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TTC 75 - The Wannabees PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson checks a low kick from Bryan.
Bryan misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Bryan.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Bryan.
Jackson lands a really nice looking cross but Bryan seems unphased.
Bryan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bryan closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Bryan pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bryan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jackson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
Jackson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bryan's best efforts.
Jackson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bryan 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.
Bryan is just content to waste time from the top position. Jackson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson has his foot on Bryan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bryan works his way back into a safe position though.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bryan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bryan won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Bryan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Bryan throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bryan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Jackson is working to get back to half guard.
Bryan controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bryan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jackson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bryan working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Bryan looks up at the clock and then as Jackson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bryan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bryan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jackson, who protects the arm well.
Jackson tries to improve position but can't.
Bryan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson tries to buck Bryan off but Bryan is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bryan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jackson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bryan's guard! Nice work there by Jackson!
Jackson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bryan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jackson, into his guard.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Bryan from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Bryan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to the body from Jackson misses
and Bryan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bryan tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bryan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jackson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jackson punishes Bryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Bryan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bryan throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Bryan fakes the leg kick and cracks Jackson in the body.
Bryan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
Bryan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bryan!
Bryan is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Bryan is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peter Jackson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Irv Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Fenomeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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219 lbs
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275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Irv Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronaldo Fenomeno!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldman moves away from the strike by Fenomeno.
Fenomeno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Goldman does no damage.
Fenomeno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goldman gets the takedown into side control.
Goldman working the head with strikes.
Fenomeno is trying to improve his position.
Goldman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Goldman is trying to get an arm triangle but Fenomeno is defending well.
Goldman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fenomeno wants to get back to his feet but Goldman drags him back down.
Goldman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fenomeno knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenomeno is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Goldman 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.
Goldman is looking to take a break and control but Fenomeno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goldman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fenomeno tries to get to full guard but Goldman has control of the leg.
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.
Goldman is keen to just control but Fenomeno is a slippery customer.
Goldman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fenomeno is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Goldman pulls his head out easily.
Fenomeno is in trouble now - Goldman has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldman looking to secure an arm triangle but Fenomeno defends it well.
Fenomeno working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenomeno is squirming around, avoiding Goldman's attempts to control the action.
Goldman jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Fenomeno manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Fenomeno is looking to reverse the position.
Fenomeno is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Goldman happy to just control the position for now.
Goldman looks up at the clock and then as Fenomeno takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Goldman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fenomeno is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenomeno is trying to control Goldman's posture but Goldman avoids it.
Goldman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Goldman is trying to get an arm triangle but Fenomeno is defending well.
Goldman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Goldman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fenomeno, who protects the arm well.
Fenomeno is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irv Goldman 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.
Fenomeno with a poor takedown
and Goldman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fenomeno wants to improve his position but Goldman is controlling well.
Goldman slows the pace down in half guard.
Fenomeno is not content to let Goldman control the position.
Goldman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fenomeno is pressing down on Goldman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Goldman controlling from the top position.
Goldman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenomeno misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Goldman landing strikes.
Fenomeno takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Goldman is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fenomeno is trying to escape and Goldman transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fenomeno is forced to tap! Nice work there by Goldman! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Irv Goldman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Reinold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollander's entrance music is Rush by Big Audio Dynamite. A fine choice. Hollander is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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260 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrone Hollander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Otto Reinold!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollander drops his hands momentarily and Reinold takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hollander is breathing heavily.
Reinold slips under a jab from Hollander.
Reinold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reinold closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hollander to the mat! Hollander manages to get full guard.
Reinold trying to control but Hollander is working from the bottom.
Reinold passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reinold moves into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reinold controlling the position easily from mount.
Reinold can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hollander is looking to escape.
Hollander prevents Reinold from taking his back.
Hollander is trying desperately to improve position.
Reinold tries to control but Hollander wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollander is looking to get to half guard.
Reinold wants to take Hollander's back here but Hollander is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Reinold working for a submission but Hollander is keeping him at bay.
Reinold fails to move to back control.
