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KONFLIKT X - The Beast Is Back PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Golden Eye (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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220 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Golden Eye!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eye with a jab.
Eye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harper.
Harper lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Eye can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Harper and Eye drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Harper.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charlie Harper!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Craft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Craft could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricky Bobby's chin.
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249 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Craft!
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, Ricky Bobby!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobby avoids the head kick by Craft.
Bobby throws a combination. Craft tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Craft throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bobby counters with a stiff right hand.
Craft throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bobby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Craft jabs at Bobby's body.
Craft swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bobby counters with a one-two to the body.
Aaron Craft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craft fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bobby checks a low kick from Craft.
Craft swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Craft throws a sloppy body shot
and Bobby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Craft is looking to wear down Bobby with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A combination from Craft does no damage.
Craft throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Bobby to counter with a crisp jab.
Craft throws a right hand that misses
and Bobby counters with a three punch combo that has Craft backing up. Craft nods at Bobby to acknowledge the strikes.
Craft throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bobby counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobby throws a series of punches but Craft avoids them all with ease.
Bobby dips to his left and cracks Craft with an uppercut!
Craft lands a jab-cross combination.
Craft is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Craft throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bobby counters with a nice uppercut.
Craft throws a combination that misses
and Bobby makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Craft misses with a double jab
and Bobby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Craft staying out of range there.
Bobby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Craft looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bobby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Craft misses with a left hand
and Bobby counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craft throws a right hand that misses
and Bobby counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craft misses with a body punch
and Bobby counters with a left to the body.
Craft misses with a shot to the body
and Bobby cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Craft misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bobby counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bobby lands an overhand right.
Bobby lands a jab.
A shot to the body from Craft misses
and Bobby counters with a two punch combo.
Bobby thows a body shot but no joy.
Craft scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Ricky Bobby has been cut.
Bobby walks into a left hand.
Craft misses with a left hand
letting Bobby counter with a right hand.
Craft misses with a jab to the body
and Bobby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bobby is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Craft had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Craft throws a poor cross that misses
and Bobby counters with a straight right hand.
Bobby is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Craft.
Craft misses with a right hand
and Bobby counters with a three punch combo that has Craft backing up. Craft nods at Bobby to acknowledge the strikes.
Bobby moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Craft with a hook.
Bobby swinging wildly here.
Craft jabs Bobby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bobby looks gassed!
Craft rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bobby counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craft throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bobby counters with a straight right hand.
Craft throws a left and a right that both miss
and Craft takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bobby moves out of range of the body kick.
Bobby lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craft swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bobby counters with a stiff right hand.
Craft misses with a wild body shot.
Bobby walks into a stiff left hand from Craft.
Bobby takes a swing at Craft's ribcage but misses.
Craft lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Craft misses with a hook.
A nice combination there by Bobby.
Craft throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bobby counters with a right hand to the body.
Craft scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Craft jabs Bobby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bobby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bobby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Craft dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Bobby'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.
Craft feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bobby sprawling to the canvas! Bobby rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Craft finish him?!
Bobby is rocked!
Craft scores with a hook to the body. Bobby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bobby is still on wobbly legs! Can Craft finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Craft.
Bobby seems to have recovered his senses.
Craft throws a series of punches but Bobby avoids them all with ease.
Craft catches Bobby with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Bobby forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aaron Craft!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Janek Formant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Kama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Janek Formant!
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, Dave Kama!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kama shoots and misses
and Kama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Formant is defended easily by Kama.
Formant shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Formant was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kama is trying to escape the mount.
Kama regains half guard.
Kama works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kama has his foot on Formant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Formant works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Formant trying to control but Kama is working from the bottom.
Kama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Formant doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Kama is tightening it up a little... Formant has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Formant reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Formant taps out! nice BJJ there by Kama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dave Kama!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doblez Mundo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietr Knicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pietr Knicks struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Pietr Knicks will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doblez Mundo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pietr Knicks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mundo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mundo wants to sweep but no luck.
Knicks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mundo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Knicks manages to pass to side control.
