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Breeding Special 46 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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263 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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269 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Good knees
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Giant!
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, Troy Peterson!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giant tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peterson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Giant fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peterson is out of range.
Peterson tries to bum rush Giant with a series of wild strikes but Giant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giant connects with a crisp jab.
Peterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Giant misses with a wild combination.
Giant shoots in and drives through. Peterson sprawls well.
Giant scores with a shot to the body.
Giant gets a clinch.
Giant wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peterson prevents Giant from breaking the clinch.
Giant wants to get back to striking at distance but Peterson won't allow it.
Giant scores a nice knee to the body.
Giant is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Giant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Giant looking to throw knees to the head but Peterson is blocking nicely.
Giant is trying to drag Peterson to the mat but Peterson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Giant has had enough of the clinch but Peterson keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant wants to get back to striking at distance but Peterson won't allow it.
Giant is trying to break the clinch but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
Giant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giant tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Giant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Troy Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Peterson circles away quickly and effectively.
Giant misses with a leg kick.
Giant tries to bum rush Peterson with a series of wild strikes but Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giant throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peterson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Giant looks to land a body kick but Peterson moved away.
Giant fails to land with a series of punches.
Giant throws a series of strikes that have Peterson backpedaling.
Giant swinging wilding here.
Giant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Giant takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giant tries to clinch but Peterson is having none of it.
Giant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peterson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peterson slips a jab and a cross from Giant.
Giant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson stuffs the takedown attempt from Giant. Giant gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Giant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Giant misses.
Giant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peterson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Giant is out of range and Peterson settles back down.
Peterson closes the distance but Giant moves to the side
and Giant counters with a left and a right that stings Peterson.
Giant is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant misses with a two punch combination.
Giant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peterson stuffs the takedown.
Giant scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Giant misses.
Giant misses with a double jab.
Giant throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Giant throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left and a right from Giant both land. Nice combination.
Giant misses with a two punch combination.
Peterson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Giant gets to his feet - Peterson follows without any prompting.
Troy Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Peterson looks to clinch
and Giant counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Peterson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peterson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Giant landing strikes from the mount and Peterson is in trouble!
Giant has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Peterson's face.
Peterson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Giant working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Giant 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.
Giant looks to land a combination but Peterson avoids it well.
Peterson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Giant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Giant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Giant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Giant counters with a straight right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Giant.
Giant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Giant scores with a body shot.
Giant shoots in for a takedown but Peterson shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Giant does no damage.
Giant throws a combination. Peterson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Giant misses with a two punch combination.
Giant jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Giant throws a combination. Peterson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Giant.
Giant shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Giant was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Giant lands with some strikes.
Giant lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Peterson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Giant looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
You get the feeling that Peterson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant scoring with strikes but Peterson is staying in there.
Giant lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Peterson tries to buck Giant off but he can't manage it.
Giant in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Giant looking to finish Peterson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Peterson!
Giant trying to control but Peterson is having none of it.
Peterson trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Peterson hang on?
Peterson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Peterson cracks Giant with a good jab.
A head kick misses from Peterson.
Peterson misses with a combination
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giant throws a one two combo.
Peterson tries to bum rush Giant with a series of wild strikes but Giant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Giant shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Giant was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson is bucking up trying to escape but Giant cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Giant with shots to the head and body - Peterson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Peterson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Giant landing strikes from the mount and Peterson is in trouble!
Giant lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Giant lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Giant dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Giant misses with a few strikes there.
Giant misses with a low kick.
Peterson tries to clinch
and Giant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giant misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Peterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Giant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Giant throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Giant throws a series of punches but Peterson avoids them all with ease.
Giant misses with a takedown attempt - Peterson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson looks to clinch
and Giant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Giant lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Peterson.
Giant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Giant misses.
Peterson clinches but Giant breaks the clinch
and Giant counters with a nice double leg into side control. Peterson won't be happy with that.
Giant landing a few strikes.
Giant working the ground and pound.
Giant staying calm.
Giant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Check out the look on Giant's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Giant are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson prevents Giant from moving into mount.
Peterson is trying to buck Giant off.
Giant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Giant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peterson on the ground.
Giant grinds an elbow into Peterson's temple.
