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CWFL LA 11 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Saurus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Saurus!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saurus looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Saurus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Davidson tries to avoid it but Saurus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Davidson to the ground. Davidson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saurus.
David Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Saurus.
Saurus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davidson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saurus shoots for a takedown but Davidson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davidson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saurus can do anything to dispel that myth.
Davidson stands up from half guard.
Davidson moves into the clinch.
Davidson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saurus turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Saurus manages to end up in side control.
Saurus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davidson keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson wants to get back to his feet but Saurus drags him back down.
Davidson is trying to control Saurus's posture but Saurus avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saurus moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Saurus in side control, throwing shots but Davidson defends.
Saurus controls the position.
Davidson manages to get back to half guard.
Saurus not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saurus prevents Davidson from standing back up.
Saurus content to control rather than advance.
I looks like Saurus might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Saurus wants to pass to mount but Davidson is defending the position.
Saurus passes into side control, despite Davidson's attempt to control the position.
Saurus working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus wants to control but Davidson is keeping him busy.
Davidson can't do much from the bottom here.
Saurus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Saurus lands a nice forearm strike.
Saurus is looking to take a break and control but Davidson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davidson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Davidson prevents Saurus from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saurus is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Davidson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Davidson's back!
Saurus doesn't have the hooks in and Davidson manages to turn into his guard.
Davidson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davidson controlling from the top position.
Davidson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Davidson wants to pass the guard but Saurus is keeping the position.
Saurus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davidson is one step ahead there.
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 David Davidson will probably get the nod.
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.
Saurus misses with a takedown
and Davidson counters with a single leg into guard. Saurus didn't expect that.
Davidson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saurus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davidson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Davidson is fighting to break Saurus's control of his arms but Saurus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Davidson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Saurus dives on top into guard.
Davidson wants to sweep here but Saurus controlling him for the moment.
Saurus wants to control from the top but Davidson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson working for a triangle but Saurus defends it easily.
Davidson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saurus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davidson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saurus postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Davidson wants to stand and escape but Saurus is having none of it.
Davidson is trying to keep Saurus in close.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saurus has his takedown stuffed
and Davidson counters by clinching up.
Saurus looking to stall.
Saurus is working for takedown but Davidson is calmly controlling the position for now.
David Davidson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Saurus.
A frustrated look appears on Davidson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davidson tries to break the clinch but Saurus is controlling the position.
Davidson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Davidson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Davidson thows a big elbow that misses.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Saurus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davidson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saurus is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully.
Davidson wants to stand and escape but instead Saurus has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Davidson looking to control.
Davidson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Saurus throws a nice looking combination but Davidson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saurus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Saurus showed some decent athleticism there.
Saurus wants to free his trapped foot but Davidson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Davidson trying to control from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Saurus seems content to control.
Davidson has his hands clasped together around Saurus's back. He's all about the action.
Saurus throwing shots but Davidson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Davidson dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Davidson scores a takedown into full mount!
Davidson controlling his opponent.
David Davidson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saurus regains half guard.
Davidson is trying to control. Saurus wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Saurus trying to control but Davidson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saurus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Saurus keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully.
Saurus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Davidson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davidson tries to stand but Saurus is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Davidson trying to control but Saurus is working from the bottom.
Saurus working a defensive guard here.
Davidson wants to control from the top but Saurus keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Saurus misses with a takedown
and Davidson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Davidson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saurus keeping moving, preventing Davidson from controlling successfully.
Davidson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saurus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saurus looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Saurus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Davidson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saurus works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davidson wants to control from the top but Saurus keeps moving.
Frank Saurus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saurus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davidson tries to land a front kick but Saurus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davidson tries to clinch up.
Davidson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frank Saurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saurus gets a clinch.
David Davidson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davidson jumps into guard, dragging Saurus to the mat.
Davidson wants to stand up but Saurus is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Davidson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davidson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Davidson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Max Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emily T (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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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Max Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emily T!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers throws a right hand that T ducks under and follows up with a left that T also avoids with ease.