Reinold takes Hollander's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinold is persistently looking for the submission but Hollander is defending it well.
Reinold really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Hollander.
Hollander might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinold is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Hollander knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Hollander for a finish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reinold working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Hollander is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Reinold has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Hollander taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Otto Reinold!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirka Croe Copp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pius Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Croe Copp comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC-Hells Bells-. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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264 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mirka Croe Copp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pius Paul!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul blocks a head kick by Croe Copp.
Croe Copp misses the shot to the body.
Croe Copp throws a sloppy head kick and Paul moves out of range easily.
Croe Copp throws a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Croe Copp. That's going to slow Paul down.
Paul takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Croe Copp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mirka Croe Copp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul throws an overhand right that has Croe Copp reeling! Paul follows up with more punches and Croe Copp is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pius Paul!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Amadeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderkiss 65 by White Zombie. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tony Amadeus was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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189 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Amadeus!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez throws a front kick that sends Amadeus stumbling back into the cage.
A combination from Hernandez does no damage.
Amadeus lands an overhand right.
Hernandez swinging wilding here.
Hernandez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but Amadeus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A lazy body kick from Amadeus
and Hernandez counters with a right hand to the body.
Amadeus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hernandez.
Amadeus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hernandez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hernandez scores with a spinning back kick!
Hernandez moves into the clinch.
Hernandez jumps guard.
Hernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Amadeus won't allow Hernandez to get back to his feet.
Hernandez keeping full guard, as Amadeus tries to pass.
Hernandez looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amadeus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hernandez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hernandez wants to stand up but Amadeus is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hernandez gets a clinch.
Amadeus can't break the clinch.
Hernandez keeps control of Amadeus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Amadeus wants to break free but Hernandez has control.
Hernandez is working for takedown but Amadeus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hernandez tries to pull guard but Amadeus holds him up against the cage and eventually Hernandez drops back down to his feet.
Amadeus breaks from the clinch.
Tony Amadeus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amadeus misses with a kick to the body
and Hernandez counters with a shoot takedown. Amadeus fights it but they end up in guard.
Hernandez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amadeus controls Hernandez momentarily but Hernandez frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hernandez wants to get up but he can't break Amadeus's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Amadeus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hernandez manages to get himself to full guard.
Hernandez wants to sweep here but Amadeus controlling him for the moment.
Amadeus passes Hernandez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Amadeus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Amadeus trying to control from Hernandez's half guard. Hernandez has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hernandez is looking for a triangle but Amadeus pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Amadeus controls the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hernandez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hernandez looking for a guillotine here but Amadeus defends easily.
Amadeus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
Amadeus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Amadeus not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Amadeus from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amadeus tries to free his leg and advance position but Hernandez is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Amadeus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hernandez counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Amadeus.
Amadeus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amadeus as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rain Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amadeus throws a body kick that misses.
Hernandez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Amadeus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Amadeus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez misses with a body kick.
Amadeus misses with the body kick
and Hernandez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Amadeus misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
Amadeus throws a lazy body kick
and Hernandez moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amadeus wants to get back to striking at distance but Hernandez won't allow it.
Amadeus wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rain Hernandez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hernandez stalks Amadeus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Amadeus's face. Amadeus staggers backwards, shaken.
Amadeus misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
Hernandez misses with the combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Hernandez blocks the leg kick.
Amadeus throws a lazy body kick
and Hernandez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hernandez preventing the sweep.
Hernandez wants to control from the top but Amadeus keeps moving.
Amadeus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Amadeus wants to hit a switch here but Hernandez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Amadeus there!
Amadeus is looking to improve his position but Hernandez isn't that keen on the idea.
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.
Amadeus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Amadeus is looking to improve his position but Hernandez isn't that keen on the idea.
Hernandez controlling the pace for now.
Amadeus wants to hold on but Hernandez pushes him away.
Hernandez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Amadeus is squirming around, avoiding Hernandez's attempts to control the action.
Amadeus is looking to get to half guard.
Hernandez tries to control but Amadeus wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Amadeus is in all sorts of trouble here.