Giant trying to control the action but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Peterson is pushing Giant's head away, looking to escape. Giant manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Giant misses with the combination.
Peterson tries to clinch but Giant moves away
and Giant counters with a one-two to the body.
Peterson misses with a body kick.
Peterson wants to clinch.
Giant fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Peterson.
Peterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Giant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jab by Giant.
Giant tries to bum rush Peterson with a series of wild strikes but Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giant counters with a three punch combo that has Peterson backing up. Peterson nods at Giant to acknowledge the strikes.
Giant falls off balance throwing a combination
and Peterson counters with a body kick that stops Giant in his tracks momentarily.
Peterson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Giant counters with a left and a right that stings Peterson.
A shot to the body from Peterson misses
and Giant counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giant.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Giant misses the shot to the body.
Troy Peterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Giant is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Giant showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Giant has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Giant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gian Matteo Ranzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tong Po could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gian Matteo Ranzi's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tong Po!
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, Gian Matteo Ranzi!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Po or perhaps it was just good defense by Ranzi which made him look bad.
Po tries to bum rush Ranzi with a series of wild strikes but Ranzi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Po fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ranzi, pushing him back against the cage.
Po pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Po throws an overhand right that lands on Ranzi's shoulder, as Ranzi tries to avoid the shot.
Po clinches with his opponent.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but Po blocks it.
Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Po throws a leg kick but Ranzi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ranzi tries to keep at a distance but Po has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but Po blocks it.
Ranzi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Po has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ranzi misses with a knee strike.
Ranzi looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Ranzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po is trying to break free.
Po wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Po is breathing heavily.
Ranzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Po has had enough of the clinch but Ranzi keeps him there for the moment.
Po wants to break free but Ranzi has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ranzi looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Po has had enough of the clinch but Ranzi keeps him there for the moment.
Ranzi misses with a knee strike.
Po breaks from the clinch.
Po is looking to clinch.
Ranzi tries to clinch up
letting Po counter with a right hand.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch but Ranzi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ranzi wants to clinch but Po slips to the side
and Po holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ranzi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Ranzi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ranzi looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Po wants to get back to striking at distance but Ranzi won't allow it.
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.
Ranzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ranzi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ranzi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Po blocks it with crossed arms.
Ranzi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Po blocks it with crossed arms.
Po breaks the clinch.
Po throws a sloppy head kick and Ranzi moves out of range easily.
Ranzi wants to clinch
and Po counters with an inside leg kick.
Ranzi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Po looks to land a left hand but Ranzi moved out of range nicely.
Ranzi moves in looking to clinch but Po pushes him off.
Po throws a chopping leg kick but Ranzi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Po tries a head kick but it misses.
Ranzi avoids the body shot from Po.
Po circles away from the clinch attempt
and Po counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Po.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ranzi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Po has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ranzi misses with a knee strike.
Ranzi looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Ranzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but Po blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ranzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Po wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ranzi has him pressed against the cage.
Ranzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po has had enough of the clinch but Ranzi keeps him there for the moment.
Ranzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Po.
Nice elbow from Po.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but Po blocks it.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but Po blocks it.
Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Po pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ranzi wants to clinch.
Ranzi tries to clinch up but Po circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Po throws a right and a left that both miss.
Po drives through and clinches with Ranzi against the cage.
Ranzi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Po has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ranzi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Po is trying to stall.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Ranzi lands a knee to the head.
Ranzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ranzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but Po blocks it.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Po gets control of Ranzi's arms and successfully pulls guard. Po will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Po is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ranzi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ranzi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ranzi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Po dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranzi is looking for a triangle but Po pushes his legs off easily.
Po stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ranzi tries to clinch
and Po holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Po wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Ranzi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ranzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Po is trying to break free.
Ranzi misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ranzi lands a knee to the head.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but Po blocks it.
Po tries to break the clinch but Ranzi is controlling the position.
Po wants to break free but Ranzi has control.
Po is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ranzi is keeping busy.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ranzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Po breaks from the clinch.
Po scores with a head kick.
Gian Matteo Ranzi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ranzi wants to clinch but Po slips to the side
and Po counters by clinching up.