Powers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
T fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Powers finds it's target.
T tries to close the distance and clinch but Powers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
T tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
T is looking to clinch but Powers is avoiding it.
T tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
T tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powers lands with an uppercut that bounces T off the cage and back into rage.
Emily T seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
T is rocked!
Powers steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! T is out on his feet! Powers sets himself and nearly takes T's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max Powers!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Badgely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taurean Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Lil Wayne - American Star as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timothy Badgely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taurean Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badgely shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Badgely preventing the sweep.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Badgely's guard.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Badgely is retaining full guard.
Badgely wants to stand up but Johnson is controlling him.
Badgely controlling Johnson's posture.
Johnson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Badgely is not content to let Johnson control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Badgely manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Badgely knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson stops Badgely from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Badgely controls his leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Badgely has managed to clinch.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Badgely gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Badgely holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Timothy Badgely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taurean Johnson.
Johnson is working for takedown but Badgely is calmly controlling the position for now.
Badgely with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Badgely just stands there and leans against the cage.
Badgely prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Badgely uses from the top position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Badgely controlling from the top position.
Badgely lands a couple of elbows.
Badgely connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Badgely has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Badgely wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Badgely working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Badgely defends it easily.
Badgely controls from within his opponent's guard.
Badgely's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Badgely accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Badgely stops Johnson from standing up.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Badgely is stalling in the full guard.
Badgely trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Badgely pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Badgely does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Badgely is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timothy Badgely dominated that round.
That's time! Badgely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Badgely closes the distance and clinches.
Badgely has Johnson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Badgely pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Johnson tumbling to the mat - Badgely dives into Johnson's guard.
Badgely scoring with some ground and pound.
Badgely preventing the sweep.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Badgely is controlling him.
Badgely landing some decent shots from guard.
Badgely is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Badgely postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Badgely is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Badgely and Johnson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but Badgely is keeping him busy.
Badgely is looking to regain half guard here but Johnson keeps moving and retains side control.
Badgely prevents Johnson from moving into mount.
Johnson is trying to move to mount but Badgely reverses beautifully and ends up in Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to stand up but Badgely is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Badgely with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Badgely is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Badgely fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Johnson sprawls well initially but Badgely persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Badgely is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Badgely looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Badgely looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Badgely is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Badgely performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badgely is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Badgely counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Badgely.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Badgely is one step ahead there.
Badgely scoring with some ground and pound.
Badgely wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Badgely passes into half guard.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Badgely's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Badgely's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badgely is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Johnson looking to break Badgely's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Badgely remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Johnson will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Badgely covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Johnson scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Badgely is looking for a way out.
Johnson is not going to allow Badgely to sit and survive in this position.
Badgely grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Badgely won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Johnson off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Taurean Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Divide. This should be a great matchup!
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177 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hardy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hardy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lesnar's half guard.
Lesnar is trying to stand up here but Hardy is controlling him well.
Hardy slows the pace down in half guard.
Hardy tries to pass to full mount but Lesnar defends it.
Hardy trying to control the action but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
Lesnar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hardy content to control rather than advance.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lesnar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lesnar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hardy backs up against the cage.
Lesnar throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Brian Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy fails to land the takedown.
Lesnar blocks a jab.
Hardy 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.
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Lesnar moves away and avoids it.
Hardy moves away from the strike by Lesnar.
Lesnar scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab from Lesnar.
Lesnar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesnar misses with a straight right.
Hardy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hardy escapes and gets back to his feet.
Lesnar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hardy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hardy won't allow Lesnar to get back to his feet.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy stops Lesnar from standing up.
Hardy sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lesnar's guard.
Hardy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hardy looking to control but Lesnar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lesnar is trying to stand.
Hardy blocks Lesnar's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hardy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar working to try and regain half guard.
Hardy controlling the pace for now.
