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KONFLIKT 31 - Evolution PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Zamora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Zamora!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zamora.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Zamora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Zamora pushes him off.
Ricardo Zamora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zamora feints and as Carter raises his hands in defense, Zamora changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zamora with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zamora wants to stand but Carter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zamora with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Zamora throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zamora is looking to stand up but Carter won't let him.
Zamora content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamora tries to stand but Carter is controlling from the bottom.
Zamora looking to pass the guard.
Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zamora postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left and a right from Zamora both land. Nice combination.
Zamora misses with a double jab.
Zamora goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carter is rocked!
Zamora lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Carter is looking to close the distance but Zamora sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Carter crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Carter is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ricardo Zamora!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey McGinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory O Toole (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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BJJ White 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey McGinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory O Toole!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Toole looks for a takedown but McGinn sprawls well.
McGinn misses with the combination.
O Toole fails with a takedown attempt.
O Toole bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
O Toole tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGinn tries to buck O Toole off but O Toole is having none of it.
O Toole looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
O Toole tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no O Toole has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on McGinn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Toole is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGinn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
O Toole looks gassed!
McGinn is looking to regain half guard here but O Toole keeps moving and retains side control.
O Toole has hold of McGinn's arm. He's looking for a kimura. McGinn seems comfortable defending it but O Toole has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! McGinn is real pain and he's forced to tap out! McGinn is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but O Toole couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rory O Toole!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Guidry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guidry kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Du Hast. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Guidry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Rogan!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guidry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rogan as he avoids it easily.
Rogan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guidry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guidry really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rogan gets the takedown into side control.
Guidry is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rogan thows a huge punch but Guidry dodges it nicely.
Guidry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guidry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Guidry actively working from the bottom here.
Guidry is staying active underneath Rogan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rogan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rogan tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Guidry.
Guidry trying to hold on to Rogan's head to control him but Rogan postures up.
Guidry looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Guidry is breathing heavily.
Guidry is looking for a sweep. Rogan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rogan is keen to just control but Guidry is a slippery customer.
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.
Rogan is looking for a kimura but Guidry is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rogan to get the leverage.
Guidry keeping control of the position.
Rogan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Guidry shoots and misses
and Rogan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Guidry really felt that one!
Rogan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guidry moves away.
Guidry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogan.
Rogan throws a series of punches but Guidry avoids them all with ease.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan gets control of Guidry's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rogan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rogan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rogan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rogan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Guidry!
A nice elbow there by Rogan.
Rogan cracks Guidry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rogan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guidry is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Rogan.
Rogan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rogan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rogan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Guidry is looking to escape.
Guidry wants to control but Rogan is having none of it.
Rogan with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rogan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guidry.
Rogan forces Guidry back against the cage and clinches.
Rogan lands with a short shot to the head.
Rogan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Guidry trying to control the position.
Rogan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Guidry is trying to control the position but Rogan postures up.
Guidry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guidry has momentary wrist control but Rogan slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rogan lands a couple of elbows.
Rogan passes into half guard.
Rogan controlling the action here.
Rogan is looking to take a break and control but Guidry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rogan controlling the action here.
Rogan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Guidry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan controlling the action here.
Rogan is trying to work for a kimura but Guidry is defending well.
Guidry tries to roll over but Rogan keeps him under control.
Rogan content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guidry is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rogan pulls his head out easily.
Guidry tries to get to full guard but Rogan has control of the leg.
Rogan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Guidry misses with a takedown attempt
and Rogan moves into the clinch.
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.
Rogan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rogan preventing the sweep.
Guidry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guidry has his foot on Rogan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rogan works his way back into a safe position though.
Rogan wanted to stand there but Guidry had control of the position.
Rogan trying to control but Guidry is working from the bottom.
Guidry looking for a guillotine here but Rogan defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Rogan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rogan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Rogan shoots in and bounces Guidry off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rogan tries to stand but Guidry is controlling from the bottom.
Joe Rogan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guidry lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rogan!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guidry moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rogan has worked his arm free - good work by Rogan!
Rogan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Guidry off and has taken his back!
Rogan lands a shot to the body.
Rogan just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Rogan scores with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan controlling from the back.
