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5th RD/Hollywood Heart Breaker PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oscar De La Hoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Weddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weddle has chosen remember the name - fort minor as his entrance music. 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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar De La Hoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wes Weddle!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Hoya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De La Hoya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weddle circles away quickly and effectively.
Weddle shoots for a takedown but De La Hoya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Weddle shoots in for a double leg but De La Hoya sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Weddle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oscar De La Hoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weddle shoots in looking for a takedown. De La Hoya tries to sprawl out of it but Weddle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De La Hoya manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Oscar De La Hoya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Weddle.
De La Hoya moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De La Hoya tries to bum rush Weddle with a series of wild strikes but Weddle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De La Hoya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De La Hoya throws a right and a left that Weddle avoids nicely.
Weddle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De La Hoya is fending him off so far but Weddle persists. Nope, De La Hoya circles away and we're back to standing.
Weddle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De La Hoya pinned against the cage. De La Hoya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
De La Hoya looks to land a combination but Weddle avoids it well.
Weddle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De La Hoya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weddle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from De La Hoya misses.
Weddle fails with the takedown.
Weddle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De La Hoya scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from De La Hoya.
De La Hoya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Weddle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Weddle looks gassed!
Weddle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weddle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
De La Hoya throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De La Hoya tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Weddle is working for a kimura but De La Hoya is defending it quite comfortably.
Weddle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Hoya is trying to stand back up but Weddle is controlling him
De La Hoya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weddle.
De La Hoya is looking to improve his position.
Weddle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Weddle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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!
Weddle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
De La Hoya has hold of Weddle's hands but Weddle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Weddle is trying to work for a kimura but De La Hoya is defending well.
De La Hoya is looking for a sweep. Weddle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weddle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Weddle is looking to advance position but De La Hoya won't allow it.
De La Hoya wants to improve his position but Weddle is controlling well.
Weddle working the head and body with strikes.
Weddle is trying to work for a kimura but De La Hoya is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Weddle lands a nice short elbow.
Weddle is nestled in close to De La Hoya, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Weddle wants to work for an arm triangle but De La Hoya is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weddle is looking for a kimura but De La Hoya is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Weddle to get the leverage.
De La Hoya gets back to full guard.
De La Hoya is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Weddle is controlling him.
Weddle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Weddle won't allow De La Hoya to sweep him here.
Weddle drops back looking for a leg! De La Hoya is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and De La Hoya manages to kick Weddle off! Weddle jumps back into De La Hoya's guard.
Weddle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weddle lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wes Weddle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Weddle fails to land the takedown.
Weddle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
De La Hoya misses with the combination.
Weddle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts De La Hoya as he jumps to the side.
Oscar De La Hoya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weddle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De La Hoya.
De La Hoya throws a combination. Weddle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Weddle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oscar De La Hoya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Weddle.
De La Hoya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weddle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De La Hoya is fending him off so far but Weddle persists. Nope, De La Hoya circles away and we're back to standing.
De La Hoya swinging wilding here.
De La Hoya stuffs the takedown.
De La Hoya throws a nice looking combination but Weddle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weddle fails with an attempt to clinch.
De La Hoya throws a combination. Weddle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
De La Hoya is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Weddle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Weddle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weddle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has De La Hoya pinned against the cage. De La Hoya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Decent striking displayed by De La Hoya there.
De La Hoya scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Weddle moves in looking to clinch but De La Hoya pushes him off.
Weddle moves in looking to clinch but De La Hoya pushes him off.
De La Hoya lands a two punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Weddle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weddle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De La Hoya is fending him off so far but Weddle persists. Nope, De La Hoya circles away and we're back to standing.
De La Hoya lands a two punch combo.
Weddle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De La Hoya scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice takedown defense from De La Hoya. No joy for Weddle on that attempt.
Weddle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Weddle shoots for a takedown but De La Hoya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De La Hoya misses with a wild combination.
Weddle moves into range and clinches up with De La Hoya.