Mundo is trying to maintain the position but Knicks is very close to passing his half guard.
Knicks is nestled in close to Mundo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Knicks is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Knicks is thwarting Mundo's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundo tries to roll over but Knicks keeps him under control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Knicks is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mundo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pietr Knicks!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenzelle Smith Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Gaston (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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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Lenzelle Smith Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Gaston!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaston thows a body shot but no joy.
Gaston defending well as Smith Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Gaston misses with a head kick.
Gaston scores with a head kick.
Gaston misses with a head kick.
Gaston throws a head kick that misses.
Gaston throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Lenzelle Smith Jr has been cut.
Gaston bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaston decides to stand back up.
Smith Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gaston fails with an attempt to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gaston!
Smith Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gaston counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gaston escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gaston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Gaston.
Gaston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith Jr lands a jab.
It looks like Nick Gaston has been cut.
Gaston tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith Jr digs a good body shot into Gaston's ribs.
Gaston closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gaston lands in his opponent's guard.
Gaston content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaston stands up and waves to Smith Jr to follow him.
Gaston throws a sloppy head kick and Smith Jr moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston gets the takedown into side control.
Gaston throws a strike aimed at the side of Smith Jr's head but Smith Jr avoids it well.
Gaston decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smith Jr to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gaston.
Smith Jr connects with a jab.
Smith Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Smith Jr.
Smith Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gaston shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gaston was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaston sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Gaston dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gaston misses with a double jab
and Smith Jr counters with a left to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Gaston.
Smith Jr misses with a wild combination.
Gaston swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith Jr counters with a left to the body.
Gaston tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith Jr lands a jab.
Smith Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith Jr throws a one two combo.
Smith Jr clobbers Gaston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Smith Jr does no damage.
Smith Jr is looking to wear down Gaston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gaston is breathing heavily.
Smith Jr drops Gaston with a big left hand! Gaston is injured, injured bad! Smith Jr jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lenzelle Smith Jr!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marsh might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kashmir - Led Zeppelin. Dan Marsh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Rolla's 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Rolla!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rolla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rolla moves into the clinch.
Rolla is trying to break the clinch but Marsh is controlling him.
Rolla taking a breather.
Marsh is trying to drag Rolla to the mat but Rolla just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marsh can't get the takedown.
A short right from Marsh on the inside.
Rolla is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Marsh tries to circle away but Rolla has him pinned against the cage.
Marsh has Rolla pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Marsh pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rolla tumbling to the mat - Marsh dives into Rolla's guard.
Rolla controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolla is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rolla trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Marsh stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Marsh has Rolla up against the cage in a clinch.
Rolla manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Marsh trying to control the position from guard on top but Rolla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rolla trying to control the position here.
Rolla manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rolla fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolla controlling from mount.
Rolla's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rolla lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolla working Marsh over with strikes here.
Rolla stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Marsh drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marsh looking to pass the guard.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
Marsh looking to sit in guard and control but Rolla gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rolla's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rolla works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolla not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marsh on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rolla sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Marsh is refusing to be controlled, as Rolla sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Rolla dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rolla shoots in but Marsh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Marsh has Rolla up against the cage in a clinch.
Rolla jumps guard and drags Marsh to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rolla manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marsh manages to get himself to full guard.
Rolla works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Marsh tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rolla decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Rolla looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rolla won't allow Marsh to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolla is stalling in the full guard.
Marsh can't keep his opponent in guard - Rolla advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Marsh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rolla on the ground.
Rolla keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Marsh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rolla with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Rolla.
Marsh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rolla decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Marsh's guard.
Marsh is looking to stand up but Rolla isn't so interested in that idea.
Rolla works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rolla lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolla trying to control from half guard but Marsh is working away.
Rolla postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Marsh to stand up.
That kick from Rolla tenderised Marsh's leg. Marsh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rolla lands a high kick!
Rolla doesn't manage to clinch there - Marsh circles away.
Rolla tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Marsh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marsh slips a jab and a cross from Rolla.
Nice takedown defense from Marsh. No joy for Rolla on that attempt.
