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NEA 56: Nova v Roshi PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between AJ Thindale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horus Mithra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AJ Thindale had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. AJ Thindale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AJ Thindale!
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, Horus Mithra!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Thindale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to de liver by Mithra. Beautiful body shot.
Mithra swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mithra throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Thindale colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Mithra as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Thindale is left battered and dazed whilst Mithra and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horus Mithra!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damion Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Trick Daddy - Let's Go ft Twista & Lil Jon. 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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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damion Black!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz digs a good body shot into Black's ribs.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black is looking to land body kicks.
Black scores with a nice strike.
Diaz tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Diaz ducks right into an uppercut from Black.
Black misses with a wild combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Black.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz looks to clinch
and Black counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Black defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Diaz.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Black closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Black avoids them all with ease.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab-cross combination lands for Diaz and sends Black crashing to the mat! Diaz follows him down to the mat - Black regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Black is rocked!
It looks like Damion Black has been cut.
Diaz moves nicely into side control.
Black is still in real trouble! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz working the ground and pound.
Diaz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Black is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Diaz working the ground and pound.
Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diaz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz in side control, throwing shots but Black defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to ground and pound but Black uses the momentary lack of control by Diaz to regain half guard.
Black seems to have recovered his senses.
Black is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Diaz throws a strike but Black avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Black is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Diaz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Black is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Black has escaped and now he's on top!
Black tries to stand but Diaz is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Black gets to his feet. Diaz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Diaz lands with an overhand left.
Diaz wants to clinch but Black slips to the side
and Black counters with a shoot takedown. Diaz fights it but they end up in guard.
Black lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Black wants to stand but Diaz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Black stands up from Diaz's guard - Black perhaps looking for a knockout.
Diaz misses with a body punch
and Black counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diaz missing with punches from the bottom.
Diaz 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.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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 Oscar Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damion Black's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz jabs Black right on the nose. Black blinks but takes it well.
Black displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Black has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Black gets a takedown into half guard.
Diaz punching from the bottom.
Black controlling the action here.
Diaz punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard but Black has passed into side control.
Diaz is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
Diaz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Black controlling Diaz's posture.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Diaz pulls Black in close to his closed guard and prevents Black from doing any damage or advancing position.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Black wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Black is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Diaz Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Black's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to get back to his feet but Diaz has full control of the position and if anything, Black has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Black trying to control the hands but Diaz breaks the grip.
Diaz connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Black to escape the position.
Black is trying to stand back up.
Black covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Black covering up well under a series of strikes from Diaz.
Black looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
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.
Black manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Diaz is now in side control.
Damion Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black regains half guard, as Diaz was trying to land strikes.
Diaz seems to be working for a kimura but Black defends the submission attempt.
Diaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Black's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diaz darts in trying to clinch
and Black counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at Black to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz wants to clinch but Black slips to the side
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damion Black showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Damion Black's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Black drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Black has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Black throws a right and a left that Diaz avoids nicely.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Black counters with a takedown into side control.
Diaz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Black.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black working away.
Diaz wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Diaz looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Black pushes past his half guard into mount!
Diaz is looking to get to half guard.
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Black trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diaz can't escape the position.
Diaz tries to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Black content just to control the position here.
Diaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diaz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diaz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Diaz working to try and regain half guard.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
Black content just to control the position here.
Black trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Black controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four 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.
Black looking to control but Diaz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Black wants to control but Diaz has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Despite being in the dominant position, Damion Black just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diaz tries to clinch
and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
Diaz tries to bench press Black off him but Black keeps the position.
Black tries to stand but Diaz is controlling his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damion Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damion Black!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pete Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shrimp McGimp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes to the cage accompanied by No Son of Mine. Shrimp McGimp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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138 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shrimp McGimp!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed wants to clinch up but McGimp keeps it at a distance.
Reed closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McGimp missing with punches from the bottom.
McGimp slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McGimp is pulling down on Reed's head to control his posture.
Reed looking to pass the guard.
Reed prevents McGimp from getting back to his feet.
Reed stands up from McGimp's guard - Reed perhaps looking for a knockout.
Reed looks to throw the jab but McGimp is out of range.
McGimp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reed circles away quickly and effectively.
Reed fails with the takedown.
Reed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Reed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGimp throws a series of punches but Reed moves out of range.
Reed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reed tries to clinch but McGimp is having none of it.
McGimp with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reed to score with a decent uppercut.
McGimp drives through with a takedown into guard.
McGimp slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Reed will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McGimp's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
McGimp trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reed looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but McGimp is defending well. Reed quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! McGimp has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Reed celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pete Reed!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwayne Martel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
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135 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Martel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Walker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walker.