Rogan lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Guidry tries to roll but Rogan sticks to his back.
Rogan lands punches and elbows.
Rogan is looking to control Guidry but Guidry is wriggling around and keeping busy.
I would not like to be Guidry right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guidry is really stuck here.
Rogan avoiding Guidry 's attempts to control his hands.
Guidry can't escape the position.
Rogan scores with punches to the body.
Rogan is hanging on to Guidry's back as he tries to escape.
Rogan lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Guidry is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Guidry trying to control the hands but Rogan won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogan looking for the choke but no joy.
You can see the frustration on Guidry's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Joe Rogan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rogan is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Rogan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rogan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Rogan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bingisser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Escobedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bingisser comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. The crowd seem to be enjoying Escobedo's choice of entrance music: el zacatecano. Alejandro Escobedo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Bingisser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alejandro Escobedo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bingisser looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Escobedo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bingisser is fending him off so far but Escobedo persists. Nope, Bingisser circles away and we're back to standing.
Escobedo throws a head kick that misses.
Bingisser throws a one two combo.
Bingisser doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobedo circles away.
Bingisser lands with a kick to the temple. Escobedo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Escobedo misses with a hook.
Bingisser throws a leg kick but Escobedo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bingisser is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bingisser drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bingisser pushes down on Escobedo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Escobedo trying to control but Bingisser postures up.
Bingisser prevents Escobedo from improving his position.
Escobedo taking some punishment here, with Bingisser in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bingisser lands strikes from half guard.
Bingisser trying to mount his opponent but Escobedo defends it.
Bingisser throwing shots but Escobedo is blocking nicely.
Bingisser is keen to just control but Escobedo is a slippery customer.
Bingisser sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Escobedo defending well though.
Bingisser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Escobedo keeps working.
Escobedo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Escobedo has one foot on Bingisser's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bingisser shoots for a double leg takedown but Escobedo sprawls well. He's pushed Bingisser's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Escobedo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bingisser tries to avoid it but Escobedo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bingisser to the ground. Bingisser escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Escobedo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bingisser landing knees to the body.
Escobedo looks gassed!
Escobedo manages to break the clinch.
Escobedo is looking to clinch.
Bingisser misses with a takedown attempt - Escobedo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bingisser with a poor takedown
and Escobedo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bingisser!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Bingisser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobedo controlling the position easily from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bingisser trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bingisser swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bingisser is trying to stand.
Escobedo looking to finish Bingisser with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bingisser!
Escobedo wants to control the pace but Bingisser is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bingisser is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bingisser is squirming around, avoiding Escobedo's attempts to control the action.
Escobedo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bingisser somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Bingisser lands with a nice combination. Escobedo backs away looking to recover.
Escobedo moves out of range of the body kick from Bingisser.
Escobedo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bingisser sprawls well initially but Escobedo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Escobedo prevents Bingisser from improving his position.
Bingisser has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Escobedo is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bingisser is trying to get back to full guard.
Bingisser flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Escobedo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bingisser does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bingisser is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Escobedo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bingisser wants to improve his position but Escobedo is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Robert Bingisser will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Escobedo shoots in and drives through. Bingisser sprawls well.
Escobedo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Escobedo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bingisser tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobedo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Escobedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bingisser scores with a three punch combo!
Bingisser misses with a few strikes there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bingisser. Escobedo shrugs it off though.
Bingisser looks to clinch
and Escobedo counters with a three punch combo that has Bingisser backing up. Bingisser nods at Escobedo to acknowledge the strikes.
Escobedo drops his hands momentarily and Bingisser takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bingisser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bingisser finds it's way through Escobedo's defenses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bingisser wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bingisser scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bingisser looks to land a combination but Escobedo avoids it well.
Escobedo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bingisser doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobedo circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bingisser.
Escobedo throws a wild body kick that Bingisser sees coming a mile off.
Bingisser tries to bum rush Escobedo with a series of wild strikes but Escobedo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bingisser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bingisser shoots in and bounces Escobedo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bingisser loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bingisser has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Escobedo is proving hard to escape from.
Escobedo pulls Bingisser in close to his closed guard and prevents Bingisser from doing any damage or advancing position.
Escobedo working for a triangle but Bingisser defends it easily.
