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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buff Bagwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buff Bagwell!
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, Rmarkas Fletcher!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bagwell as he jumps to the side.
Fletcher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fletcher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bagwell tries to roll over but Fletcher keeps him under control.
Bagwell moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bagwell is looking for a triangle but Fletcher pushes his legs off easily.
Fletcher working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bagwell's head.
Fletcher connects with a couple of short punches.
Bagwell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bagwell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bagwell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fletcher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fletcher slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bagwell tries to improve position but can't.
The strikes coming from Fletcher are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fletcher scoring with punches and elbows.
Fletcher goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bagwell has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fletcher but great work by Bagwell.
Bagwell tries to score with some ground and pound. Fletcher controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fletcher sneaks back into half guard.
Bagwell is breathing heavily.
Fletcher actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fletcher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bagwell is pressing down on Fletcher's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fletcher is holding on for now.
Fletcher on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fletcher manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell trying to control but Fletcher is working from the bottom.
Fletcher working for a triangle but Bagwell defends it easily.
Fletcher is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bagwell scoring with some ground and pound.
Bagwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Fletcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bagwell tries to free his leg and advance position but Fletcher is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bagwell is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Fletcher Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bagwell's back instead.
Fletcher has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bagwell has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fletcher working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Bagwell rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Fletcher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fletcher is looking for a kimura but Bagwell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fletcher to get the leverage.
Bagwell is looking to control Fletcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bagwell avoid being mounted?
Bagwell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bagwell controls Fletcher momentarily but Fletcher frees himself.
Fletcher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fletcher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bagwell had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fletcher is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bagwell Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fletcher's back instead.
Bagwell is trying to stick to Fletcher's back but Fletcher is turning into Bagwell. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bagwell's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Fletcher.
Fletcher preventing the sweep.
Fletcher advances to half guard.
Fletcher is working for a submission of some sort.
Fletcher seems to be working for a kimura but Bagwell defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rmarkas Fletcher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bagwell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fletcher gets caught flat footed, as Bagwell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bagwell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fletcher is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bagwell passes into half guard.
Rmarkas Fletcher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fletcher looking for submissions off his back.
Fletcher is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bagwell pulls his head out easily.
Fletcher makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fletcher.
Bagwell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fletcher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bagwell can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fletcher can't keep his opponent in guard - Bagwell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fletcher actively working from the bottom here.
Bagwell is keen to just control but Fletcher is a slippery customer.
Bagwell is working for a submission of some sort.
Fletcher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fletcher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bagwell is looking to take a break and control but Fletcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Bagwell drops an elbow to the side of Fletcher's head.
Fletcher gets full guard.
Bagwell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fletcher is keeping the position for now.
Bagwell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fletcher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bagwell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bagwell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bagwell stands up and waves to Fletcher to follow him.
Fletcher scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fletcher is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bagwell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fletcher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fletcher throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bagwell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fletcher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fletcher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bagwell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagwell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fletcher is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fletcher is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bagwell is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bagwell has escaped and now he's on top!
Fletcher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fletcher isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bagwell stacks Fletcher on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bagwell!
Bagwell stands up and we're back to a striking position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rmarkas Fletcher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fletcher throws an overhand right that lands on Bagwell's shoulder, as Bagwell tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fletcher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bagwell's waist but Bagwell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fletcher off to one side.
Bagwell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fletcher throws a head kick but Bagwell moves out of range.
Bagwell waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Fletcher.
Fletcher scores a takedown into full mount!
Fletcher with a couple of short strikes.
Bagwell is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fletcher landing strikes from the mount and Bagwell is in trouble!
Bagwell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fletcher fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bagwell in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bagwell regains half guard.
Bagwell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bagwell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagwell had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fletcher is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bagwell Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fletcher's back instead.
Bagwell misses with a punch to the head.
Fletcher tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fletcher bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bagwell trying to control the position.
Fletcher drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Fletcher as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Bagwell screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Fletcher! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rmarkas Fletcher!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Whopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Brennan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Brennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Whopp!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brennan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Whopp as he avoids it easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Whopp.
Brennan wants to clinch up but Whopp keeps it at a distance.
Brennan moves in looking to clinch but Whopp pushes him off.
Whopp scores with a kick to the body.
Brennan tries to keep at a distance but Whopp has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brennan misses with a knee to the head.
Brennan blocks the elbow strike.
Brennan looking to throw knees to the head but Whopp is blocking nicely.
Brennan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brennan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Whopp misses with an elbow strike.
Whopp lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Whopp.
It looks like Nate Brennan has been cut.
Brennan looking to throw knees to the head but Whopp is blocking nicely.
Whopp misses with an elbow strike.
Whopp landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brennan is breathing heavily.
Whopp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whopp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brennan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whopp lands a damaging elbow.
Whopp crunches a lovely knee into Brennan's ribcage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whopp lands an elbow just above Brennan 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Whopp.