Martel shoots for a takedown but Walker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Martel.
It looks like Tyler Walker has been cut.
Walker sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Martel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Martel looking to control.
Walker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martel has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Walker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martel avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Martel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martel cracks the inside of Walker's front leg.
Martel closes the distance and clinches.
Martel can't break the clinch.
Martel keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Martel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Walker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martel.
Martel doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Martel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walker looks gassed!
Martel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walker is rocked!
Martel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Martel knocks Walker out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dwayne Martel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Mims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hammond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammond is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Afterlife. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bo Mims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Hammond!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mims blocks a leg kick.
Hammond throws a right hand that Mims ducks under and follows up with a left that Mims also avoids with ease.
Mims takes a swing at Hammond's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Mims.
Mims bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hammond's head backwards.
It looks like John Hammond has been cut.
Hammond throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mims.
Mims avoids the body shot from Hammond.
Mims moves out of range of the body kick.
Mims connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Hammond! He's out on his feet! Mims rushes in and drops Hammond with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bo Mims!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Estafire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Brawler Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Estafire might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bomb Hands- Social Code. Brawler Jr has chosen "Hard Knock Life" Dr. Evil & Mini Me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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6 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Estafire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Brawler Jr!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brawler Jr connects with a body shot.
Estafire closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Estafire working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brawler Jr tries to buck Estafire off but Estafire is having none of it.
Estafire wants to control but Brawler Jr is keeping him busy.
Estafire wants to stand but Brawler Jr is controlling his arm.
Brawler Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Estafire wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Estafire tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Brawler Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Estafire keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Brawler Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Estafire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brawler Jr darts in trying to clinch
and Estafire counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brawler Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler Jr is looking to clinch but Estafire is avoiding it.
Brawler Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Brawler Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Estafire kicks Brawler Jr off and gets to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Estafire.
Estafire will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Estafire happy to just control the position for now.
Estafire is breathing heavily.
Brawler Jr tries to bench press Estafire off him but Estafire keeps the position.
Brawler Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Brawler Jr tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler Jr parries the strikes from Estafire easily there. Estafire is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brawler Jr to escape.
Brawler Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Brawler Jr manages to get back to half guard.
Brawler Jr pushes Estafire off looking to stand but Estafire dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Estafire instigates a clinch.
Estafire with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Estafire misses with a knee strike.
Brawler Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Brawler Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Estafire gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rocky Estafire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Brawler Jr.
Estafire is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brawler Jr is defending well for now.
Estafire tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brawler Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Estafire lands a left hand.
Brawler Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Estafire gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brawler Jr jumps into guard, dragging Estafire to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brawler Jr has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Estafire doesn't defend quickly enough and Brawler Jr has managed to lock this one up! Can Estafire escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Brawler Jr on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Will Brawler Jr!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Omni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Jammin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omni comes to the cage accompanied by Search and Destroy. Jammin has chosen Dance Monkey as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Very strong |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giuseppe Omni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Jammin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jammin dodges the punch combination from Omni.
Jammin fails with a takedown attempt.
Omni looks for the body kick but Jammin saw that one coming.
Jammin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Omni keeps the fight on the outside.
Jammin tries to clinch but Omni moves out of range.
Jammin fails to land the takedown.
Giuseppe Omni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Jammin.
Omni throws a shot from downtown. Jammin moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jammin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Omni swats away the attempt to clinch by Jammin.
Jammin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jammin working hard to break the clinch.
Omni breaks from the clinch.
Jammin clinches up against the cage.
Omni breaks the clinch.
Omni lands a jab to the nose.
Omni fails with the takedown
and Jammin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jammin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Omni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jammin is looking to clinch but Omni is avoiding it.
Omni throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jammin counters with a nice body kick.
Jammin closes the distance and clinches.
Jammin is trying to break the clinch but Omni is controlling him.
Jammin throws an elbow but it misses.
Omni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jammin has Omni pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Omni manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Omni drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jammin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jammin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Omni's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omni had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jammin is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Omni Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jammin's back instead.
Omni has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Jammin is in real trouble here. Omni gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Jammin is tapping out! Omni wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Giuseppe Omni!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Sentyurin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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163 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vyacheslav Sentyurin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell misses with an uppercut. Sentyurin saw that one coming.
Campbell slips a jab and a cross from Sentyurin.
Campbell throws a right and a left that Sentyurin avoids nicely.
Sentyurin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Campbell looking to slow down the pace here.
Campbell has a couple of punches blocked by Sentyurin.
Campbell fails to pull guard.