Weddle prevents De La Hoya from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Weddle.
Weddle turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Weddle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De La Hoya down.
Weddle is putting a hurting on De La Hoya here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weddle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at De La Hoya to see if he's OK.
Weddle in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... De La Hoya is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wes Weddle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Castaneda Krishnanuevo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Takata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castaneda Krishnanuevo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Castaneda Krishnanuevo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shinya Takata!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krishnanuevo walks into a straight right hand from Takata.
It looks like Castaneda Krishnanuevo has been cut.
Takata jabs at Krishnanuevo's body.
Takata lands with an overhand left.
Takata throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Takata punishes Krishnanuevo's body with a nice straight punch.
Krishnanuevo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Krishnanuevo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takata misses with a low kick.
Takata looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Takata with a flurry of punches that miss.
Takata thows a big elbow that misses.
Krishnanuevo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Krishnanuevo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krishnanuevo wants to sweep here but Takata controlling him for the moment.
Takata postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Takata must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Takata throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takata lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takata, as that shot connected.
Takata throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krishnanuevo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Takata shoots in looking for a takedown. Krishnanuevo tries to sprawl out of it but Takata keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krishnanuevo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Takata connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Takata finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Takata. That snapped Krishnanuevo's head back.
Takata tries to land a leg kick but Krishnanuevo saw it coming and moves away.
Krishnanuevo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fighters circling - Takata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takata throws a body punch but Krishnanuevo moves out of range.
Takata scores with a hook to the body. Krishnanuevo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Krishnanuevo fails with a takedown attempt.
Krishnanuevo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takata tries for a takedown but Krishnanuevo circles away easily
so Krishnanuevo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takata manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krishnanuevo manages to get himself to full guard.
Takata throws a big right hand that misses.
Takata loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krishnanuevo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krishnanuevo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Krishnanuevo tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krishnanuevo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takata manages to get himself to full guard.
Takata keeping moving, preventing Krishnanuevo from controlling successfully.
Krishnanuevo is breathing heavily.
Krishnanuevo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takata striking off his back but it's not causing Krishnanuevo any problems.
Krishnanuevo trying to control the position from guard on top but Takata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takata doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Krishnanuevo looking to pass the guard.
Takata trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Takata striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Takata moves into the clinch successfully.
Takata is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takata has had enough of the clinch but Krishnanuevo keeps him there for the moment.
Krishnanuevo manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krishnanuevo 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.
Takata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Takata with a nice head shot there.
Takata throwing strikes but missing.
Takata chips away with some ground and pound.
Takata trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Takata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krishnanuevo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Takata takes a swing at Krishnanuevo's ribcage but misses.
Krishnanuevo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krishnanuevo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Takata, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krishnanuevo feints and as Takata raises his hands in defense, Krishnanuevo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinya Takata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Castaneda Krishnanuevo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Krishnanuevo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Takata throws a leg kick
and Krishnanuevo counters with a leg kick.
Takata throws a leg kick
and Krishnanuevo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Takata throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Krishnanuevo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krishnanuevo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krishnanuevo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takata defends it well.
Krishnanuevo working the head and body with strikes.
Takata flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Takata is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Krishnanuevo lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takata landing a few short strikes.
Takata landing small, sideways elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krishnanuevo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Krishnanuevo wants to pass the guard but Takata is defending well.
Takata blocking the ground and pound attempt from Krishnanuevo.
Takata is looking to control Krishnanuevo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takata avoid being mounted?
Takata throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Takata tries to score with a low kick but Krishnanuevo moves his leg out of the way.
Takata throws out a loose jab but Krishnanuevo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krishnanuevo closes the distance and clinches up with Takata, looking for a takedown. Krishnanuevo pushes Takata against the cage but Takata circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takata throws a series of punches but Krishnanuevo avoids them all with ease.
Takata jabs at Krishnanuevo's body.
Krishnanuevo stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Takata throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takata throws a jab but it's blocked by Krishnanuevo.