Amadeus sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Amadeus blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hernandez.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Amadeus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Amadeus wants to control but Hernandez is keeping busy.
Hernandez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet.
Amadeus is pressing down on Hernandez's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hernandez looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amadeus trying to control the position.
Amadeus wants to sweep but no luck.
Hernandez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amadeus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Amadeus has Hernandez pulled in close to control his posture.
Amadeus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hernandez tries to stand but Amadeus is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hernandez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Amadeus looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez working away.
Hernandez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Amadeus sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Amadeus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hernandez has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez working away.
Hernandez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Amadeus can't do much from the bottom here.
Hernandez wants to stand but Amadeus has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Hernandez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rain Hernandez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Hernandez or perhaps it was just good defense by Amadeus which made him look bad.
Amadeus misses with the body kick
and Hernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Amadeus looks to land a body kick but Hernandez moved away.
Hernandez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Amadeus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hernandez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Amadeus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hernandez working Amadeus over with strikes here.
Amadeus bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amadeus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez being controlled here, momentarily.
Amadeus wants to control from the top but Hernandez keeps moving.
Hernandez wants to improve his position but instead Amadeus has moved into half guard.
Rain Hernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hernandez works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hernandez striking off his back but it's not causing Amadeus any problems.
Amadeus slips nicely into half guard.
Hernandez trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Amadeus passes to full mount!
Amadeus controlling from the full mount.
Hernandez flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Amadeus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Amadeus controlling from mount.
Tony Amadeus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hernandez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amadeus controlling the pace for now.
Hernandez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Amadeus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hernandez tries to lock up and control but Amadeus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Amadeus controlling from mount.
Hernandez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rain Hernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Amadeus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Amadeus lands a nice shot to the head.
Hernandez tries to reverse the position but Amadeus maintains control.
Amadeus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hernandez is looking to escape.
Amadeus avoids the attempt from Hernandez to control.
Amadeus controlling from mount.
Hernandez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hernandez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Amadeus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Amadeus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hernandez 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 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rain Hernandez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Coronado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jose Coronado has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Coronado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Maia!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia has a takedown stuffed.
Nice defenses there by Maia.
Coronado drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Coronado knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maia on the ground.
Maia had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Coronado is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Maia Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Coronado's back instead.
Maia looking for the choke from the back.
Coronado is really stuck here.
Will Maia go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Coronado rolls, trying to escape but Maia keeps control of the position.
Coronado trying to control the hands but Maia won't let him.
Maia looking for the choke from the back.
Coronado wants to control his opponent's hands but Maia gets his hands free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Maia is looking for a rear naked choke here but Coronado reverses the position brilliantly into Maia's guard!
Coronado stands and throws Maia's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The strikes coming from Coronado are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Coronado in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Coronado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maia keeps working.
Maia can't do much from the bottom here.
Maia tries to buck Coronado off but Coronado is having none of it.
Coronado is looking to take a break and control but Maia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Coronado lands a few punches from side control.
Coronado working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maia misses the shot to the body.
Coronado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Coronado with a lazy takedown attempt
and Maia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Coronado keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coronado on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coronado tries to get out of the position.
Maia is stalling in the full guard.
Maia postures up in Coronado's guard and throws a big left but Coronado blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coronado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maia trying to control but Coronado is working from the bottom.
Coronado pushes Maia off and scrambles back to his feet.
Coronado tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maia counters with a single leg into guard. Coronado didn't expect that.
Coronado looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Maia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Coronado has hold of Maia's hands but Maia slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Maia is looking for a kimura but Coronado is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maia to get the leverage.
Coronado is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Maia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Maia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coronado is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Maia's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Maia's back!
Maia turns into Coronado and is now in his guard.
Maia postures up.
Coronado is wriggling around but Maia manages to pass to half guard.
Coronado is breathing heavily.
Maia wants to take a breather but Coronado is having none of it.
Maia passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Coronado!
Coronado is squirming around, avoiding Maia's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maia dominated that 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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Coronado.
Maia wants to control but Coronado postures up.