Campbell tries to score a body lock takedown but Sentyurin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sentyurin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campbell's efforts to push away.
Sentyurin lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Sentyurin.
Campbell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sentyurin is keeping busy.
Sentyurin scores with a hook to the body.
Campbell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sentyurin fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vyacheslav Sentyurin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Campbell.
Campbell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sentyurin tries to clinch but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sentyurin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sentyurin clinches up against the cage.
Campbell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sentyurin scores with a shot to the side of Campbell's head.
Campbell breaks from the clinch.
Campbell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sentyurin moves away.
Sentyurin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Campbell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but Sentyurin has him pressed against the cage.
Campbell takes a shot to the head.
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Sentyurin on the inside.
A short right from Sentyurin on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Sentyurin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sentyurin lands with a light punch inside.
Sentyurin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sentyurin.
Sentyurin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sentyurin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campbell.
Sentyurin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Campbell throws a punch but it's blocked by Sentyurin.
Campbell misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Campbell.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sentyurin.
A head punch on the inside from Campbell fails to land.
Sentyurin blocks an uppercut.
Sentyurin has Campbell pressed against the cage, preventing Campbell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sentyurin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Campbell is pushing Sentyurin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sentyurin lands a shoulder strike.
Sentyurin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Campbell.
Sentyurin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Sentyurin lands a body punch.
Sentyurin lands a nice shot to the body.
Campbell looks gassed!
Sentyurin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Campbell.
A right handed body shot lands from Sentyurin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sentyurin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Campbell tries to stall but Sentyurin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sentyurin blocking some punches.
Sentyurin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sentyurin digs a right hand underneath Campbell's ribcage. Campbell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin lands with a short shot to the head.
Sentyurin digs a right hand into Campbell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campbell's gas tank.
Campbell is trying to stall.
Sentyurin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sentyurin pushes Campbell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sentyurin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sentyurin lands with a short shot to the head.
Sentyurin lands a right hand.
Campbell looking for a takedown.
Sentyurin digs a right hand underneath Campbell's ribcage. Campbell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sentyurin is working Campbell over against the cage.
Sentyurin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
A right hand to the body from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sentyurin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Sentyurin gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sentyurin lands a shoulder strike.
Campbell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sentyurin lands a shoulder strike.
Campbell working aggressively here.
A short right from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Campbell or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sentyurin lands a hook that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sentyurin scores with a shoulder strike.
Sentyurin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sentyurin lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Sentyurin.
Sentyurin lands a shot to the body.
Sentyurin lands a hook that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right handed body shot lands from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin pushes Campbell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sentyurin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sentyurin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Sentyurin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Sentyurin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Sentyurin 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.
Sentyurin has closed the distance and engaged Campbell in a clinch.
Campbell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sentyurin lands a body punch.
Sentyurin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Campbell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sentyurin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sentyurin clinches with his opponent.
Vyacheslav Sentyurin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sentyurin cracks Campbell with a nice body shot.
Sentyurin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sentyurin lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Campbell fails to land.
Sentyurin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Campbell tries a body shot but Sentyurin blocks it.
Sentyurin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Campbell can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sentyurin.
Campbell is breathing heavily.
Campbell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sentyurin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sentyurin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Sentyurin lands a nice uppercut.
Sentyurin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sentyurin lands with a right to the head.
Sentyurin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Campbell.
Sentyurin lands an uppercut.
Sentyurin pushes Campbell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sentyurin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sentyurin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Campbell or not.
Sentyurin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Sentyurin lands a hook that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Sentyurin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Sentyurin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sentyurin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sentyurin lands with a light punch inside.
Sentyurin cracks Campbell with a nice body shot.
Sentyurin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sentyurin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sentyurin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
A shot in the inside from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Sentyurin.
Campbell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Campbell takes a shot to the head.
Sentyurin scores with a shot to the side of Campbell's head.
Sentyurin cracks Campbell with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Campbell takes a shot to the head.
Sentyurin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sentyurin lands a right hand.
Sentyurin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sentyurin lands a shoulder strike.
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
Sentyurin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Sentyurin digs a right hand into Campbell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Campbell's gas tank.
Campbell just leaning against Sentyurin, taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Sentyurin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sentyurin lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sentyurin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Campbells head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sentyurin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sentyurin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sentyurin.
A right handed body shot lands from Sentyurin.
A shot in the inside from Sentyurin.
Good body shot from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sentyurin pushes Campbell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sentyurin lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sentyurin - that landed with a thud.
Sentyurin pushes Campbell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sentyurin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sentyurin gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Campbell tries to circle away but Sentyurin has him pinned against the cage.
Sentyurin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sentyurin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sentyurin presses Campbell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sentyurin blocking some punches.
