrruebe!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohrruebe is looking to clinch but Carmicheal is avoiding it.
Mohrruebe tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mohrruebe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mohrruebe tries to clinch there but Carmicheal circles away.
Carmicheal keeps the fight on the outside.
Mohrruebe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carmicheal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mohrruebe is looking to clinch but Carmicheal is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mohrruebe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mohrruebe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carmicheal throws a nice looking combination but Mohrruebe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmicheal throws a series of punches but Mohrruebe moves out of range.
Mohrruebe tries to close the distance and clinch but Carmicheal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mohrruebe moves in looking to clinch but Carmicheal pushes him off.
Mohrruebe is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mohrruebe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mohrruebe is looking to clinch but Carmicheal is avoiding it.
Mohrruebe moves in looking to clinch but Carmicheal pushes him off.
Mohrruebe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carmicheal keeps the fight on the outside.
Bob Carmicheal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mohrruebe tries to clinch but Carmicheal is having none of it.
Mohrruebe shoots for a double leg takedown but Carmicheal sprawls well. He's pushed Mohrruebe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
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.
A jab-cross combination lands for Carmicheal and sends Mohrruebe crashing to the mat! Carmicheal follows him down to the mat - Mohrruebe regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Freddy Mohrruebe has been cut.
Mohrruebe is looking for a sweep. Carmicheal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mohrruebe misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mohrruebe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mohrruebe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mohrruebe trying to control here.
Carmicheal wants to stand up but Mohrruebe has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mohrruebe gets back to full guard.
Mohrruebe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohrruebe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carmicheal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carmicheal lands with a right and another and another! Mohrruebe is in big trouble! Carmicheal lands again and this time it's lights out for Mohrruebe! A quality knockout there for Carmicheal.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bob Carmicheal!
Bob Carmicheal retains his heavyweight title!
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