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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Kickass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Van Hooijdonk (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Kickass!
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, Pierre Van Hooijdonk!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kickass.
Hooijdonk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kickass shoots for a takedown but Hooijdonk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kickass shoots in but Hooijdonk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Kickass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kickass misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kickass shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hooijdonk but Hooijdonk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hooijdonk stuffs the takedown attempt from Kickass. Kickass gets slowly back to his feet.
Hooijdonk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kickass in his tracks.
Some wild striking there from Hooijdonk.
Hooijdonk misses with a few strikes there.
Kickass closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hooijdonk circles away.
Hooijdonk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooijdonk stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Hooijdonk as Kickass shoots in.
Kickass tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Danga de danga de dang - Hooijdonk scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Ray Kickass has been cut.
Kickass on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hooijdonk. Hooijdonk obviously looking to wear him down.
Kickass shoots in but no luck this time.
Hooijdonk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kickass is breathing heavily.
Kickass fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hooijdonk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooijdonk looks to land a combination. Kickass sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kickass misses with a takedown attempt - Hooijdonk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hooijdonk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kickass.
Hooijdonk lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hooijdonk.
Kickass misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No luck for Kickass with that takedown attempt.
Hooijdonk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pierre Van Hooijdonk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hooijdonk's corner calls for a 1-2. Hooijdonk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hooijdonk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kickass shoots in for a takedown but Hooijdonk shows good takedown defense.
Hooijdonk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kickass if he has to take too many more of those.
Hooijdonk throws a nice head kick!
Hooijdonk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kickass has time to react.
Kickass fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooijdonk lands a front kick.
Kickass is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kickass could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hooijdonk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kickass's calf.
Hooijdonk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kickass shoots in and drives through. Hooijdonk sprawls well.
Hooijdonk throws a combination. Kickass tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hooijdonk misses with a series of wild punches.
Kickass changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hooijdonk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hooijdonk is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kickass asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kickass wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hooijdonk, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kickass thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hooijdonk wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kickass has hold of Hooijdonk's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hooijdonk seems comfortable defending it but Kickass has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hooijdonk is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hooijdonk is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kickass couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ray Kickass!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Sorenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Whoopin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Whoopin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Sorenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Whoopin!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Sorenson.
Whoopin looks for a takedown but Sorenson sprawls well.
A punch lands to the side of Whoopin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Jake Whoopin has been cut.
Whoopin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice sprawl there from Sorenson as Whoopin shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Whoopin or perhaps it was just good defense by Sorenson which made him look bad.
Nate Sorenson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Whoopin.
Whoopin seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Sorenson shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Whoopin is backing up but Sorenson catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Whoopin covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Sorenson Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Sorenson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Cerbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cerbe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heart Of A Champion. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Rogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dennis Cerbe!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan lands with a right hand.
Cerbe stuffs the takedown.
Cerbe misses with a hook.
Rogan shoots for a takedown but Cerbe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rogan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cerbe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cerbe looks to land a combination but Rogan avoids it well.
Cerbe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rogan's hands.
Cerbe misses with a looping left.
Cerbe sizes up Rogan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rogan slips a straight right by Cerbe.
Rogan slips under a jab.
Cerbe has Rogan up against the cage in a clinch.
Cerbe lands an elbow inside.
Cerbe tries to break the clinch but Rogan is controlling the position.
Cerbe is trying to break the clinch but Rogan has him pressed against the cage.
Cerbe tries to break the clinch but Rogan is controlling the position.
Cerbe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rogan throws a body punch but Cerbe moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerbe misses with a hook.
Rogan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rogan throws and low kick but Cerbe moves out of range easily.
Cerbe looks to throw the jab but Rogan is out of range.
Cerbe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cerbe scores with a hook to the body. Rogan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rogan has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Rogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rogan slips a jab from Cerbe.
A jab from Cerbe misses.
Dennis Cerbe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rogan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rogan slips a jab from Cerbe.
A jab from Cerbe misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Rogan or perhaps it was just good defense by Cerbe which made him look bad.
Cerbe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cerbe might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cerbe lands a glancing blow to the side of Rogan's head.
Cerbe takes a swing at Rogan's ribcage but misses.
Cerbe stuffs the takedown attempt from Rogan. Rogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Cerbe ducks under a wild hook from Rogan.
Cerbe lands with an uppercut that bounces Rogan off the cage and back into rage.
Cerbe moves into range and clinches up with Rogan.
Cerbe is trying to break free.
Rogan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cerbe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rogan wants to get back to striking at distance but Cerbe won't allow it.
Cerbe can't break the clinch.