Bingisser in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bingisser won't allow Escobedo to get back to his feet.
Bingisser stands up and waves to Escobedo to follow him.
Bingisser throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Escobedo's head.
Escobedo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bingisser is fending him off so far but Escobedo persists. Nope, Bingisser circles away and we're back to standing.
Robert Bingisser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Escobedo.
Escobedo wants to clinch but Bingisser slips to the side
and Bingisser counters with a nice body shot.
Bingisser doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobedo circles away.
Bingisser works Escobedo's body with a nice hook.
Robert Bingisser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escobedo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bingisser throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bingisser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bingisser avoids the body shot from Escobedo.
Bingisser throws a sloppy head kick and Escobedo moves out of range easily.
Bingisser clinches but Escobedo breaks the clinch
and Escobedo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Escobedo.
Bingisser looking to hit a scissor sweep but Escobedo is one step ahead there.
Bingisser keeping moving, preventing Escobedo from controlling successfully.
Bingisser working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Bingisser dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bingisser darts in trying to clinch
and Escobedo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bingisser is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bingisser misses with a double jab.
Escobedo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Escobedo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bingisser pinned against the cage. Bingisser gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Escobedo with a poor takedown
and Bingisser counters with a slapping leg kick.
Escobedo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robert Bingisser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Escobedo.
Bingisser tries to clinch there but Escobedo circles away.
Bingisser throws a combination that misses
and Escobedo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escobedo is looking to take a break and control but Bingisser is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bingisser tries to get to full guard but Escobedo has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobedo 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.
Escobedo working the head and body with strikes.
Bingisser regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bingisser throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Escobedo throwing strikes from guard but Bingisser blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bingisser is on top in guard.
Escobedo 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.
Escobedo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bingisser slips nicely into half guard.
Escobedo wants to control but Bingisser is keeping busy.
Bingisser seems to be working for a kimura but Escobedo defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobedo is looking to improve his position.
Robert Bingisser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Escobedo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bingisser works his way into side control.
Escobedo is looking to reverse the position.
Bingisser working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bingisser has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Alejandro Escobedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bingisser fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Escobedo, pushing him back against the cage.
Escobedo pulls guard successfully.
Alejandro Escobedo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bingisser's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bingisser postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bingisser would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bingisser trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Robert Bingisser.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bingisser, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Bingisser!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison has chosen Linkin Park- New Divide as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Keith Morrison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrei Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keith Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelianenko's sensitive parts.
Morrison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrison gets a takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Morrison.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Emelianenko is looking to improve his position.
Morrison content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back.
Emelianenko trying to hold on to Morrison's head to control him but Morrison postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Emelianenko is looking to improve his position.
Morrison moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morrison working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison tries for a kimura but Emelianenko is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morrison working the ground and pound from side control.
Morrison trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Morrison sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Emelianenko is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Morrison moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Emelianenko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Morrison off and has taken his back!
Morrison rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Emelianenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morrison does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morrison misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Morrison is trying to stand up here but Emelianenko is controlling him well.
Emelianenko stalling.
Emelianenko wants to pass the guard but Morrison is defending well.
Emelianenko is stalling here. Morrison is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Emelianenko seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Morrison has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Emelianenko dodges the ground and pound from Morrison.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Morrison 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.
Morrison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Emelianenko.
A left and a right from Emelianenko both land. Nice combination.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Morrison moves out of range.
Andrei Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Emelianenko as Morrison shoots in.
Emelianenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morrison counters with a shoot takedown. Emelianenko fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko controls Morrison momentarily but Morrison frees himself.
Morrison stands and steps away. Emelianenko gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko gets a takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko trying to control the action but Morrison is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko seems to be looking for submissions.
Morrison is trying to control but can't.
Morrison has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko controlling the action here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morrison swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Emelianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morrison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andrei Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keith Morrison.
Emelianenko lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Emelianenko sprawls well initially but Morrison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Morrison is working for a submission of some sort.
Morrison has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Morrison trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Emelianenko kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Morrison swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Emelianenko is now in Morrison's guard. A big mistake from Morrison there, giving up the dominant position!
Morrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emelianenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Emelianenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Andrei Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Morrison stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Morrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morrison not doing much here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison is thwarting Emelianenko's attempts to control the position.
Morrison decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Emelianenko throws a good cross that connects.
Emelianenko has his takedown stuffed
and Morrison counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morrison.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison advances to half guard.
Emelianenko trying to control here.
Emelianenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morrison content to control rather than advance.
Emelianenko is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is working hard here to advance position.
Morrison controlling the action here.
Emelianenko wants to control but Morrison is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Emelianenko wants to control but Morrison passes into side.
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.
Morrison is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Emelianenko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Morrison wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelianenko keeps working.
Emelianenko wants to control but Morrison postures up.
Morrison controlling the position from side mount.
Morrison trying to control the position but Emelianenko is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Morrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Morrison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Morrison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rawse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JR Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Rawse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JR Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawse closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Well, if Rawse 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.
Rawse seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Velasquez for as long as he can get away with.
Velasquez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rawse scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rawse is controlling the pace.
Rawse is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Velasquez is just riding it out for now. Rawse eventually gives up the hold.
Rawse slips a nice elbow through Velasquez's hands, connecting with Velasquez's forehead.
Rawse 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawse 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.
Rawse in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Velasquez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Rawse!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rick Rawse!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forest Beckford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tito Hopkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Forest Beckford's chin.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tito Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forest Beckford!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Beckford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beckford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hopkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beckford wants to clinch.
Hopkins clinches up against the cage.
Hopkins managing to block the knees to the body from Beckford.
Beckford throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beckford is trying to break free.
Beckford wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopkins won't allow it.
Beckford swings wildly with an uppercut but Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beckford breaks the clinch.
Hopkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Beckford circles away.
Hopkins misses with a looping left.
Beckford misses with a straight right.
Beckford throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beckford tries to move into range but Hopkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Forest Beckford has been cut.
Hopkins wants to clinch up but Beckford keeps it at a distance.
Beckford misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Beckford misses with a two punch combination.
Hopkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hopkins lands a brutal uppercut that launches Beckford off his feet! Beckford tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tito Hopkins!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rab Nesbitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Posey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesbitt comes to the cage accompanied by Rab.C.Nesbitt Theme. Josh Posey told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rab Nesbitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Posey!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nesbitt slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Posey misses.
Nesbitt moves in looking to clinch but Posey pushes him off.
Posey tries to clinch but Nesbitt moves out of range.
Posey misses with a wild combination.
Posey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Posey loads up on a big right hand but Nesbitt slips the punch.
Nesbitt tries to clinch up.
Nesbitt slips a jab and a cross from Posey.
Posey throws a series of punches but Nesbitt moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Posey misses the target.
Posey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Posey misses with a wild combination.
Posey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesbitt throws a body punch but Posey moves out of range.
Posey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nesbitt tries to clinch but Posey moves away
and Posey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big left from Posey misses.
Josh Posey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Posey moves into the clinch successfully.
Nesbitt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Posey walks away with a smile on his face. Nesbitt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nesbitt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nesbitt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Posey throws a hook but Nesbitt avoids it easily.
Nesbitt looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Posey!
Nesbitt has control of Posey's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Posey regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesbitt works his way to his opponent's back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nesbitt seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Posey's chin but Posey turns very nicely into Nesbitt's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Posey.
Nesbitt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Posey is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesbitt looking for a guillotine here but Posey defends easily.
Nesbitt 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.
Nesbitt is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Posey has his hands clasped together but Nesbitt extends an breaks Posey's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Nesbitt.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rab Nesbitt!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takehiko Rokuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takehiko Rokuro!
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, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden stuffs the takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Durden.
Nice sprawl there from Durden as Rokuro shoots in.
Durden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rokuro closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Durden pushes Rokuro off and gets back to his feet.
Rokuro checks a low kick from Durden.
Rokuro shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Durden as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takehiko Rokuro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rokuro blocks a head kick by Durden.
Durden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durden dips to his left and cracks Rokuro with an uppercut!
It looks like Takehiko Rokuro has been cut.
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rokuro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rokuro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Durden wants to improve his position but Rokuro is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Durden wants to get back to full guard.
Rokuro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durden keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rokuro stops Durden from getting back to his feet.