Maia dodges the ground and pound from Coronado.
Maia tries to improve position but can't.
Coronado throws a strike aimed at the side of Maia's head but Maia avoids it well.
Maia dodges the ground and pound from Coronado.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coronado has his takedown stuffed
and Maia counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Maia advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Coronado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maia prevents Coronado from escaping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maia wants to control but Coronado is keeping him busy.
Maia landing a few strikes.
Maia taking a breather here.
Coronado gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coronado tries to kick Maia off in order to stand up. Maia Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Coronado pushes Maia away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Maia gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Maia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maia advances to full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maia cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Coronado bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Maia has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Coronado throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coronado trying to control but Maia is working from the bottom.
Coronado has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maia 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.
Maia looking for a guillotine here but Coronado defends easily.
Coronado's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Coronado postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Maia is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Coronado, into his guard.
Maia pushing down on Coronado's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia trying to mount his opponent but Coronado defends it.
Coronado makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coronado.
Coronado being controlled here, momentarily.
Maia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Coronado is keeping the position for now.
Coronado is trying to keep Maia in close.
Coronado is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Maia dives into side control.
Coronado is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Coronado has Maia up against the cage in a clinch.
Coronado breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coronado shoots and misses
and Maia counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maia slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Coronado tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Maia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maia wants to control the pace but Coronado is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maia is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Maia!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Daniel Maia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Plezts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Leroux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroux is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Q Lazzarus - Goodbye Horses. Winston Leroux is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Plezts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Winston Leroux!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plezts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Plezts gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plezts is looking for a kimura but Leroux is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Plezts to get the leverage.
Leroux is not content to let Plezts control the position.
Plezts is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Leroux is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leroux is staying active underneath Plezts, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Plezts seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Plezts is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Leroux is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Plezts!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunter Streicher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minamoto Yoritomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Streicher comes to the cage accompanied by Kære lille mormor. Yoritomo has chosen sunlounger & zara - lost (club mix) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gunter Streicher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Minamoto Yoritomo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoritomo dodges the punch combination from Streicher.
Yoritomo slips a jab and a cross from Streicher.
Streicher forces Yoritomo back against the cage and clinches.
Streicher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yoritomo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yoritomo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Streicher has him pressed against the cage.
Streicher lands a damaging elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Streicher.
Yoritomo wants to break free but Streicher has control.
Yoritomo is trying to break free.
Yoritomo goes for a takedown attempt but Streicher pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Streicher blocks a head kick by Yoritomo.
Streicher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yoritomo looks gassed!
Streicher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Yoritomo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Streicher pulls guard.
Streicher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yoritomo's guard.
Streicher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Yoritomo working for a triangle but Streicher defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritomo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Streicher passes into half guard.
Streicher wants to stand but Yoritomo has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Streicher controlling the action here.
Yoritomo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Streicher stays in close to Yoritomo's body and controls the position.
Yoritomo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Streicher showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Streicher passes Yoritomo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Well, if Streicher is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Streicher stands up from half guard.
Yoritomo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yoritomo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Streicher has Yoritomo up against the cage in a clinch.
Streicher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Streicher scores with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Streicher leaning against his opponent.
Streicher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Yoritomo.
Streicher takes a swing at Yoritomo's ribcage but misses.
Streicher closes the distance and clinches.
Streicher lands an elbow inside that Yoritomo shrugs off.
Streicher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yoritomo's defenses.
Yoritomo is trying to break the clinch but Streicher has him pressed against the cage.
Streicher jumps into guard, dragging Yoritomo to the mat.
Yoritomo trying to control but Streicher is working from the bottom.
Streicher controlling the position.
Streicher's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunter Streicher dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yoritomo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Streicher instigates a clinch.
Streicher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Streicher does no damage.
Yoritomo throws a head kick that half lands.
Yoritomo throws a lazy head kick
and Streicher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Streicher.
Yoritomo has had enough of the clinch but Streicher keeps him there for the moment.
Streicher controlling the action here for a moment.
Streicher stops a takedown attempt from Yoritomo.