Rolla fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dan Marsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rolla.
Rolla clinches.
Marsh takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rolla decides to pull guard.
Rolla looking to control.
Rolla controlling the position.
Rolla throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rolla wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marsh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marsh trying to move into half guard but instead Rolla has managed to sweep!
Marsh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marsh tries to get out of the position.
Rolla stands and steps away. Marsh gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rolla is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marsh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Rolla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rolla changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marsh tries to avoid it but Rolla manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marsh to the ground. Marsh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marsh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marsh gets tackled into the cage by Rolla. Rolla maintains the clinch.
Marsh tries to stall but Rolla uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rolla pulls guard.
Rolla had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marsh defends it easily.
Rolla manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Marsh manages to get himself to full guard.
Rolla sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marsh wants to stand but Rolla is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolla trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rolla is stalling in the full guard.
Rolla stands and steps away. Marsh gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
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.
Rolla has a takedown stuffed.
Marsh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rolla kicks off Marsh and gets to his feet.
Rolla forces Marsh back against the cage and clinches.
Rolla connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marsh's face.
A knee to the head by Rolla.
Rolla manages to pull guard.
Rolla pushes Marsh off and gets back to his feet.
Rolla decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Marsh taking some punishment here, with Rolla in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolla stalling.
Rolla seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rolla sitting and controlling from the half guard.
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.
Mike Rolla has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rolla trying to control the action but Marsh is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mike Rolla.
Rolla slips a jab from Marsh.
Dan Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rolla rushes Marsh and presses him up against the cage.
Marsh digs a right hand into Rolla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rolla's gas tank.
Rolla displaying some good clinch control by pressing Marsh up against the cage.
Marsh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rolla is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Rolla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rolla has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Rolla!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BErnard Kaebin Ancheta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adirake Bhuvanath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ancheta comes to the cage accompanied by Langit na rin. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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18
130 lbs
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144 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, BErnard Kaebin Ancheta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adirake Bhuvanath!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ancheta has his takedown stuffed
and Bhuvanath counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bhuvanath.
Ancheta is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bhuvanath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bhuvanath moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bhuvanath drops Ancheta with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ancheta looks back up at him and smiles so Bhuvanath waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ancheta is rocked!
Bhuvanath feints and then cracks Ancheta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ancheta down.
Oh Ancheta is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bhuvanath scoring well with a low kick there.
Ancheta leaves his chin hanging out and Bhuvanath seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ancheta crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adirake Bhuvanath!
Adirake Bhuvanath is the new bantamweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Albini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joesph Benavidez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renzo Albini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Renzo Albini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joesph Benavidez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benavidez.
Albini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benavidez ducks under a wild hook from Albini.
Some wild striking there from Albini.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benavidez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Albini counters with a nice body shot.
Benavidez fails with the takedown
and Albini counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez misses with a takedown
and Albini counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Renzo Albini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joesph Benavidez.
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.
Benavidez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Albini connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benavidez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Albini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Benavidez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benavidez tries for a takedown but Albini circles away easily
and Albini counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Benavidez is not content to let Albini control the position.
Benavidez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Albini connects with a decent elbow.
Albini scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Benavidez to see if he's OK.
Benavidez manages to get back to half guard.
Benavidez wants to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Albini connects with a nice short shot to Benavidez's temple.
Benavidez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Albini.
Benavidez is looking to improve his position.
Albini takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Albini working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Albini dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Albini closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Albini scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benavidez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Benavidez is in trouble now - Albini has advanced to mount!
Albini sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Benavidez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benavidez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Benavidez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albini looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Benavidez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Albini working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Albini is trying to control the action in half guard but Benavidez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Albini prevents Benavidez from improving his position.
Albini lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Benavidez wants to get back to full guard.
Albini working the head and body with strikes.
Benavidez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Albini's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Albini's back!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Benavidez. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Albini trying to control the position but Benavidez manages to sink in the hooks.
Albini turns into Benavidez and is now in his guard.
Albini landing with the ground and pound.