Cerbe tries to break the clinch but Rogan is controlling the position.
Cerbe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerbe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogan throws a sloppy head kick and Cerbe moves out of range easily.
Rogan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cerbe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cerbe looks to throw the jab but Rogan is out of range.
Cerbe misses with a two punch combination.
Rogan tries to close the distance and clinch but Cerbe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cerbe throws a one two combo.
A big right from Cerbe misses.
Rogan moves in looking to clinch but Cerbe pushes him off.
Rogan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dennis Cerbe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogan is breathing heavily.
Cerbe throws a series of strikes that have Rogan backpedaling.
Nice takedown defense from Cerbe. No joy for Rogan on that attempt.
Cerbe stuns Rogan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rogan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cerbe lands with a cross.
A left lands for Cerbe.
A jab lands there for Cerbe.
Cerbe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerbe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cerbe scores with a nice head shot.
Cerbe has managed to clinch.
Cerbe manages to break the clinch.
Cerbe scores with a body shot.
Cerbe tests Rogan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cerbe fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cerbe lands a lovely overhand right.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rogan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cerbe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cerbe closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Cerbe 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.
Cerbe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cerbe lands a slapping body shot.
Cerbe lands a jab.
Cerbe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cerbe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rogan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cerbe.
Cerbe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cerbe lands a nice shot that snaps Rogan's head back.
Cerbe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rogan takes one on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cerbe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown by Rogan or perhaps it was just good defense by Cerbe which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerbe's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cerbe duly obliges.
Rogan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dennis Cerbe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rogan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cerbe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cerbe with a nice cross.
Jab from Cerbe.
Rogan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rogan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rogan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some wild striking there from Cerbe.
Cerbe works Rogan's body with a nice hook.
Rogan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cerbe.
Cerbe cracks Rogan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cerbe connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Cerbe.
Cerbe stalks Rogan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rogan's face. Rogan staggers backwards, shaken.
Cerbe closes the distance and pushes Rogan back into the cage.
Cerbe breaks the clinch.
Cerbe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cerbe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rogan defending well as Cerbe loads up on a big left hand.
Cerbe lands a head shot.
Cerbe throws out a powerful jab.
Cerbe 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.
Cerbe looks to land a combination. Rogan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Good standup being displayed there by Cerbe as he connects with a hook.
Rogan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cerbe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerbe sizes up Rogan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good exchange - Cerbe coming out on top.
Cerbe connects with the punch.
Cerbe scores with a punch to the head.
Cerbe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cerbe sizes up Rogan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rogan is rocked!
Cerbe cracks Rogan with a hook to the temple - Rogan is on wobbly legs here! Cerbe swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Rogan falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Cerbe wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dennis Cerbe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CJ Jinks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jinks might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to suicide machines. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, CJ Jinks !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jinks tries a head kick but it misses.
Jinks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jinks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
CJ Jinks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rossi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jinks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rossi.
Good standup being displayed there by Rossi as he connects with a hook.
Jinks misses with a head kick.
Jinks shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rossi but Rossi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rossi connects with a crisp jab.
Rossi throws a hook but Jinks avoids it easily.
Rossi blocks a head kick by Jinks .
Jinks throws a head kick but Rossi moves out of range.
Jinks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rossi tries to avoid it but Jinks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rossi to the ground. Rossi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CJ Jinks . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jinks misses with a head kick.
Rossi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jinks momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jinks moves forwards but Rossi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jinks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rossi checks a low kick from Jinks .
Rossi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jinks 's head backwards.
Jinks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi blocks a head kick by Jinks .
Jinks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jinks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rossi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Jinks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jinks scores with a punch to the head.
Rossi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab by Rossi.
Rossi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rossi working the head and body with strikes.
Rossi stops Jinks from getting back to his feet.
Jinks is breathing heavily.
Rossi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rossi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jinks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rossi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jinks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rossi.
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. Rossi connects with a nice short shot to Jinks 's temple.
Rossi controlling the action here.
Rossi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jinks gets back to full guard.
Rossi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Rossi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jinks keeping moving, preventing Rossi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Michael Rossi just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rossi throws a shot to the body.
Jinks with a poor takedown
and Rossi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rossi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rossi's corner calls for a 1-2. Rossi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Jinks .
Rossi digs a good hook to Jinks 's body.
Rossi stuns Jinks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rossi lands a head shot.
Jinks walks into a left hand.
Rossi cracks the inside of Jinks 's front leg.
Rossi scores with a hook to the body. Jinks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi scores with a jab. Jinks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rossi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rossi duly obliges.
Nice uppercut there from Rossi.
Rossi lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheers as Rossi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jinks doesn't seem phased though.