Whopp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whopp comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nate Brennan's cut is getting worse.
Brennan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Whopp.
Whopp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whopp throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whopp lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whopp.
Nate Brennan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Whopp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whopp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brennan blocks it with crossed arms.
Whopp lands a damaging elbow.
Whopp lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whopp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Nate Brennan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Whopp lands a nice elbow.
Whopp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brennan.
Brennan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whopp lands a body punch.
Whopp lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Whopp tries to land knees in the clinch but Brennan avoids the damage to the body.
Whopp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whopp lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nate Brennan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chris Whopp!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Spartan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sackett is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boulevard of Broken Dreams. John Spartan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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, John Spartan!
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, Orlando Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sackett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sackett throws a shot from downtown. Spartan moves away and avoids it.
Sackett looks to land a right hand but Spartan moved out of range.
Spartan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sackett.
Sackett lands a left and a right that sends Spartan crashing to the canvas! Sackett dives into mount looking to finish!
Spartan is rocked!
It looks like John Spartan has been cut.
Spartan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Oh Spartan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spartan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sackett on the ground.
Spartan seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sackett throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Spartan because Sackett loaded up on that one.
Sackett scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Spartan?
Sackett connects with a bit shot that sees Spartan covering up! More strikes from Sackett and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sackett is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orlando Sackett!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Protagonist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro Protagonist will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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201 lbs
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199 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiro Protagonist!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Protagonist.
Sanderson tries to clinch there but Protagonist circles away.
Protagonist cracks Sanderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sanderson slips under a jab.
Protagonist steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanderson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hiro Protagonist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Protagonist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanderson throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanderson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanderson is looking to clinch.
Sanderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Protagonist throws a right hand that Sanderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanderson also avoids with ease.
Protagonist takes a swing at Sanderson's ribcage but misses.
Protagonist drops Sanderson with a big left hand and mounts him. Sanderson is in big trouble!
Sanderson is rocked!
Protagonist takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oh Sanderson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Protagonist gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson staying out of range there.
Sanderson seems to have got his legs back now.
Protagonist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Protagonist throws the left hand but Sanderson avoids the punch easily.
Sanderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Protagonist paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Protagonist misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Protagonist circles away.
Sanderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sanderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Protagonist tries to sprawl out of it but Sanderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Protagonist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanderson tries to clinch but Protagonist moves out of range.
Sanderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sanderson tries to clinch but Protagonist is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Protagonist swings for the body but Sanderson moves out of range.
Sanderson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Protagonist tries to avoid it but Sanderson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Protagonist to the ground. Protagonist escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Protagonist misses the jab.
Protagonist fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanderson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanderson slips a jab and a cross from Protagonist.
Sanderson looks to land a left hand but Protagonist moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Protagonist misses its intended target.
Sanderson lands a nice shot to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sanderson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Protagonist circles away from the clinch attempt.
Protagonist throws a right hand that Sanderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanderson also avoids with ease.
Sanderson moves in looking to clinch but Protagonist pushes him off.
A big left from Protagonist misses.
Protagonist's corner calls for a 1-2. Protagonist obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson tries to clinch up.
Protagonist misses with a wild combination.
Protagonist Rushes Sanderson and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Sanderson is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Protagonist Piles on the pressure and Sanderson crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiro Protagonist!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zacharia Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by DesertStorm/DJClue - Money Power Respect. Steele comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rock You Like A Hurricane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zacharia Steele has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jay Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zacharia Steele!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Steele.
Mitchell shoots in but no luck this time.
Steele tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mitchell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mitchell throws an overhand right that lands on Steele's shoulder, as Steele tries to avoid the shot.
Mitchell feints and as Steele raises his hands in defense, Mitchell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mitchell throws a strike but Steele rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Steele wanted to stand there but Mitchell had control of the position.
Steele preventing the sweep.
Mitchell is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele tries to stand but Mitchell is controlling from the bottom.
Mitchell throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mitchell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steele cracks the inside of Mitchell's front leg.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Mitchell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steele looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mitchell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
Steele is looking to clinch but Mitchell is avoiding it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Steele!
Steele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mitchell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell keeps the fight on the outside.
Steele gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mitchell tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steele.
Steele scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steele.
Steele with a knee to the head.
Steele with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Steele lands an elbow inside.
Mitchell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Steele lands a left hand.
Steele tries to land a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks with his arms.
Steele landing knees to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Steele.
Steele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Steele as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Steele.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Steele connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
Steele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steele connects with a knee to the head.
Mitchell is rocked!
Steele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steele.
Steele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steele lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Steele.
Oh Mitchell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steele scores a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell seems to have got his legs back now.
Steele lands with a left to the head.
Steele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Mitchell in his tracks for a moment.
Steele lands an elbow inside that Mitchell shrugs off.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Steele managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
Steele lands a knee to the head.