Krishnanuevo with a poor takedown
letting Takata counter with a right hand.
Takata throws a good cross that connects.
Krishnanuevo staying out of range there.
Takata doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Krishnanuevo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Krishnanuevo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Castaneda Krishnanuevo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krishnanuevo checks a leg kick.
Takata fails with the takedown
and Krishnanuevo counters with a shoot takedown. Takata fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krishnanuevo trying to control the position from guard on top but Takata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takata looking to control.
Takata throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takata trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Castaneda Krishnanuevo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krishnanuevo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Takata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Takata tries to strike from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Krishnanuevo checks a low kick from Takata.
Takata misses with a looping left.
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.
Krishnanuevo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shinya Takata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krishnanuevo moves out of range as Takata strikes.
Takata misses with a straight right.
Takata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from Takata. No joy for Krishnanuevo on that attempt.
Krishnanuevo throws a head kick that half lands.
Takata motions for Krishnanuevo to come forward. Takata throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krishnanuevo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Krishnanuevo walks into a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Takata.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castaneda Krishnanuevo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Castaneda Krishnanuevo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Takata clinches but Krishnanuevo breaks the clinch
and Krishnanuevo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Takata misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Krishnanuevo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takata is just riding it out for now. Krishnanuevo eventually gives up the hold.
Takata trying to control but Krishnanuevo postures up.
Takata flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Takata is trying to get back to full guard.
Krishnanuevo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Takata is looking to escape.
Krishnanuevo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Krishnanuevo keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Takata as he connects with a hook.
Takata lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krishnanuevo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takata counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takata shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Takata was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Krishnanuevo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Takata lands with some strikes.
Takata with the ground and pound from mount.
Takata is landing with some decent strikes but Krishnanuevo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krishnanuevo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Krishnanuevo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Takata looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Krishnanuevo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Takata lands with some strikes.
Krishnanuevo sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Krishnanuevo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Takata lands a nice short elbow.
Krishnanuevo 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.
Takata is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Krishnanuevo wants to control but Takata is keeping busy.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Takata connects with a nice short shot to Krishnanuevo's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takata 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.
Krishnanuevo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Takata lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Takata throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Krishnanuevo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takata swivels and escapes.
Good shot there by Takata.
Takata scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Krishnanuevo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Takata scores with a couple of nice shots.
Krishnanuevo gets full guard.
Takata working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Krishnanuevo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krishnanuevo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Krishnanuevo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krishnanuevo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takata manages to get himself to full guard.
Takata throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Takata wants to sweep but no luck.
Krishnanuevo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Takata's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Takata takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Krishnanuevo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Takata has escaped the position, nice work there.
Takata manages to get back to half guard.
Krishnanuevo wants to take a breather but Takata is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shinya Takata.
I think Takata 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinya Takata!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Herberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Culver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jens Culver will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Herberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jens Culver!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Culver.
Culver looks to land a body kick but Herberg moved away.
Culver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Culver misses with the combination.
Herberg slips a jab and a cross from Culver.
Culver misses with a two punch combination.
Herberg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Culver sprawls well initially but Herberg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Culver pushes Herberg off looking to stand but Herberg dives back in and keeps control.
Herberg working over Culver with some ground and pound. Culver looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Herberg connects with a nice short shot to Culver's temple.
Herberg is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Culver looks like he's trying to stand up.
Herberg content to control rather than advance.
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.
Culver wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Herberg seems content to control.
Ground and pound from Herberg.
Herberg seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Herberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Culver is trying to stand up here but Herberg is controlling him well.
Herberg stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herberg stops Culver from getting back to his feet.
Culver looks gassed!
Herberg slows the pace down in half guard.
Herberg seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Culver for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Johan Herberg just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Culver tries for a takedown but Herberg circles away easily
and Herberg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Herberg is nestled in close to Culver, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Herberg lands with a punch from half guard.
Herberg stalling.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Herberg lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herberg winds up and cracks Culver with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Herberg lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Herberg there.
Herberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Herberg not doing much here.
Herberg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Culver with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Culver has hold of Herberg's hands but Herberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Herberg with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Herberg 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.
Herberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Culver is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Herberg connects with a nice short shot to Culver's temple.
Culver is still in real trouble! Can Herberg finish him?
Herberg moves nicely into side control.
Culver tries to escape but Herberg is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herberg working the body and head with strikes.
Herberg controls the position.
Herberg working the body and head with strikes.
Herberg working the ground and pound.
Herberg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Herberg is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
A big shot lands for Herberg! That's hurt Culver! Will he recover? Herberg fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Herberg!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yun Zheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Lindell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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154 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yun Zheng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Lindell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zheng ducks straight into an uppercut from Lindell and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Zheng maanges to regain guard straight away.
Zheng is rocked!
Lindell wanted to stand there but Zheng had control of the position.
Oh Zheng is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lindell lands a couple of digs.
Zheng seems to have got his legs back now.
Lindell wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Zheng's closed guard. He's half up but Zheng has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Zheng pivots and extends the arm, Lindell falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Zheng! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yun Zheng!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johan Marco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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130 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Marco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Blair!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marco fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick from Blair lands but Marco takes it in his stride.
Marco scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Blair pushes Marco away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Marco gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blair keeps working.
Blair is looking for a sweep.
Marco is working to tighten is grip on Blair's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Blair has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Marco is really squeezing tight and eventually Blair passes out! Marco breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Johan Marco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gary Koleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Koleman!
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, Mark Marx!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx moves out of range of the body kick.
Marx shoots for a double leg takedown but Koleman sprawls well. He's pushed Marx's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Marx shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Koleman could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Koleman tries to lock up and control but Marx gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Marx working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Marx landing strikes from the mount.
Marx landing shots from mount.
Marx is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Marx landing punches.
Koleman is looking to improve his position but Marx isn't that keen on the idea.
Marx scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Koleman?
Marx scoring with strikes but Koleman is staying in there.
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!
Marx looking to finish Koleman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Koleman!
Koleman is desperately trying to improve his position but Marx has a good base and remains in mount.
Marx wants to control the pace but Koleman is squirming around nicely.
Marx scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koleman tries to hold on but Marx pushes him away.
Marx connects with a bit shot that sees Koleman covering up! More strikes from Marx and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Marx is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Marx!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alan Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Podrezov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy comes to the cage accompanied by God Hates a Coward. Podrezov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: South Park - La Resistance!. Fedor Podrezov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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177 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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24
181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alan Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fedor Podrezov!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy ducks under a wild hook from Podrezov.
Podrezov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bundy was well out of range. Poor timing from Podrezov.
Podrezov checks a leg kick.
Podrezov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bundy.
Podrezov checks a leg kick.
Bundy slips a jab from Podrezov.
Podrezov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Podrezov lands a head kick. Bundy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Podrezov swings for the body but Bundy moves out of range.
Bundy waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Podrezov.
Podrezov connects with a high kick.
Podrezov misses with a looping right.
Podrezov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bundy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Podrezov checks it well.
Bundy tries to bum rush Podrezov with a series of wild strikes but Podrezov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Podrezov throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bundy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Podrezov looks gassed!
Bundy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bundy drops Podrezov with a left and a right! Oh, Podrezov is hurt - Bundy dives into side control looking to finish!
Podrezov is rocked!
Bundy moves into full mount!
Podrezov is still in real trouble! Can Bundy finish him?
Bundy postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Podrezov bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Bundy and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Bundy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georges Achilles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Pavicevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavicevic has chosen hello ladies (gas gas) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
233 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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21
279 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Georges Achilles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zoran Pavicevic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavicevic misses with a wild combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pavicevic.
Pavicevic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Achilles checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pavicevic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Achilles circles away quickly and effectively.
Pavicevic tries a head kick but it misses.
Zoran Pavicevic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavicevic throws a one two combo.