Sentyurin lands a nice knee to the body.
Sentyurin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Sentyurin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Sentyurin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sentyurin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sentyurin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sentyurin lands with a right to the head.
Sentyurin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sentyurin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sentyurin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sentyurin.
Campbell is rocked!
Sentyurin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Campbell is still on wobbly legs! Can Sentyurin finish him?
Sentyurin throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Sentyurin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sentyurin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Campbell seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sentyurin lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin lands a body shot.
Sentyurin lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sentyurin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyacheslav Sentyurin dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sentyurin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sentyurin fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Sentyurin does it's job there.
Campbell misses with a hook.
Sentyurin wants to clinch up but Campbell keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sentyurin lands a nice shot to the body.
Sentyurin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Sentyurin.
Campbell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Campbell misses with some punches.
Sentyurin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sentyurin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sentyurin pushes Campbell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Campbell throws out a loose jab but Sentyurin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campbell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sentyurin moves into range and clinches up with Campbell.
Sentyurin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin lands with a left to the head.
Sentyurin prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right handed body shot lands from Sentyurin.
A short uppercut from Sentyurin.
A nice left hand lands by Sentyurin.
Campbell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sentyurin lands a nice shot to the body.
Sentyurin lands with a light punch inside.
Vyacheslav Sentyurin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sentyurin on the inside.
Sentyurin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Campbell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sentyurin presses Campbell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Campbell looking for a takedown.
Vyacheslav Sentyurin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Campbell.
A short uppercut from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin lands a left hand.
Sentyurin lands a left hand.
Sentyurin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Campbell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Campbell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sentyurin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sentyurin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sentyurin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Campbell lands with a light punch inside.
Sentyurin lands an uppercut.
Campbell swings wildly with an uppercut but Sentyurin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Campbell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sentyurin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin scores with a shot to the side of Campbell's head.
Bruce Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sentyurin missing with knees to the body.
Campbell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sentyurin lands with a light punch inside.
Sentyurin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Campbell trying to land knees to the body.
Campbell has Sentyurin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sentyurin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Campbell wants a takedown.
Sentyurin scores with a shot to the side of Campbell's head.
Campbell taking a breather.
Sentyurin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Campbell.
A right hand to the body from Sentyurin.
Sentyurin lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Sentyurin.
Campbell tries to throw a body punch but Sentyurin avoids it by throwing Campbell back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vyacheslav Sentyurin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sentyurin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vyacheslav Sentyurin!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juan Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Warning by The Notrious BIG. Faber has chosen m.o.v.e - around the world as his entrance music. Juan Escobar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Escobar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Faber!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Faber throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Faber.
Faber lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Escobar shoots for a double leg takedown but Faber sprawls well. He's pushed Escobar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Faber moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Faber is looking to land body kicks.
Escobar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Escobar avoids the head kick by Faber.
Faber attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faber thumps Escobar with a low kick.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Faber.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Faber.
Faber moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
Faber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faber wants to clinch up but Escobar keeps it at a distance.
Faber cracks the inside of Escobar's front leg.
Faber chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Faber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Faber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Faber lands a slapping body shot.
Escobar punishes Faber's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Escobar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Faber.
Faber throws a chopping leg kick but Escobar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Faber thows a body shot but no joy.
Faber takes one to the chin there.
Faber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escobar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faber keeps working.
Faber is trying to stand back up but Escobar is controlling him
Escobar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Escobar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Faber does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Faber is trying to escape back to his feet but Escobar uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Faber is pushing Escobar's head away, looking to escape. Escobar manages to hold on to the position though.
Faber looks gassed!
Escobar tries for a kimura but Faber is defending well.
Escobar tries for a kimura but Faber is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Faber is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Escobar trying to control the position but Faber is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar tries to move into full mount but can't pass Faber's legs.
Escobar trying to control the action but Faber is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Faber, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Faber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Faber moves in looking to clinch but Escobar pushes him off.
Faber throws a body kick that misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Faber finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Faber misses with a hook to the body
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Escobar blocks the leg kick.
Escobar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Escobar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Faber tries to kick Escobar off but Escobar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Escobar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Faber knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escobar is working hard here to advance position.
Faber looks like he's trying to stand up.
Escobar trying to mount his opponent but Faber defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Faber throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Faber wants to clinch.
Faber moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Faber wants to clinch up but Escobar keeps it at a distance.
Faber tries to land a front kick but Escobar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Faber throws and low kick but Escobar moves out of range easily.
Faber throws a leg kick which misses Escobar's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar tries to avoid it.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown but Faber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Faber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber misses with a looping right.