Po creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Po takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ranzi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ranzi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ranzi misses with a knee strike.
Ranzi misses with a knee strike.
Po breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Po.
Po clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranzi misses with a knee to the head.
Ranzi prevents Po from breaking the clinch.
Ranzi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Po blocks it with crossed arms.
Ranzi looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Po landing knees to the body.
Po can't break the clinch.
Po wants to break free but Ranzi has control.
Ranzi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Po lands an elbow just above Ranzi 's eye.
Ranzi looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Po breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ranzi doesn't manage to clinch there - Po circles away.
Po tries a head kick but it misses.
Po tries to clinch there but Ranzi circles away.
Ranzi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Po avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four 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.
Po throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Po throws a low kick but Ranzi avoids it.
Po tries to clinch but Ranzi moves out of range.
Ranzi wants to clinch up but Po keeps it at a distance.
Ranzi tries to clinch up but Po circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circling - Po throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Po throws a leg kick but Ranzi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Po keeps the fight on the outside.
Ranzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tong Po dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Po avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Po misses with a double jab.
Po scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Po clinches.
Po is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ranzi is keeping busy.
Ranzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ranzi misses with a knee to the head.
Ranzi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Po blocks it with crossed arms.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Ranzi looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but Po blocks it.
Po is trying to break free.
Ranzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ranzi prevents Po from breaking the clinch.
Ranzi misses with a knee to the head.
Ranzi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ranzi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Po paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Po is trying to break free.
Po is looking to break free of the clinch but Ranzi has double underhooks.
Ranzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ranzi tries to clinch
and Po holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Po breaks from the clinch.
Po tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Po tries to clinch there but Ranzi circles away.
Ranzi blocks a head kick by Po.
Ranzi looks to clinch
and Po counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ranzi tries to clinch but Po is having none of it.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ranzi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ranzi tries to clinch but Po is having none of it.
Po avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ranzi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Po keeps the fight on the outside.
Ranzi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranzi tries to clinch up but Po circles away and keeps his distance.
Po swats away the attempt to clinch by Ranzi.
Ranzi avoids a kick to the body.
Ranzi clinches but Po breaks the clinch
and Po counters with a good low kick that Ranzi was not able to check.
Po misses with a low kick as Ranzi jumps back.
Po thows a body kick. Ranzi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ranzi looks to clinch
and Po counters by clinching up.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ranzi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Po blocks it with crossed arms.
Ranzi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Po wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ranzi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ranzi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ranzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ranzi misses with a knee strike.
Ranzi tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Ranzi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ranzi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Po wants to break the clinch but can't.
Po breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Po or perhaps it was just good defense by Ranzi which made him look bad.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ranzi darts in trying to clinch
and Po moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tong Po showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Po has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tong Po!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Macho The Wrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larson Greenwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larson Greenwood will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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212 lbs
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223 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Macho The Wrestler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larson Greenwood!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenwood swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Wrestler takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Greenwood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Greenwood tries to bum rush The Wrestler with a series of wild strikes but The Wrestler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Wrestler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Macho The Wrestler has been cut.
The Wrestler shoots in but Greenwood avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice combo by Greenwood! Oh, that's hurt him - The Wrestler falls to the canvas and Greenwood follows him into side control.
The Wrestler is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Wrestler struggling a bit here.
Greenwood stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Greenwood throws a right hand that The Wrestler ducks under and follows up with a left that The Wrestler also avoids with ease.
Greenwood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Wrestler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Greenwood cracks The Wrestler with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Greenwood throws a left that rocks The Wrestler and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Greenwood dives into side control, looking to finish! Can The Wrestler regain composure!
Oh The Wrestler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greenwood stands up.
The Wrestler seems to have got his legs back now.
Larson Greenwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Wrestler misses with a takedown attempt - Greenwood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Wrestler is breathing heavily.
Greenwood doesn't manage to clinch there - The Wrestler circles away.
The Wrestler takes one on the button.
Nice shot lands for Greenwood.
Macho The Wrestler's cut is getting worse.
The Wrestler dodges the punch combination from Greenwood.
Greenwood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Wrestler on the side of the head.
Greenwood looks to land a combination but The Wrestler avoids it well.