Rokuro wants to free his trapped foot but Durden is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rokuro trying to control from half guard but Durden is working away.
Rokuro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Durden is just riding it out for now. Rokuro eventually gives up the hold.
Durden tries to kick Rokuro off but Rokuro keeps his base steady and stays in 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rokuro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rokuro moves out of range of the body kick from Durden.
Durden connects with a solid leg kick.
Rokuro has a takedown stuffed.
Rokuro scores a takedown into full mount!
Rokuro is breathing heavily.
Rokuro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rokuro is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Durden has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Durden wants to control but Rokuro is having none of it.
Durden is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden is trying to escape the mount.
Durden tries to lock up and control but Rokuro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rokuro unloading with bombs!
Rokuro lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Rokuro.
Durden is squirming around, avoiding Rokuro's attempts to control the action.
Rokuro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rokuro working for a submission but Durden is keeping him at bay.
Rokuro misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokuro is going olschool here, as he tries to force Durden to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Durden shrugs it off.
Durden really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rokuro is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Durden can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rokuro wants to take Durden's back here but Durden is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Rokuro landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rokuro punching from mount but Durden doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rokuro avoids the attempt from Durden to control.
Rokuro throws some wild stikes that Durden manages to avoid easily.
Durden squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takehiko Rokuro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takehiko Rokuro's cut.
That's time! Rokuro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Durden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Durden misses with an uppercut. Rokuro saw that one coming.
Rokuro throws a lazy head kick
and Durden counters with a nice leg kick.
Rokuro tries for a takedown but Durden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rokuro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rokuro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Durden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rokuro tries to control but Durden wriggling away.
Durden is looking to improve his position but Rokuro isn't that keen on the idea.
Rokuro is going olschool here, as he tries to force Durden to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Durden shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokuro is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Durden is surviving well by controlling Rokuro's body position as best he can.
Durden is desperately trying to improve his position but Rokuro has a good base and remains in mount.
Rokuro looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Durden defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rokuro.
Rokuro forces the positional change into back control.
Durden is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Rokuro gets his way!
Durden controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Durden is trying to break free.
Rokuro working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Durden breaks Rokuro's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Durden wanted to stand there but Rokuro had control of the position.
Rokuro looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Durden passes into half guard.
Durden trying to pass the guard but Rokuro defending well.
Durden decides to stand and escape the position.
Durden throws the left hand but Rokuro avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokuro drives through with a takedown into guard.
Durden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rokuro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Durden is keeping the position for now.
Rokuro passes Durden's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rokuro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Durden knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rokuro is trying to control the action in half guard but Durden is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rokuro stalling away here and it's allowed Durden to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Rokuro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Durden wants to stand up but Rokuro is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rokuro trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
Durden wants to get back to his feet but Rokuro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rokuro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rokuro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Durden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rokuro fails with the takedown
and Durden counters with a head kick. That will keep Rokuro thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rokuro looks for a takedown but Durden sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takehiko Rokuro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durden throws a sloppy head kick
and Rokuro counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Durden wants to get back to his feet.
Durden looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rokuro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takehiko Rokuro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Takehiko Rokuro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Durden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rokuro misses with a takedown
and Durden counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rokuro shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rokuro showed some decent athleticism there.
Rokuro is looking to take a break and control but Durden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rokuro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rokuro is trying to control. Durden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rokuro prevents Durden from standing back up.
Rokuro working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durden looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden actively working from the bottom here.
Rokuro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rokuro scores a takedown into full mount!
Durden takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rokuro breaks from Durden's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Rokuro moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Durden has worked his arm free - good work by Durden!
Durden is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rokuro asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rokuro advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rokuro wants to control the pace but Durden is squirming around nicely.
Durden regains half guard.
Rokuro is trying to control. Durden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rokuro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rokuro is pressing down on Durden's thigh, looking to free his foot. Durden is holding on for now.
Durden looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rokuro is stalling here. Durden is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rokuro seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Durden has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rokuro manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Takehiko Rokuro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rokuro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Durden's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Durden's back!
Rokuro has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Durden is in real trouble here. Rokuro gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Durden is tapping out! Rokuro wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Takehiko Rokuro!
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