Rossi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rossi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rossi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi stays in close to Jinks 's body and controls the position.
Rossi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jinks wants to get back to his feet but Rossi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rossi trying to control but Jinks is working from the bottom.
Rossi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Rossi 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.
Rossi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jinks takes a step back to recover.
Rossi scores with a three punch combo!
Rossi looks for the body kick but Jinks saw that one coming.
Rossi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jinks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rossi counters with a three punch combo that has Jinks backing up. Jinks nods at Rossi to acknowledge the strikes.
Jinks swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rossi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rossi controls from within his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rossi pushing down on Jinks 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jinks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rossi trying to control the pace.
Rossi decides to stand up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Michael Rossi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jinks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jinks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jinks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rossi counters with a shoot takedown. Jinks fights it but they end up in guard.
Rossi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rossi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jinks working for submissions but it's allowed Rossi to get to half guard.
Rossi 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.
Rossi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi stops Jinks from getting back to his feet.
Rossi lands strikes from half guard.
Rossi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rossi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jinks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rossi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rossi trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Michael Rossi just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rossi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rossi controls the position.
Rossi grinds an elbow into Jinks 's temple.
Jinks is not content to let Rossi control the position.
Jinks is trying to improve his position.
Rossi advances to full mount.
Rossi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jinks hang on?
Jinks is bucking up trying to escape but Rossi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rossi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jinks has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jinks tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jinks flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rossi controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Rossi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rossi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rossi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jinks is looking to escape.
Rossi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rossi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Rossi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jinks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rossi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jinks misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jinks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
Rossi sizes up Jinks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jinks throws a head kick but Rossi moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Rossi - just one landing.
Rossi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rossi passes into half guard.
Rossi is taking a breather. Jinks says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rossi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jinks looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rossi prevents Jinks from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi trying to control the pace.
Rossi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rossi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rossi is nestled in close to Jinks , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rossi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jinks looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rossi pushes past his half guard into mount!
Rossi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rossi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi controlling from mount.
The referee warns Jinks that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jinks can't escape the position.
Rossi working Jinks over with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jinks is bucking up trying to escape but Rossi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jinks is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Rossi! Jinks is hurt baaadly! Rossi is firing away with more strikes - Jinks is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michael Rossi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gay Lussac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michaelangelo Van Der Poel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lussac comes to the cage accompanied by Sadly Ever After by Innerphoria. The crowd seem to be enjoying Van Der Poel's choice of entrance music: Potemkin City limits. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gay Lussac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michaelangelo Van Der Poel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Poel drops Lussac with a left right combo! Van Der Poel follows him down to the ground into side control.
Lussac is rocked!
Lussac is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Van Der Poel is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Oh Lussac is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lussac tries to hold on but Van Der Poel postures up.
Van Der Poel looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Lussac covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michaelangelo Van Der Poel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mor Onfollow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mor Onfollow enters the cage!
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180 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mor Onfollow!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker looks for a takedown but Onfollow sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Parker.
Parker shoots for a double leg takedown but Onfollow sprawls well. He's pushed Parker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Parker shoots in for a double leg but Onfollow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some bone on bone action there as Parker checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Parker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker throws a lazy right hand but Onfollow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Onfollow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Parker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Onfollow tries to avoid it but Parker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Onfollow to the ground. Onfollow escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onfollow stuffs the takedown attempt from Parker. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
Parker throws a right hand that Onfollow ducks under and follows up with a left that Onfollow also avoids with ease.
Onfollow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Parker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like David Parker has been cut.
Parker fails to land the takedown.
Parker takes a swing at Onfollow's ribcage but misses.
Parker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Parker moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Onfollow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is working for takedown but Onfollow is calmly controlling the position for now.
Parker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Onfollow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Onfollow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker checks a leg kick.
Parker closes the distance and clinches up with Onfollow, looking for a takedown. Parker pushes Onfollow against the cage but Onfollow circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Onfollow lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Parker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Parker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good leg kick by Onfollow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Onfollow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Onfollow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Parker.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Onfollow as he avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Onfollow to score with a decent uppercut.
Onfollow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Onfollow drops Parker with a straight right hand, right on the button! Onfollow follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mor Onfollow!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rab Nesbitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesbitt comes to the cage accompanied by Rab.C.Nesbitt Theme. Matthews is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You May Be - Brother Lynch Hung. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maurice Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Matthews finds it's target.
Nesbitt shoots in and bounces Matthews off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Matthews avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nesbitt preventing the sweep.
Nesbitt drops back looking for a leg! Matthews is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Matthews manages to kick Nesbitt off! Nesbitt jumps back into Matthews's guard.