Faber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Faber lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Juan Escobar has been cut.
Escobar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Escobar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Escobar moves out of range of the body kick.
Faber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Escobar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Faber. Faber obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Escobar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber lands a jab to the head.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escobar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Faber tries to clinch up.
Jackson Faber seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters circling a little - Faber finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Faber thumps Escobar with a low kick.
Faber gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Escobar is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Faber lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Faber slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Faber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Escobar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Faber throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar throws a lazy right hand but Faber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escobar works over Faber's head and body with a nice combination.
Escobar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Faber in his tracks.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
Escobar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faber tries to clinch but Escobar is having none of it.
Faber tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Escobar decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Faber's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber pushes Escobar off and gets back to his feet.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faber scores with a leg kick.
Faber takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Faber digs a good body shot into Escobar's ribs.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch but Escobar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
Faber scores with a head kick.
Escobar throws a body punch but Faber moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws a sloppy head kick and Escobar moves out of range easily.
Escobar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Faber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Faber tries to clinch there but Escobar circles away.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Faber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Faber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Faber misses the jab.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Faber.
Faber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escobar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a jab when Faber was well out of range.
Faber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Escobar jabs at Faber's body.
Faber misses with a body punch
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Faber misses.
Faber throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Escobar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faber was well out of range. Poor timing from Escobar.
Escobar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Faber pinned against the cage. Faber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Escobar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes a swing at Faber's ribcage but misses.
Escobar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Faber's waist but Faber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Escobar off to one side.
Jackson Faber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Faber fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobar slips under a jab from Faber.
Escobar is looking to wear down Faber with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Faber scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faber just misses with a punch to the body.
Escobar swats away the attempt to clinch by Faber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Escobar clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Escobar'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.
Faber uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Escobar has time to react.
Faber throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Faber.
Escobar moves out of range of the strikes.
Escobar keeps the fight on the outside.
Faber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar staying out of range there.
Faber throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Escobar's head.
Faber is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Faber throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber blocks a jab.
Faber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Escobar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Escobar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Faber misses with a hook to the body
and Escobar counters with a shoot takedown. Faber fights it but they end up in guard.
Faber wants to stand but Escobar is controlling the position.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Faber is retaining full guard.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
Faber is looking to stand up but Escobar isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Faber is keeping the position.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Faber keeps moving.
Faber is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown but Faber shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Escobar.
A head kick misses from Faber.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Faber. Escobar shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar with a nice cross.
Faber does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Faber tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Escobar counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Faber.
Faber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Faber lands with a slapping head kick.
Faber tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Faber. That snapped Escobar's head back.
Faber fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws a looping overhand right but Escobar ducks down to avoid it.
Faber misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faber.
Faber with a nice cross.
Escobar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faber sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Faber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faber throws out the jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Escobar is defended easily by Faber.
Faber throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Faber dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Juan Escobar'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Faber scores with a leg kick.
Faber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Escobar throws a shot from downtown. Faber moves away and avoids it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Faber!
An inside leg kick lands from Faber.
Faber wants to clinch.
Escobar keeps the fight on the outside.
Faber is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Faber lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber scores with a kick to the body.
Faber shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Faber throws a combination. Escobar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Faber moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Faber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar swats away the attempt to clinch by Faber.
Faber wants to clinch but Escobar slips to the side
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Faber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Escobar.
Faber doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Faber misses the body punch
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Faber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escobar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faber wants to land a leg kick but Escobar is out of range.
Faber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Escobar.
Faber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Faber tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Faber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Escobar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Faber stuffs the takedown attempt from Escobar. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Faber.
Jackson Faber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Escobar is defended easily by Faber.
Faber wants to clinch up but Escobar keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Escobar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Faber misses with a body kick.
Juan Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Faber lands a nice looking body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Faber.
Faber rushes Escobar and presses him up against the cage.
Escobar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faber walks away with a smile on his face. Escobar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Faber thows a body shot but no joy.
Faber misses the shot to the body.
Faber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Escobar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Faber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Faber 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Faber!
Jackson Faber is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neo Nova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muten Roshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Nova!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muten Roshi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roshi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nova throws a body punch but Roshi moves out of range.
Muten Roshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Nova.
Roshi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roshi tries to bum rush Nova with a series of wild strikes but Nova uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roshi.
Roshi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nova was covering up waiting for the punch and Roshi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nova wants to sweep here but Roshi controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nova is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nova has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Roshi should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Nova has tightened it up now! Roshi should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Neo Nova!
Neo Nova retains his bantamweight title!
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