The Wrestler gets the takedown into side control.
The Wrestler scores with punches from side control.
The Wrestler scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Wrestler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greenwood is looking to work his way out of this bad position but The Wrestler is controlling him well.
The Wrestler working the head and body with strikes.
Greenwood gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Wrestler lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Wrestler slips a nice elbow through Greenwood's hands, connecting with Greenwood's forehead.
The Wrestler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greenwood on the ground.
The Wrestler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Greenwood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Wrestler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Greenwood is looking to escape.
The Wrestler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from The Wrestler there.
The Wrestler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The Wrestler trying to pass the guard but Greenwood defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greenwood looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Wrestler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Greenwood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Wrestler connects with a nice short shot to Greenwood's temple.
Greenwood works his way to full guard. Good work.
The Wrestler connects with a couple of short punches.
The Wrestler cracks Greenwood with a solid left hand.
The Wrestler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Greenwood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst The Wrestler is controlling him.
Greenwood keeping moving, preventing The Wrestler from controlling successfully.
The Wrestler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The Wrestler works over Greenwood with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Wrestler with a nice head shot there.
Greenwood is rocked!
The Wrestler chips away with some ground and pound.
Greenwood is still in real trouble! Can The Wrestler finish him?
The Wrestler loads up on a big left hand. Greenwood felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - The Wrestler looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Greenwood can't hide his disappointment, as The Wrestler celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Macho The Wrestler!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Burnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Bonehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Burnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcelo Bonehead!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burnett digs a good body shot into Bonehead's ribs.
Burnett connects with a solid leg kick.
Bonehead takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Marcelo Bonehead has been cut.
Burnett drives through and clinches with Bonehead against the cage.
Bonehead takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnett lands a knee to the head.
Bonehead has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burnett is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bonehead looks gassed!
Burnett landing knees to the head.
Burnett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Burnett lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Burnett.
Burnett scores with a knee to the head.
Burnett landing knees to the head.
Bonehead is rocked!
Burnett scores with a knee to the head.
Bonehead is still on wobbly legs! Can Burnett finish him?
That has opened up Marcelo Bonehead's cut even more.
Burnett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bonehead up against the cage.
Burnett connects with a knee right up the middle there - that's rocked Bonehead badly! Bonehead tumbles to the floor and Burnett stands over him, dominant and satisfied with his glorious KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Burnett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Mantid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fist Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Primo Victoria, by Sabaton. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Mantid!
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, Fist Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter connects with a stiff jab that staggers Mantid - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fist Fighter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jose velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by head up high. Anthony Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Sanchez!
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, jose velasquez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but velasquez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch but velasquez keeps him there for the moment.
Sanchez jumps guard and drags velasquez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
velasquez is standing up over Sanchez. Sanchez looks to escape but velasquez dives into side control.
velasquez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sanchez, who protects the arm well.
Sanchez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
velasquez is staying active underneath Sanchez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez stands up from half guard.
velasquez throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
velasquez moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez throws a head kick but velasquez moves out of range.
Sanchez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sanchez lands in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sanchez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
velasquez wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but velasquez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sanchez to get the leverage.
Sanchez tries to pass to full mount but velasquez defends it.
velasquez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
velasquez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
velasquez has one foot on Sanchez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but velasquez circles away.
Sanchez closes the distance looking to clinch
and velasquez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sanchez's guard now.
velasquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanchez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Anthony Sanchez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
velasquez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
velasquez swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
velasquez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sanchez just stands there and leans against the cage.
velasquez blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez jumps into guard, dragging velasquez to the mat.
velasquez preventing the sweep.
velasquez trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
velasquez won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Sanchez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in velasquez's guard.
Sanchez passes velasquez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sanchez stops velasquez from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez content to control rather than advance.
Sanchez is tying to control. velasquez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Sanchez trying to mount his opponent but velasquez defends it.
Sanchez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sanchez prevents velasquez from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
velasquez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez trying to mount his opponent but velasquez defends it.
Sanchez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
velasquez is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed velasquez's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and velasquez counters with a takedown into side control.
velasquez throwing strikes but Sanchez manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
velasquez trying to control but Sanchez flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Sanchez is persistently looking for the submission but velasquez is defending it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Sanchez controlling the positon.
velasquez is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Sanchez off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Sanchez punches the canvas rather than the man.