Nesbitt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Matthews looking to control.
Matthews working for submissions but it's allowed Nesbitt to get to half guard.
Nesbitt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews is staying active underneath Nesbitt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nesbitt misses with a takedown attempt - Matthews sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nesbitt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matthews manages to avoid it.
Nesbitt drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nesbitt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nesbitt landing a few strikes.
Nesbitt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matthews keeps working.
Nesbitt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nesbitt misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nesbitt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Matthews tries to bench press Nesbitt off him but Nesbitt keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesbitt fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nesbitt working the ground and pound from side control.
Nesbitt 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.
Sloppy strikes there by Nesbitt.
Nesbitt working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nesbitt wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Matthews, who protects the arm well.
Nesbitt trying to control the action but Matthews is working from the bottom.
Matthews throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is not content to let Nesbitt control the position.
Matthews manages to get back to half guard.
Nesbitt tries to pass to full mount but Matthews defends it.
Matthews is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Nesbitt pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nesbitt lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nesbitt lands a nice short elbow.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nesbitt in particular looking to stall.
Nesbitt working over Matthews with some ground and pound. Matthews looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesbitt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nesbitt working the head and body with strikes.
Matthews actively working from the bottom here.
Nesbitt passes the guard and advances to mount!
Matthews tries to lock up and control but Nesbitt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nesbitt breaks from Matthews's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nesbitt with a couple of short strikes.
Nesbitt scoring with strikes but Matthews is staying in there.
Nesbitt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rab Nesbitt dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Matthews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nesbitt avoids the head kick by Matthews.
Matthews explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nesbitt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nesbitt shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Matthews is looking for a triangle but Nesbitt pushes his legs off easily.
Nesbitt throwing strikes but missing.
Nesbitt trying to control the position from guard on top but Matthews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nesbitt is pushing down on Matthews's leg trying to pass to half guard. Matthews is fighting to maintain full guard but Nesbitt has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nesbitt working Matthews over with strikes.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Nesbitt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews tries to roll over but Nesbitt keeps him under control.
Nesbitt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nesbitt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matthews does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nesbitt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Matthews tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Nesbitt wants to pass to mount but Matthews is defending the position.
Matthews is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Nesbitt pulls his head out easily.
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.
Nesbitt is just content to waste time from the top position. Matthews takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nesbitt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nesbitt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rab Nesbitt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nesbitt trying to control but Matthews is working from the bottom.
Nesbitt looking to pass the guard.
Matthews controls Nesbitt momentarily but Nesbitt frees himself.
Nesbitt scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesbitt wants to pass the guard but Matthews is keeping the position.
Matthews working a defensive guard here.
Matthews utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matthews striking off his back but it's not causing Nesbitt any problems.
Nesbitt is looking to work some ground and pound but Matthews has wrist control.
Nesbitt tries to free his leg and advance position but Matthews is retaining full guard.
Nesbitt pushing down on Matthews's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nesbitt is looking for a kimura but Matthews is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nesbitt to get the leverage.
Matthews wants to sweep but Nesbitt has passed to side control!
Nesbitt working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nesbitt's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nesbitt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matthews does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nesbitt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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. Nesbitt connects with a nice short shot to Matthews's temple.
Nesbitt throwing shots but Matthews is blocking nicely.
Matthews is trying to control but can't.
Matthews taking some punishment here, with Nesbitt in his half guard.
Nesbitt takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Matthews trying to control but Nesbitt postures up.
Nesbitt wants to free his trapped foot but Matthews is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rab Nesbitt dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nesbitt bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Matthews gets back to half guard.
Nesbitt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Matthews won't allow Nesbitt to pass to mount.
Matthews is in trouble now - Nesbitt has advanced to mount!
Nesbitt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nesbitt content just to control the position here.
Nesbitt with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesbitt looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nesbitt looking to finish with strikes here!
Matthews working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Nesbitt.
Nesbitt in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Matthews is bucking up trying to escape but Nesbitt cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nesbitt working the ground and pound effectively.
Nesbitt is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesbitt scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Matthews?
Nesbitt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nesbitt lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Matthews hang on?
Matthews is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nesbitt cracks Matthews with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Matthews is still in real trouble! Can Nesbitt finish him?
Matthews tries to reverse the position but Nesbitt maintains control.
Matthews seems to have recovered his senses.
Nesbitt pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nesbitt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matthews can do to turn this around?
Nesbitt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nesbitt goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Matthews is on top in guard.
Nesbitt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matthews is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews trying to control the position from guard on top but Nesbitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nesbitt working a defensive guard here.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Nesbitt keeps moving.