It looks like Georges Achilles has been cut.
Pavicevic throws a nice looking combination but Achilles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Achilles takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pavicevic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pavicevic lands a high kick!
Achilles looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Achilles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pavicevic is looking to get back to is feet but Achilles passes into side control.
Pavicevic tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Achilles scoring with punches and elbows.
Achilles cracks Pavicevic with a big elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pavicevic tries to buck Achilles off but Achilles is having none of it.
Pavicevic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Pavicevic looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Achilles thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Achilles looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pavicevic takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pavicevic wants to control but Achilles postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Achilles working the ground and pound.
Achilles working the ground and pound from side control.
Achilles scoring with punches from side control.
Achilles 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.
Pavicevic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pavicevic wants to stand up but Achilles has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Achilles punching from the bottom.
Achilles has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pavicevic is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Achilles gets full guard.
Achilles is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Achilles might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pavicevic stands up and waves to Achilles to follow him.
Zoran Pavicevic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pavicevic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pavicevic tries to bum rush Achilles with a series of wild strikes but Achilles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pavicevic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pavicevic scores with a leg kick.
Achilles shoots in but no luck this time.
Achilles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Achilles decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pavicevic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Achilles prevents Pavicevic from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Achilles lands with a punch from half guard.
Achilles lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Achilles working Pavicevic over with strikes.
Achilles seems to be working for a kimura but Pavicevic defends the submission attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pavicevic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Achilles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Achilles scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Achilles slips a nice elbow through Pavicevic's hands, connecting with Pavicevic's forehead.
Pavicevic is trying to stand up here but Achilles is controlling him well.
Pavicevic wants to control but Achilles is keeping busy.
Achilles drops an elbow to the side of Pavicevic's head.
Pavicevic tries to kick Achilles off but Achilles keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Achilles takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavicevic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Achilles's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Achilles's back!
Pavicevic is trying to stick to Achilles's back but Achilles is turning into Pavicevic. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pavicevic's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Achilles.
Achilles controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pavicevic trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pavicevic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Achilles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Achilles won't allow Pavicevic to sweep him here.
Achilles trying to control but Pavicevic is working from the bottom.
Achilles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Achilles decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Achilles darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Achilles is working for a kimura but Pavicevic is defending it quite comfortably.
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 Georges Achilles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Georges Achilles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pavicevic throws a series of punches but Achilles avoids them all with ease.
Pavicevic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pavicevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Achilles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Georges Achilles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Achilles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Achilles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pavicevic can pounce on him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Achilles.
Pavicevic swinging wilding here.
Pavicevic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Achilles changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pavicevic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Achilles cracks Pavicevic with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Achilles working away.
Pavicevic regains half guard.
Pavicevic wants to get back to his feet.
Achilles trying to control from half guard but Pavicevic is working away.
Pavicevic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ground and pound from Achilles.
Achilles landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pavicevic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pavicevic is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Achilles pulls his head out easily.
Achilles is looking for a kimura but Pavicevic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Achilles to get the leverage.
Pavicevic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Achilles scores with a couple of nice shots.
Achilles is keen to just control but Pavicevic is a slippery customer.
Achilles is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pavicevic manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavicevic throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pavicevic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pavicevic.
Pavicevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zoran Pavicevic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pavicevic lands with a nice combination. Achilles backs away looking to recover.
Pavicevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Achilles decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pavicevic tries to kick Achilles off but Achilles keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pavicevic is not content to let Achilles control the position.
Achilles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Achilles stops Pavicevic from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Achilles is trying to control the action in half guard but Pavicevic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Achilles there.
Pavicevic tries to kick Achilles off but Achilles keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A left and a right from Achilles both land. Nice combination.
Achilles shoots for a double leg takedown but Pavicevic sprawls well. He's pushed Achilles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Achilles ducks right into an uppercut from Pavicevic.
Achilles shoots in for a takedown but Pavicevic shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges Achilles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Achilles avoids the head kick by Pavicevic.