Sanchez is looking to control velasquez but velasquez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Sanchez. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
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 Anthony Sanchez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and velasquez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sanchez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Anthony Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sanchez looking for a guillotine here but velasquez defends easily.
Sanchez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
velasquez wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez is trying to keep velasquez in close.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
velasquez prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez wriggles free and stands up.
velasquez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
velasquez has his takedown stuffed
and Sanchez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for velasquez!
Sanchez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. velasquez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
velasquez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sanchez stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but velasquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez tries to clinch up
and velasquez counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as velasquez walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sanchez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
velasquez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanchez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanchez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sanchez forces his way into half guard.
Sanchez trying to control the action but velasquez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for velasquez to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from velasquez. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
velasquez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
and velasquez counters with a single leg into guard. Sanchez didn't expect that.
Sanchez wants to stand and escape but velasquez is having none of it.
velasquez wanted to stand there but Sanchez had control of the position.
Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
jose velasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
velasquez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez controls velasquez momentarily but velasquez frees himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Sanchez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanchez, 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Afro Samurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Romanelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Afro Samurai looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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19
173 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Afro Samurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Romanelli!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samurai darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Samurai throwing shots but Romanelli is blocking nicely.
Romanelli looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Romanelli is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Samurai's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Samurai's back!
Romanelli has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Samurai trying to control but not successfully.
Samurai defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Samurai tries to escape but Romanelli has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
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.
Samurai is trapped and Romanelli is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Samurai is taking damage to the body and head.
Samurai is breathing heavily.
Romanelli is landing with strikes from the back.
Samurai rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Romanelli tries to pass to full mount but Samurai defends it.
Romanelli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Samurai's head.
Romanelli wants to work for an arm triangle but Samurai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Romanelli winds up and cracks Samurai with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Samurai trying to control but Romanelli postures up.
Romanelli wants to work for an arm triangle but Samurai is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanelli throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Samurai wants to control but Romanelli is keeping busy.
Romanelli throwing shots but Samurai is blocking nicely.
Samurai trying to control here.
Romanelli working over Samurai with some ground and pound. Samurai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Romanelli thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Romanelli shoots for a takedown but Samurai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Romanelli closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Romanelli lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanelli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Samurai has a closed guard, preventing Romanelli from standing up.
Romanelli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Samurai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Samurai wants to control but Romanelli passes easily into half guard.
Romanelli stands up and beckons Samurai to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Samurai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Romanelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Romanelli misses with a looping left.
Samurai fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Romanelli sprawls well initially but Samurai persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Romanelli wants to improve his position but Samurai is controlling well.
Samurai is trying to control the action in half guard but Romanelli is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Samurai prevents Romanelli from standing back up.
Samurai wants to get back to his feet.
Romanelli regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Romanelli dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Romanelli misses with a takedown attempt - Samurai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Romanelli works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Romanelli misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Romanelli catches Samurai right on the button with a cross.
Nice cross by Romanelli.
Romanelli cracks Samurai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Romanelli swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romanelli lands a nice looking body shot.
Romanelli looks to land a combination. Samurai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Romanelli misses with a double jab.
Samurai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Romanelli thuds his right hand into Samurai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Romanelli cracks Samurai with an open hand slap.
Samurai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romanelli lands a head shot.
Nice sprawl there from Samurai as Romanelli shoots in.
Romanelli tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Samurai swivels and escapes.
Afro Samurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Romanelli.
Romanelli tries for a takedown but Samurai circles away easily
and Samurai counters with a single leg into guard. Romanelli didn't expect that.
Samurai wants to control from the top but Romanelli keeps moving.
Samurai avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Samurai trying to control but Romanelli is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanelli has his feet on Samurai's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Samurai darts in and clinches Romanelli up against the cage.
Romanelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romanelli works Samurai's body with a nice hook.
Romanelli throws a shot to the body.
Romanelli cracks Samurai with a good jab.
Some wild striking there from Romanelli.
Samurai scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Samurai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romanelli keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanelli kicks off Samurai and gets to his feet.