Hardy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Lesnar really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hardy lands a nice shot to the head.
Lesnar taking shots to the head.
Lesnar is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Lesnar looks gassed!
Hardy controlling from mount.
Hardy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lesnar for as long as he can get away with.
Lesnar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hardy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy working Lesnar over with strikes here.
Hardy is landing with some decent strikes but Lesnar is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lesnar is rocked!
Lesnar is bucking up trying to escape but Hardy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lesnar is still in real trouble! Can Hardy finish him?
Hardy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy cracks Lesnar with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Hardy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronny Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hasse Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman comes to the cage accompanied by Ice-T - Colors. Hansson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Saliva - Click Click Boom. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronny Coleman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hasse Hansson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansson misses with a two punch combination.
Hansson throws a right hand that Coleman ducks under and follows up with a left that Coleman also avoids with ease.
Hansson throws a nice looking combination but Coleman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hansson connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Coleman! He's out on his feet! Hansson rushes in and drops Coleman with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hasse Hansson!
Hasse Hansson is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes into the arena with 3 Stars and a Sun by Francis M blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Hernandez fails to land the takedown.
Hernandez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McDonald's waist but McDonald gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hernandez off to one side.
McDonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by McDonald.
Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rain Hernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald cracks Hernandez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hernandez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hernandez.
No joy there for McDonald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hernandez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McDonald connects with a looping right hand.
Hernandez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hernandez duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hernandez throws a series of punches but McDonald moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McDonald bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hernandez's head.
McDonald looks to throw the jab but Hernandez is out of range.
McDonald missing with a left hand there. Hernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hernandez throws out a leg kick but McDonald moves out of range and Hernandez only half commits.
McDonald drops Hernandez with a beautiful combination! Hernandez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - McDonald is looking for the KO!
Hernandez is rocked!
It looks like Rain Hernandez has been cut.
Nate McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald misses with a combination
and Hernandez counters with a head kick. That will keep McDonald thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Oh Hernandez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nate McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hernandez.
McDonald lands a jab to the nose.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
McDonald 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.
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but McDonald is just out of range.
Hernandez seems to have got his legs back now.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald swats away the attempt to clinch by Hernandez.
McDonald throws out a powerful jab.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hernandez throws a combination that misses
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hernandez is breathing heavily.
McDonald lands with a shot to the body.
Hernandez misses with a double jab.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch up but McDonald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Hernandez misses.
McDonald tries to bum rush Hernandez with a series of wild strikes but Hernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McDonald moves out of range of the body kick.
Hernandez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a lovely overhand right.
McDonald swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hernandez gets a takedown into half guard.
McDonald controlling the position well.
McDonald wants to improve his position but Hernandez is controlling well.
McDonald keeping hold of Hernandez's head, controlling as best he can.
McDonald is looking to control Hernandez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McDonald avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. McDonald manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hernandez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McDonald manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hernandez has McDonald in his guard.
McDonald has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hernandez is proving hard to escape from.
McDonald must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McDonald stays in close to Hernandez's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rain Hernandez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hernandez has McDonald up against the cage in a clinch.
McDonald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McDonald pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonald misses the target.
Hernandez swinging wilding here.
Hernandez tries to clinch up
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hernandez scores with a decent looking hook.
McDonald lands a lovely overhand right.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hernandez.
McDonald throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hernandez throws a head kick but McDonald moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - McDonald coming out on top.
A punch combination from McDonald misses.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
McDonald looks to score with a jab to the body but Hernandez is just out of range.
Nate McDonald seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
McDonald cracks Hernandez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hernandez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McDonald throws out the jab.
Good exchange - Hernandez coming out on top.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McDonald as he jumps to the side.
Hernandez tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hernandez there as he acknowledges the shot.
McDonald cracks Hernandez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McDonald has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hernandez to stand back up!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernandez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McDonald's calf.
McDonald fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Hernandez out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nate McDonald!
Nate McDonald is the new middleweight champion!
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