Rab Nesbitt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nesbitt pulls Matthews in close to his closed guard and prevents Matthews from doing any damage or advancing position.
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.
Nesbitt keeping moving, preventing Matthews from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matthews accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nesbitt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nesbitt lands a few punches from side control.
Nesbitt in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nesbitt advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rab Nesbitt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nesbitt, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rab Nesbitt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yakai Ossini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Damien Quincy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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158 lbs
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159 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yakai Ossini!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quincy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A combination from Quincy does no damage.
Quincy tries to clinch up
and Ossini counters with a shoot takedown. Quincy fights it but they end up in guard.
Ossini throws a big right hand that misses.
Ossini is stalling in the full guard.
Ossini wants to control from the top but Quincy keeps moving.
Quincy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ossini wants to control from the top but Quincy keeps moving.
Quincy looking to control.
Quincy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ossini gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ossini postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ossini gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ossini scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ossini's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ossini accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ossini controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Quincy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ossini is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Quincy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ossini's back instead.
Ossini preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Quincy.
Ossini trying to control the hands but Quincy breaks the grip.
Quincy is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ossini defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Well, with Quincy on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Ossini is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Ossini trying to control the hands but Quincy won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy trying to control.
Ossini manages to reverse the position and now he's in Quincy's guard. Nice work there by Ossini.
Ossini trying to control but Quincy is working from the bottom.
Ossini keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Quincy's head.
Ossini sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ossini connects with a couple of short punches.
Ossini is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Quincy keeping moving, preventing Ossini from controlling successfully.
Ossini content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy keeping moving, preventing Ossini from controlling successfully.
Ossini is looking to work some ground and pound but Quincy has wrist control.
Quincy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ossini.
Quincy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Quincy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ossini.
Ossini in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Quincy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Ossini.
Quincy wants to clinch up but Ossini keeps it at a distance.
Ossini swats away the attempt to clinch by Quincy.
Quincy throws a one two combo.
Quincy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ossini counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quincy thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ossini counters by clinching up.
Quincy looks gassed!
Ossini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ossini darts in and clinches Quincy up against the cage.
Ossini manages to pull guard.
Quincy stands up out of Ossini's guard for a moment - Ossini manages to land a nice upkick.
Ossini manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quincy manages to get himself to full guard.
Ossini lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ossini is sitting in close to Quincy's body. Quincy has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ossini is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ossini is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Quincy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Damien Quincy!
Damien Quincy is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rmarkas Fletcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hales Tigris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fletcher comes to the cage accompanied by Keep on Lovin Me Baby by Colin James. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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146 lbs
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150 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rmarkas Fletcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hales Tigris!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fletcher drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tigris manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fletcher tries to reverse the position but Tigris maintains control.
Tigris avoids the attempt from Fletcher to control.
Fletcher is trying desperately to improve position.
Tigris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fletcher is looking to escape.
Fletcher is looking to improve his position but Tigris isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tigris unloading with bombs!
Tigris lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tigris prevents Fletcher from getting the reversal.
Tigris with shots to the head and body - Fletcher looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tigris can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fletcher is looking to escape.
Tigris avoids the attempt from Fletcher to control.
Fletcher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tigris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fletcher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tigris trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fletcher is looking to improve his position but Tigris isn't that keen on the idea.
Tigris lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Fletcher is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fletcher tries to hold on but Tigris postures up.
Oh Fletcher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fletcher working to try and regain half guard.
Fletcher is squirming around, avoiding Tigris's attempts to control the action.
Fletcher seems to have got his legs back now.
Fletcher is trying desperately to improve position.
Tigris unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Fletcher wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Tigris celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hales Tigris!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takehiko Rokuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebidiah Knepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knepp has chosen Amish Paradise as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
8 - 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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jebidiah Knepp!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knepp drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rokuro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Knepp decides to stand back up.
Rokuro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Rokuro stalls from top position.
Rokuro avoids the strikes from the bottom by Knepp.
Rokuro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Knepp, who protects the arm well.
Knepp tries to buck Rokuro off but Rokuro is having none of it.
Knepp regains half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rokuro prevents Knepp from improving his position.
Knepp actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokuro lands with a punch from half guard.
Rokuro passes to full mount!
Knepp is trying to escape the mount.
Rokuro has hold of Knepp's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Knepp manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rokuro thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rokuro is going olschool here, as he tries to force Knepp to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Knepp shrugs it off.
Knepp bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rokuro is looking to sinch up a triangle. Knepp throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rokuro's body to avoid the submission. Rokuro has instead reached around Knepp's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rokuro arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Takehiko Rokuro!
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