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Bedlam 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markinton Reefo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Cena had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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175 lbs
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190 cm
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170 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Markinton Reefo!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena shoots in and gets a takedown into Reefo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cena pushing down on Reefo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cena moves nicely into side control.
Cena stands up and beckons Reefo to his feet.
Cena is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Reefo's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cena seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Reefo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Cena!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan the tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think the tank might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ready to fight. James Ford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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192 cm
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275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan the tank!
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, James Ford!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but the tank circles away quickly and effectively.
Ford misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
the tank closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ford is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
the tank in side control, throwing shots but Ford defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ford avoids any damage from the ground and pound of the tank.
the tank fails to land a wild elbow strike.
the tank is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ford is trying to escape and the tank transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ford is forced to tap! Nice work there by the tank! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan the tank!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lotfi Sariahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bryant (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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185 lbs
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195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lotfi Sariahmed!
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, Chris Bryant!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Sariahmed misses
and Bryant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Bryant.
Sariahmed closes the distance but Bryant moves to the side
and Bryant counters with a hugh head kick that removes Sariahmed from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chris Bryant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tj Desantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Valencia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tj Desantis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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256 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tj Desantis!
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, Sergio Valencia!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desantis misses with a takedown
and Valencia counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Tj Desantis has been cut.
Desantis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Valencia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valencia lands a really nice looking cross but Desantis seems unphased.
Valencia throws a nice looking combination but Desantis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Desantis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Desantis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Desantis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Desantis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Desantis prevents Valencia from standing back up.
Desantis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Valencia defends it well.
Desantis is looking to advance position but Valencia won't allow it.
Desantis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Valencia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Desantis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desantis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
You get the feeling that Valencia really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Desantis working for a submission but Valencia is keeping him at bay.
Desantis looking to secure an arm triangle but Valencia defends it well.
Valencia is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Desantis landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desantis mounts Valencia! Really nice guard pass there!
Desantis get's back to his feet.
Desantis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valencia misses with a series of wild punches.
Valencia misses with a series of wild punches.
Desantis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valencia scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Desantis tries for a takedown but Valencia circles away easily
and Valencia counters with a left and a right that stings Desantis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tj Desantis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desantis is breathing heavily.
Valencia tries to bum rush Desantis with a series of wild strikes but Desantis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tj Desantis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desantis with a poor takedown
and Valencia counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Valencia does no damage.
Valencia throws a series of punches but Desantis moves out of range.
Sergio Valencia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valencia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Desantis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valencia feints a jab promting Desantis to slip. Valencia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Desantis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Desantis tries for a takedown but Valencia circles away easily
and Valencia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valencia tries to bum rush Desantis with a series of wild strikes but Desantis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Desantis is defended easily by Valencia.
Valencia misses with a series of wild punches.
Desantis misses with a takedown
and Valencia counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Valencia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Desantis shoots in looking for a takedown. Valencia tries to sprawl out of it but Desantis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Valencia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Valencia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Desantis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valencia misses with a series of wild punches.
Valencia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valencia looks to land a combination but Desantis avoids it well.
A punch combination from Valencia misses.
Nice sprawl there from Valencia as Desantis shoots in.
Desantis fails with the takedown
letting Valencia counter with a right hand.
Desantis fails with the takedown
and Valencia counters with a left to the body.
Valencia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valencia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Desantis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valencia.
Desantis tries for a takedown but Valencia circles away easily
and Valencia counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergio Valencia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tj Desantis's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Desantis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Valencia.
Desantis shoots and misses
and Valencia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Desantis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Desantis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Valencia counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valencia throws a right and a left that Desantis avoids nicely.
Desantis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Valencia counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tj Desantis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Valencia both land. Nice combination.
Valencia pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Desantis back to the cage. Valencia follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Desantis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Valencia is defending against the submission attempts here by Desantis.
Valencia is trying to stand back up but Desantis is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valencia is in trouble now - Desantis has advanced to mount!
Valencia wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Desantis.
Desantis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Desantis controlling the pace for now.
Valencia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Desantis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Desantis looking to isolate an arm here. Valencia doesn't see it coming and as Desantis extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Desantis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tj Desantis!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan Hautz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derzkiy Chotkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Allan Hautz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derzkiy Chotkiy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chotkiy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hautz counters with a stiff right hand.
Hautz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chotkiy did well to prevent Hautz getting side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hautz is trying to work for a kimura but Chotkiy is defending well.
Chotkiy is refusing to be controlled, as Hautz sits in half guard.
Hautz moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chotkiy wants to get back to his feet but Hautz drags him back down.
Hautz tries for a kimura but Chotkiy is defending well.
Chotkiy looks gassed!
Hautz tries for a kimura but Chotkiy is defending well.
Hautz in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Chotkiy is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Allan Hautz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Crunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudley Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crunch comes to the cage accompanied by Blow. Dawson has chosen Lambda Lambda Lambda Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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263 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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248 lbs
13 - 23 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Captain Crunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dudley Dawson!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson darts in and clinches Crunch up against the cage.
Crunch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crunch is looking to break free of the clinch but Dawson has double underhooks.
Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch misses with a hook
and Dawson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawson is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Crunch just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! And now a right hook, right on the button! Dawson has gone limp, and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Captain Crunch!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Monroe Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riccardo Schiesaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monroe Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riccardo Schiesaro!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Schiesaro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jackson tries to clinch but Schiesaro moves away
and Schiesaro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Schiesaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Schiesaro counters with a huge left! Jackson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Schiesaro isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Jackson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Schiesaro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riccardo Schiesaro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bovver Meerten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Sawyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bovver Meerten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meerten fails with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sawyer.
Meerten taking punishment in the form of punches.
Meerten is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sawyer connects with a decent elbow.
Meerten managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sawyer.
Sawyer passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Meerten!
Meerten is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sawyer unloads with some shots from mount but Meerten bucks and avoids them well.
Meerten keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sawyer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Meerten keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sawyer unloading with bombs!
Poor strikes thrown by Sawyer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meerten is trying desperately to improve position.
Meerten wants to hold on but Sawyer pushes him away.
Sawyer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Meerten because Sawyer loaded up on that one.
Sawyer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Meerten is looking to get to half guard.
Sawyer lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sawyer scoring with strikes but Meerten is staying in there.
Sawyer looking to control but Meerten is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sawyer with good strikes from the mount here!
Poor strikes thrown by Sawyer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sawyer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Meerten wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sawyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer looking to control but Meerten is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sawyer working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Meerten tries to hold on but Sawyer postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Meerten slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Meerten preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Meerten is looking to improve his position.
Sawyer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Meerten is looking for a sweep. Sawyer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sawyer trying to control the action but Meerten is working from the bottom.
Sawyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer prevents Meerten from standing back up.
Sawyer trying to mount his opponent but Meerten defends it.
Meerten is holding on to half guard well.
Sawyer trying to control the action but Meerten is working from the bottom.
Sawyer throws a strike but Meerten avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Meerten trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sawyer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Meerten works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sawyer stopping the sweep attempt from Meerten.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sawyer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sawyer trying to control but Meerten is working from the bottom.
Sawyer thows a big elbow that misses.
Meerten looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sawyer is one step ahead there.
Sawyer trying to control but Meerten is working from the bottom.
Meerten is trying to control the position but Sawyer postures up.
Meerten looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We're going to have a standup here because Bovver Meerten wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sawyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meerten circles away from the clinch attempt
and Meerten counters with a single leg into guard. Sawyer didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Sawyer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sawyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Meerten counters with a shoot takedown. Sawyer fights it but they end up in guard.
Sawyer keeping moving, preventing Meerten from controlling successfully.
Meerten controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sawyer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meerten manages to get himself to full guard.
Sawyer tries to free his leg and advance position but Meerten is retaining full guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sawyer. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Meerten is on top in guard.
Sawyer looking to control.
Meerten looking to sit in guard and control but Sawyer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sawyer preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Meerten is on top in guard.
Meerten looking to pass the guard.
Sawyer wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Meerten is now in half guard.
Tom Sawyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sawyer tries to roll over but Meerten keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Meerten missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Meerten is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sawyer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Meerten.
Meerten throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Meerten is thwarting Sawyer's attempts to control the position.
Meerten performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meerten prevents Sawyer from improving his position.
Sawyer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meerten is working away from the top position though.
Sawyer tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Meerten has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Meerten is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sawyer can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Meerten throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sawyer tries to hold on but Meerten pushes him away.
BOOM! Meerten connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sawyer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Meerten is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sawyer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Meerten swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Sawyer is now in Meerten's guard. A big mistake from Meerten there, giving up the dominant position!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bovver Meerten dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Meerten dodges the punch combination from Sawyer.
Sawyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Meerten counters with a takedown into side control.
Sawyer is letting Meerten control him for a moment.
Meerten throws an elbow but Sawyer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sawyer tries to bench press Meerten off him but Meerten keeps the position.
Sawyer regains half guard.
Meerten trying to control from half guard but Sawyer is working away.
Meerten looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sawyer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Meerten is working away from the top position though.
Sawyer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Meerten.
Meerten wants to pass to mount but Sawyer is defending the position.
Sawyer tries to roll over but Meerten keeps him under control.
Meerten trying to control from half guard but Sawyer is working away.
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.
Meerten is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sawyer defends it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meerten wants to pass to mount but Sawyer is defending the position.
Sawyer is defending against the submission attempts here by Meerten.
Sawyer is staying active underneath Meerten, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer wants to improve his position but Meerten is controlling well.
Sawyer is in trouble now - Meerten has advanced to mount!
Sawyer stops Meerten from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Meerten landing strikes from the mount.
Sawyer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sawyer tries to lock up and control but Meerten gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Meerten looking to isolate an arm here. Sawyer doesn't see it coming and as Meerten extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Meerten!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bovver Meerten!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serega Gluckiy (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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190 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Jaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Serega Gluckiy!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaw checks the leg kick.
Gluckiy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jaw throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Serega Gluckiy has been cut.
Jaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gluckiy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jaw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gluckiy doesn't seem bothered though.
Serega Gluckiy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gluckiy throws out a leg kick but Jaw moves out of range and Gluckiy only half commits.
Gluckiy misses with a leg kick
and Jaw counters with a good low kick that Gluckiy was not able to check.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Gluckiy is predictable there
and Jaw counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gluckiy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jaw misses with a two punch combination.
Jaw connects with a looping right hand.
Jaw lands a big head kick that sends Gluckiy to the canvas! Jaw follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Jaw!
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