Pavicevic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Achilles counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pavicevic's guard now.
Achilles postures up in Pavicevic's guard and throws a big left but Pavicevic blocks it.
Pavicevic throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pavicevic keeping full guard, as Achilles tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavicevic kicks Achilles off and gets to his feet.
Achilles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pavicevic as he jumps to the side.
Achilles takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pavicevic is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Achilles drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pavicevic looking to control.
Achilles decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Achilles checks a low kick from Pavicevic.
Pavicevic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Achilles shoots in for a double leg but Pavicevic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavicevic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Horrible takedown by Achilles or perhaps it was just good defense by Pavicevic which made him look bad.
Achilles tries for a takedown but Pavicevic sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Georges Achilles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Georges Achilles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Achilles.
Achilles in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pavicevic manages to get back to half guard.
Pavicevic trying to control here.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Achilles here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pavicevic looking for submissions off his back.
Achilles is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pavicevic has hold of Achilles's hands but Achilles slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Achilles is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pavicevic tries to kick Achilles off but Achilles keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pavicevic makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Achilles looks for a takedown but Pavicevic sprawls well.
Achilles shoots for a double leg takedown but Pavicevic sprawls well. He's pushed Achilles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pavicevic throws a combination that misses
so Achilles counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Achilles forces his way into half guard.
Pavicevic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Achilles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pavicevic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pavicevic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Achilles drops an elbow to the side of Pavicevic's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Pavicevic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Georges Achilles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pavicevic is trying to control the position but Achilles postures up.
Achilles with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Achilles thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zoran Pavicevic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Achilles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Achilles looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Achilles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pavicevic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pavicevic is pressing down on Achilles's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pavicevic keeping full guard, as Achilles tries to pass.
Achilles works over Pavicevic with some ground and pound from guard.
Pavicevic looking for a sweep. Not yet Pavicevic, not yet.
Achilles scoring with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Achilles shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Achilles is nestled in close to Pavicevic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavicevic is looking to control Achilles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pavicevic avoid being mounted?
Achilles 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.
Pavicevic wants to get back to his feet.
Achilles wants to work for an arm triangle but Pavicevic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pavicevic taking some punishment here, with Achilles in his half guard.
Achilles prevents Pavicevic from standing back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pavicevic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Achilles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges Achilles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pavicevic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Achilles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pavicevic as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pavicevic lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Achilles shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pavicevic moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Georges Achilles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Achilles won't allow Pavicevic to get back to his feet.
Achilles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Achilles wants to control from the top but Pavicevic keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Achilles wants to pass the guard but Pavicevic is keeping the position.
Pavicevic tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges Achilles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Achilles, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges Achilles!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Russian Experiment V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vic jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Russian Experiment V!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, vic jensen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment V lands a lovely overhand right.
Experiment V stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheers as Experiment V lands an impressive looking overhand right. jensen doesn't seem phased though.
Nice sprawl there from Experiment V as jensen shoots in.
jensen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Experiment V tries to avoid it but jensen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Experiment V to the ground. Experiment V escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Russian Experiment V has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of vic jensen.
jensen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Experiment V is fending him off so far but jensen persists. Nope, Experiment V circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Experiment V as jensen shoots in.
jensen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Experiment V sprawls well initially but jensen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Experiment V keeping hold of jensen's head, controlling as best he can.
Experiment V might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Experiment V wants to control but jensen is keeping busy.
jensen prevents Experiment V from standing back up.
Experiment V wants to improve his position but jensen is controlling well.
jensen is looking for a kimura but Experiment V is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for jensen to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jensen wants to control but Experiment V is keeping him busy.
Experiment V is looking for a sweep. jensen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Experiment V lands with a right hand.
Experiment V works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
jensen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
jensen is rocked!
jensen looks gassed!
jensen bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Experiment V comes at him with an uppercut from hell! jensen falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! jensen was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Russian Experiment V!
Russian Experiment V retains his featherweight title!
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