Albini tries to free his leg and advance position but Benavidez is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albini makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Albini with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Albini loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Albini got a little sloppy there for a moment and Benavidez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Albini has managed to get both his arms back between Benavidez's legs - danger averted.
Benavidez is breathing heavily.
Benavidez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Albini can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Benavidez has an active guard here but Albini has managed to pass into half guard.
Albini lands with a punch from half guard.
Albini trying to control the action but Benavidez is working from the bottom.
Albini scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Albini stalling.
Benavidez actively working from the bottom here.
Albini working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Albini trying to control the pace.
Albini lands strikes from half guard.
Benavidez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benavidez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Benavidez is staying active underneath Albini, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Renzo Albini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albini is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Albini takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Benavidez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Benavidez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Albini pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Albini.
Albini is keen to just control but Benavidez is a slippery customer.
Albini takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Albini moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Benavidez.
Benavidez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Albini connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Albini lands a decent elbow from side control.
Benavidez is not content to let Albini control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renzo Albini dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Benavidez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Albini to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benavidez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Albini defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Albini trying to control the position from guard on top but Benavidez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Albini stands and throws Benavidez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Albini trying to control the action but Benavidez is working from the bottom.
Check out the look on Albini's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albini is staying tight to Benavidez's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Benavidez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Benavidez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Albini's head.
Albini keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Benavidez thows a huge punch but Albini dodges it nicely.
Benavidez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Albini is positioning himself well to prevent Benavidez advancing to mount.
Albini works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Albini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Albini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benavidez is looking to work some ground and pound but Albini has wrist control.
Benavidez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Albini works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Albini throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez throws a big right hand that misses.
Albini preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benavidez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benavidez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benavidez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benavidez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Albini swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Albini manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benavidez manages to get himself to full guard.
Albini wants to control from the top but Benavidez keeps moving.
Benavidez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Benavidez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Albini is aware though and is defending well.
Albini lands a couple of digs.
Renzo Albini is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Albini lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Albini works over Benavidez with some ground and pound from guard.
Albini preventing the sweep.
Albini working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Albini works over Benavidez with some ground and pound from guard.
Albini stays in close to Benavidez's body and controls the position.
Albini scoring with some ground and pound.
Albini scoring with punches to the head and body.
Albini sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Benavidez's guard.
Albini prevents Benavidez from improving his position.
Albini working over Benavidez with some ground and pound. Benavidez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Benavidez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Joesph Benavidez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Albini performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Renzo Albini showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Albini 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 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renzo Albini!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Emilianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Tonkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tonkin's choice of entrance music: Hammer Time. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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225 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddie Emilianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Tonkin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonkin misses with a double jab
enabling Emilianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jimmy Tonkin has been cut.
Tonkin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Emilianenko's head backwards.
It looks like Freddie Emilianenko has been cut.
Emilianenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jimmy Tonkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonkin wants to clinch
and Emilianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Tonkin misses with a shot to the body
and Emilianenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tonkin breaks the clinch.
Tonkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emilianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tonkin misses with a body shot
and Emilianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Emilianenko manages to pull guard.
Tonkin wants to stand and escape but instead Emilianenko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tonkin trying to strike off his back.
Emilianenko stops Tonkin from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonkin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tonkin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tonkin keeping moving, preventing Emilianenko from controlling successfully.
Emilianenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Emilianenko slips nicely into half guard.
Emilianenko is trying to control. Tonkin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tonkin kicks off Emilianenko and gets to his feet.
Emilianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Tonkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Emilianenko circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Emilianenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tonkin scrambles back to his feet.
Tonkin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emilianenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Tonkin looks gassed!
Tonkin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tonkin tries to clinch there but Emilianenko circles away.
Tonkin throws a lazy uppercut
and Emilianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tonkin breaks from the clinch.
Emilianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emilianenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Emilianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tonkin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emilianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tonkin throws a lazy uppercut
and Emilianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tonkin misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Emilianenko counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emilianenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emilianenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tonkin momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko moves in looking to clinch but Tonkin pushes him off.
Tonkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Emilianenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tonkin scrambles back to his feet.
Emilianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emilianenko moves to clinch but Tonkin breaks away
enabling Tonkin to counter with a crisp jab.
Emilianenko rushes Tonkin and presses him up against the cage.
Tonkin is trying to push Emilianenko away but Emilianenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tonkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emilianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Emilianenko has Tonkin pressed against the cage, preventing Tonkin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emilianenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tonkin smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddie Emilianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonkin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Emilianenko counters by clinching up.
Emilianenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tonkin walks away with a smile on his face. Emilianenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Emilianenko tries to clinch there but Tonkin circles away.
Tonkin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko pushes Tonkin up against the cage in a clinch.
Emilianenko drags the fight down to the ground.
Emilianenko is trying to control the position but Tonkin postures up.
Tonkin wants to stand and escape but instead Emilianenko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tonkin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tonkin keeping moving, preventing Emilianenko from controlling successfully.
Emilianenko stays in close to Tonkin's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emilianenko lands a couple of elbows.
Emilianenko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tonkin wants to stand but Emilianenko is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Emilianenko dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tonkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Emilianenko.
Emilianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tonkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emilianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emilianenko tries to clinch but Tonkin moves out of range.
Tonkin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tonkin slips a jab from Emilianenko.
Emilianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emilianenko tries to clinch but Tonkin moves out of range.
Emilianenko tries to clinch but Tonkin is having none of it.
Tonkin tries to clinch there but Emilianenko circles away.
Emilianenko looks to land a combination. Tonkin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tonkin misses with a combination
and Emilianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Freddie Emilianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Tonkin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonkin misses with a combination
letting Emilianenko counter with a right hand.
Tonkin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tonkin throws a chopping leg kick but Emilianenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tonkin closes the distance but Emilianenko moves to the side
and Emilianenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tonkin misses with a right hand
and Emilianenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emilianenko wants to clinch.
Emilianenko wants to clinch up but Tonkin keeps it at a distance.
Tonkin misses with a combination
and Emilianenko counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tonkin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Emilianenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emilianenko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Emilianenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Emilianenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emilianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tonkin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Emilianenko dives into side control.
Emilianenko grinds an elbow into Tonkin's temple.
Emilianenko scoring with punches from side control.
That has opened up Jimmy Tonkin's cut even more.
Emilianenko lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tonkin down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Emilianenko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Emilianenko lands a few punches from side control.
Tonkin is rocked!
Freddie Emilianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Emilianenko cracks Tonkin with a big right hand but Tonkin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Emilianenko tries for a kimura but Tonkin is defending well.
Emilianenko lands a decent elbow from side control.
Emilianenko 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emilianenko scoring with punches and elbows.
Tonkin is still in real trouble! Can Emilianenko finish him?
Emilianenko has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Tonkin is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Emilianenko yanks on the arm and Tonkin is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Emilianenko.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Freddie Emilianenko!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clifton Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Ares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Ares has chosen Run This Town as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Clifton Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Solomon Ares!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes throws a hook but Ares avoids it easily.
Ares blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ares checks a leg kick.
Ares missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ares misses with a hook.
Ares clobbers Barnes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Clifton Barnes has been cut.
Ares misses with a wild body shot.
Ares circles away from the clinch attempt
so Ares counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barnes striking off his back but it's not causing Ares any problems.
Barnes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Barnes throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Barnes trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ares in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes looking to control.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Ares from controlling successfully.
Ares works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Barnes's head.
Ares winds up and cracks Barnes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ares scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Barnes tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ares lands with a punch from half guard.
Ares controlling the action here.
Ares not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ares wants to take a breather but Barnes is having none of it.
Ares works his way into full mount!
Ares in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ares looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ares blocks Barnes's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ares raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ares content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ares lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barnes hang on?
Clifton Barnes's cut is getting worse.
Barnes tries to hold on but Ares pushes him away.
Ares raining down hammerfists from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ares landing strikes from the mount.
Clifton Barnes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Barnes in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jeez, Clifton Barnes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clifton Barnes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Solomon Ares!
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