Streicher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yoritomo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Streicher is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Streicher pulls guard effortlessly.
Yoritomo trying to control the position from guard on top but Streicher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Streicher has control of Yoritomo's left arm, preventing Yoritomo from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritomo is breathing heavily.
Yoritomo wants to control from the top but Streicher keeps moving.
Streicher has Yoritomo pulled in close to control his posture.
Yoritomo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Streicher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Streicher holds on and takes a little breather.
Yoritomo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Streicher dives on top into 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.
Streicher gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Streicher throws a head kick that half lands.
Yoritomo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Streicher can pounce on him.
Yoritomo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Streicher takes the fight into the clinch.
Streicher slowing the pace effectively.
Streicher gets control of Yoritomo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Streicher will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Streicher seems keen to control Yoritomo's posture.
Streicher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yoritomo trying to control the position from guard on top but Streicher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Streicher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Yoritomo is trying to escape the mount.
Streicher is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Yoritomo throws a sloppy head kick
and Streicher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Streicher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Streicher moves into the clinch successfully.
Streicher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Streicher lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Streicher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Streicher landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Streicher drags the fight down to the ground.
Yoritomo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Streicher keeping full guard, as Yoritomo tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Streicher 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunter Streicher dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Yoritomo throws a sloppy head kick
and Streicher holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Streicher pulls guard.
Streicher has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoritomo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Streicher manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Yoritomo has Streicher in his guard.
Streicher sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yoritomo's guard.
Streicher decides to return to a standing position.
Streicher pushes Yoritomo up against the cage in a clinch.
Streicher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Streicher tries a knee to the head but Yoritomo blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Streicher prevents the takedown attempt.
Streicher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Streicher lands with a thumping leg kick.
Minamoto Yoritomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoritomo throws a sloppy head kick
and Streicher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Streicher.
Streicher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Streicher lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Streicher pulls Yoritomo into guard.
Streicher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yoritomo can do to turn this around?
Streicher is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yoritomo is controlling him.
Yoritomo trying to control but Streicher is working from the bottom.
Streicher pulls Yoritomo in close to prevent any damage.
Yoritomo looking to sit in guard and control but Streicher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gunter Streicher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo is trying to control the position but Streicher postures up.
Streicher seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Streicher tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoritomo is retaining full guard.
Streicher preventing the sweep.
Streicher looking to pass the guard.
Streicher wants to control from the top but Yoritomo keeps moving.
Minamoto Yoritomo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Streicher is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Yoritomo Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Streicher's back instead.
Yoritomo not allowing Streicher to control his hands.
Streicher manages to escape to his feet.
Yoritomo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Yoritomo throws a head kick that misses
and Streicher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Streicher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yoritomo's calf.
Streicher scores with a nice body kick.
Streicher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Streicher gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yoritomo.
The referee calls for Streicher to work.
Streicher has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Yoritomo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Yoritomo is trying to break free.
Gunter Streicher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Streicher is riding his opponent, not letting Yoritomo buck him off.
Yoritomo manages to reverse the position and now he's in Streicher's guard. Nice work there by Yoritomo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunter Streicher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Streicher 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 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunter Streicher!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ming Chi Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osteo Sarcoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osteo Sarcoma acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ming Chi Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Osteo Sarcoma!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chi Young shoots in for a double leg but Sarcoma sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sarcoma with a jab.
It looks like Ming Chi Young has been cut.
Chi Young is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarcoma.
Chi Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sarcoma.
Chi Young shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Chi Young pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sarcoma is keeping the position for now.
Chi Young is working hard here to advance position.
Chi Young sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chi Young looking to pass the guard.
Sarcoma is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chi Young seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chi Young wants to pass the guard but Sarcoma is keeping the position.
Sarcoma is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Chi Young frees his head nicely. Oh but Sarcoma has switched to an armbar! Chi Young is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Osteo Sarcoma!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd mcPherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Todd mcPherson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
mcPherson shoots in and bounces Shamrock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
mcPherson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shamrock has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think mcPherson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Shamrock has tightened it up now! mcPherson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Steve Shamrock!
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