Steele is leaning against Mitchell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mitchell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steele lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitchell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steele lands an elbow just above Mitchell 's eye.
Mitchell tries a knee to the head but Steele blocks it.
Steele crunches a lovely knee into Mitchell's ribcage.
Steele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mitchell using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Steele.
Steele lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitchell looking to throw knees to the head but Steele is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Steele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Steele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Steele.
Steele pushes Mitchell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steele using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele lands a damaging elbow.
Steele landing knees to the head.
Steele tries a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks it.
Steele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Steele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Steele.
Steele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steele avoiding damage as Mitchell throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Steele.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Mitchell in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele lands a nice elbow.
Mitchell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mitchell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Steele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steele lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Steele landing knees to the head.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zacharia Steele dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Steele.
Steele throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mitchell.
Steele throws a low kick but Mitchell avoids it.
Mitchell closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mitchell lands in his opponent's guard.
Mitchell won't allow Steele to sweep him here.
Steele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Steele wants to stand but Mitchell is controlling the position.
Mitchell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mitchell trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele trying to control the position here.
Mitchell tries to free his leg and advance position but Steele is retaining full guard.
Mitchell is looking to advance position but Steele has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Mitchell tries to improve his position but instead Steele has taken his back!
Steele doesn't have the hooks in and Mitchell manages to turn into his guard.
Steele is pulling down on Mitchell's head. It's preventing any offense from Mitchell, at least for the moment.
Mitchell thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mitchell stopping the sweep attempt from Steele.
Mitchell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mitchell throwing strikes from guard but Steele blocks nicely.
Mitchell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Steele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mitchell tries to move into range but Steele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mitchell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steele tries to avoid it but Mitchell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steele to the ground. Steele escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steele fails with an attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Steele.
Mitchell shoots for a double leg takedown but Steele sprawls well. He's pushed Mitchell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zacharia Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steele moves into range and clinches up with Mitchell.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Steele avoiding damage as Mitchell throws knees to the body.
Steele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mitchell's defenses.
Steele managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
Mitchell misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Steele.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steele lands a knee to the head.
Steele landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Steele.
Steele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Steele managing to block the knees to the body from Mitchell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zacharia Steele showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Steele connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Steele.
Steele closes the distance and pushes Mitchell back into the cage.
Steele with a knee to the head.
Steele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zacharia Steele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mitchell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steele lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mitchell.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steele scores with a knee to the head.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the head but Steele blocks with his arms.
Mitchell looking to throw knees to the head but Steele is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Steele.
Steele with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Steele connects with a knee to the head.
Steele has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steele pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Mitchell! Steele unloads with more strikes and Mitchell sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zacharia Steele!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Razuvayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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255 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Razuvayev!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razuvayev throws the left hand but Griffin avoids the punch easily.
Razuvayev misses with an uppercut. Griffin saw that one coming.
Razuvayev's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Razuvayev duly obliges.
Razuvayev closes the distance and clinches up with Griffin, looking for a takedown. Razuvayev pushes Griffin against the cage but Griffin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Razuvayev throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Griffin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Griffin connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Griffin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Griffin.
Razuvayev looks gassed!
Griffin drops Razuvayev with a left right combo! Griffin follows him down to the ground into side control.
It looks like Yuri Razuvayev has been cut.
Griffin controls the position from side control.
Razuvayev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Griffin stands up and beckons Razuvayev to his feet.
Razuvayev throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin digs a good hook to Razuvayev's body.
Razuvayev takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Razuvayev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Razuvayev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Griffin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Griffin lands with a nice body punch.
Griffin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Razuvayev on the side of the head.
Griffin lands with a hook. Razuvayev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Razuvayev misses with a straight left.
Razuvayev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Griffin lands an overhand right.
Griffin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Razuvayev's head backwards.
Griffin scores with the left hand. Razuvayev knows he should have avoided that one.
Griffin rushes Razuvayev with punches - Razuvayev moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Razuvayev goes down! Griffin follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Griffin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Triston Baal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Triston Baal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baal shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meridius's waist but Meridius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baal off to one side.
Baal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Meridius sprawls well initially but Baal persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Meridius is looking to control Baal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Meridius avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baal is trying to control the action in half guard but Meridius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Baal wants to pass the guard but Meridius is defending well.
Meridius tries to roll over but Baal keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Meridius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Baal tries to pass the half guard into mount. Meridius knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Baal is working hard here to advance position.
Meridius is not content to let Baal control the position.
Baal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baal misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Meridius there.
It looks like Triston Baal has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baal blocks a low kick nicely.
Meridius keeps the fight on the outside.
Meridius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meridius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meridius cracks Baal with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Baal looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Meridius finish him?
Baal is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meridius darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Baal's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Meridius before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maximus Meridius!
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