Samurai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romanelli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romanelli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Samurai moves into the clinch.
Samurai has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Romanelli clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Romanelli breaks Samurai's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Samurai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romanelli decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Samurai, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanelli connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Romanelli. That snapped Samurai's head back.
Romanelli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Samurai has time to react.
Samurai misses with a leg kick.
Romanelli keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Romanelli lands a right hook to the body.
Romanelli cracks Samurai with an open hand slap.
Samurai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samurai slips a jab and a cross from Romanelli.
Samurai fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Samurai wants to clinch up but Romanelli keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dominic Romanelli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Romanelli throws a shot to the body.
Romanelli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Samurai.
Romanelli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Romanelli shoots and misses
and Samurai counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Samurai looking to sit in guard and control but Romanelli gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samurai trying to keep a closed guard but Romanelli is proving a slippery customer.
Romanelli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Romanelli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samurai wants to stand up but Romanelli is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samurai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Romanelli gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Romanelli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Romanelli 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.
Romanelli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samurai looking for a sweep. Not yet Samurai, not yet.
Samurai is trying to control the position but Romanelli postures up.
Romanelli has gone for a leg lock! Samurai slips out almost immediately though and dives into Romanelli's guard.
Romanelli looking for a sweep. Not yet Romanelli, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samurai trying to control but Romanelli is working from the bottom.
Romanelli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romanelli has his feet on Samurai's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Samurai throws a sloppy head kick and Romanelli moves out of range easily.
Samurai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Samurai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Romanelli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Romanelli cracks Samurai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot lands for Romanelli.
Samurai avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanelli gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Samurai counters with a series of strikes. Romanelli will be more careful next time no doubt.
Romanelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Samurai.
Romanelli misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Afro Samurai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Romanelli.
Romanelli shoots in for a double leg but Samurai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Samurai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Samurai has his takedown stuffed
letting Romanelli counter with a right hand.
Samurai staying out of range there.
Romanelli throws a nice looking combination but Samurai bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Romanelli misses the target.
Samurai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanelli wants to pass the guard but Samurai is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanelli gets to his feet. Samurai looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A head kick misses from Samurai.
Samurai doesn't manage to clinch there - Romanelli circles away.
Samurai with a poor takedown
and Romanelli counters with a series of strikes. Samurai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Samurai clinches up with Romanelli and pushes him back against the cage.
Samurai jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Romanelli walks away with a smile on his face. Samurai gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dominic Romanelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanelli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romanelli with a hook.
Afro Samurai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Romanelli misses with a double jab
and Samurai counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Romanelli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Romanelli winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Romanelli!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Farve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farve's entrance music is Currensy. A fine choice. The key to victory for Brett Farve has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Farve!
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, Shawn McGee!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Farve misses.
McGee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farve.
Farve lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McGee backs up against the cage.
It looks like Shawn McGee has been cut.
Farve lands with a right that hurts McGee. McGee looks to clinch but Farve throws a short knee that drops McGee. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Brett Farve!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Link Hunington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunington has chosen Doctor Who as his entrance music. Oscar Bell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar Bell!
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, Link Hunington!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunington closes the distance and clinches.
Bell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hunington's face.
It looks like Link Hunington has been cut.
Hunington trying to stall but Bell improves his position.
Bell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hunington tries to pull guard but Bell holds him up against the cage and eventually Hunington drops back down to his feet.
Hunington tries to pull guard but Bell won't allow it.
Hunington is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oscar Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Link Hunington.
Bell lands a damaging elbow.
Bell lands an elbow inside.
Bell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hunington jumps guard but Bell stands there with Hunington around his waist. Hunington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hunington pulls Bell into guard.
Hunington working for a triangle but Bell defends it easily.
Hunington trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hunington's guard.
Bell trying to control but Hunington is working from the bottom.
Hunington looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunington keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
Bell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hunington shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bell is trying desperately to improve position.
Hunington looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hunington with good strikes from the mount here!
Bell sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hunington prevents Bell from improving his position.
Hunington takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunington looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hunington controlling the action here.
Hunington is tying to control. Bell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bell misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hunington seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bell is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Link Hunington!
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