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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes to the cage accompanied by Sin7sins - Rape & Take . Read has chosen riot-three days grace as his entrance music. Brian Read is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Read!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Read looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Good leg kick by Parker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Read wants to clinch but Parker slips to the side
and Parker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Parker scores with a head kick. Read tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Parker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Read at a distance.
Read takes a kick to the side of the head.
Parker lands with a cross.
Parker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Read. Read circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Read ducks right into an uppercut from Parker.
Parker throws a front kick that sends Read stumbling back into the cage.
Parker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Parker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Read is rocked!
Parker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Parker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Parker moves into full mount! Read won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Parker loads up with a big shot that hurts Read! He's pulled Parker in close but Parker has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Read survive? More strikes from Parker and Read is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jason Parker!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Cloltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Man Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Cloltran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Man Ray!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray fails with the takedown
and Cloltran counters with a two punch combo.
Ray shoots and misses
and Cloltran counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ray tries to roll over but Cloltran keeps him under control.
Ray regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ray looking for a sweep. Not yet Ray, not yet.
Cloltran stays in close to Ray's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cloltran defends well.
Ray is looking for a triangle but Cloltran pushes his legs off easily.
Cloltran keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ray's head.
Ray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cloltran defends it easily.
Ray looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ray is looking for a triangle here but Cloltran uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ray takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ray should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cloltran working the head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran scoring with punches from side control.
Ray is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cloltran grinds an elbow into Ray's temple.
Cloltran is working Ray over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ray takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran landing strikes.
Ray being controlled for a moment.
Cloltran scores with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Cloltran dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oooooh!!! Cloltran has knocked Ray down with a huge combo! Cloltran steps away and waves a wobbly Ray back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cloltran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ray.
Cloltran decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ray is trying to maintain the position but Cloltran is very close to passing his half guard.
Cloltran winds up and cracks Ray with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cloltran lands with a punch from half guard.
Ray is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cloltran lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloltran stops Ray from getting back to his feet.
Ray on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cloltran is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cloltran drops an elbow to the side of Ray's head.
Cloltran landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloltran drops an elbow to the side of Ray's head.
Cloltran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ray can do to turn this around?
Cloltran winds up and cracks Ray with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cloltran landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Cloltran 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.
Ray has a hand on Cloltran's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Cloltran takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cloltran with good strikes from the mount here!
Ray is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Cloltran! Ray is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Buzz Cloltran!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brahma Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz has chosen Been to Hell as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brahma Bull had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Brahma Bull looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brahma Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bull misses with a takedown
and Diaz counters with a crisp one two that drops Bull! Diaz thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bull to his feet! Bull is in big trouble!
Diaz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bull was covering up waiting for the punch and Diaz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bull keeping full guard, as Diaz tries to pass.
Diaz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bull swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz pushing down on Bull's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bull is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Diaz drops an elbow to the side of Bull's head.
Bull knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Diaz lands with a hook. Bull tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Brahma Bull has been cut.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bull shoots and misses
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Bull was not able to check.
Diaz lands a left and a right that send Bull crashing to the mat, dazed. Diaz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bull is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz rushes Bull and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Bull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diaz gets through Bull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bull seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bull.
Diaz jumps guard and drags Bull to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz controlling the position.
Bull wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz managing to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nick Diaz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Diaz scores with a three punch combo!
Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diaz showed some decent athleticism there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz controlling the action here.
Diaz is pressing down on Bull's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bull is holding on for now.
Diaz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
Nick Diaz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bull sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz clinches.
Diaz decides to pull guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz trying to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brahma Bull's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Bull tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bull manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bull shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Bull shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz throws a one two combo.
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Bull.
Diaz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bull jumps guard but Diaz stands there with Bull around his waist. Bull gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz moves into the clinch.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Bull's head.
Diaz pulls guard effortlessly.
Diaz seems keen to control Bull's posture.
Bull avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diaz has his feet on Bull's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bull manages to get to full guard.
Diaz postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz passes into half guard.
Bull is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz decides to stand and escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bull doesn't seem bothered though.
Nick Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Diaz moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz stands up and beckons Bull to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brahma Bull's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Diaz lands with a hook. Bull tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bull tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Diaz.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz jumps guard and drags Bull to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz trying to control the position here.
Diaz looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bull is defending well. Diaz quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bull has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Diaz celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Diaz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashraf Gutman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slugger Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutman comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the Tiger. Wang has chosen Jaws: Theme Song as his entrance music. Slugger Wang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 Helsinki, Ashraf Gutman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slugger Wang!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutman misses with a combination
and Wang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gutman thinking.
Wang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gutman scores with a body shot.
Wang misses with a right hand
and Gutman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gutman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wang at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutman connects with a body shot.
Wang looks gassed!
Gutman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Wang coming out on top.
Gutman is looking to wear down Wang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gutman thuds his right hand into Wang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gutman looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Wang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gutman misses with a shot to the body
and Wang counters with a left to the body.
Wang throws a lazy uppercut
and Gutman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gutman looks to land a left hand but Wang moved out of range nicely.
Gutman throws an overhand right that lands on Wang's shoulder, as Wang tries to avoid the shot.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gutman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wang on the side of the head.
Wang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gutman throws a lazy right hand but Wang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wang misses with an uppercut
letting Gutman counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Wang misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gutman walks into a straight right hand from Wang.
Gutman misses with a wild combination.
Wang moves out of range of the strikes.
Wang blocks a jab.
Gutman throws a jab when Wang was well out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wang!
Wang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutman was well out of range. Poor timing from Wang.
Wang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gutman finds it's way round the side to connect with Wang's head.
Gutman lands the left hand.
Wang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gutman throws out the jab.
Gutman misses with a lunging right hand
and Wang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gutman misses with a series of wild punches.
Gutman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wang circles away quickly and effectively.
Gutman looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Gutman takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gutman moves away from the strike by Wang.
Wang lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gutman swings for the body but Wang moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutman misses with a wild body shot.
Gutman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gutman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gutman throws a combination. Wang tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wang tries to move into range but Gutman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gutman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wang moves away.
Wang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gutman.
Gutman misses with a series of wild punches.
Wang lands a two punch combo.
Gutman needs to keep his hands up - Wang had a free shot at his head there.
Gutman looks to land a combination. Wang sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gutman moves away from the strike by Wang.
Decent striking displayed by Wang there.
Gutman misses with a combination
and Gutman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gutman misses with an uppercut.
Wang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gutman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutman throws a lazy uppercut
and Wang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Wang.
Wang misses the shot to the body.
Gutman lands a glancing blow to the side of Wang's head.
Wang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gutman with a jab.
Gutman throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Wang to counter with a crisp jab.
Gutman walks into a stiff left hand from Wang.
Wang throws a jab but it's blocked by Gutman.
Wang connects with a looping right hand.
Gutman loads up on a big right hand but Wang slips the punch.
Wang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gutman misses with a looping left.
Gutman defending well as Wang loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Wang misses the target.
Gutman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Gutman throws a sloppy body shot
and Wang counters with a stiff right hand.
Gutman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gutman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wang misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang jabs at Gutman's body.
Gutman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gutman drops his hands momentarily and Wang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wang clobbers Gutman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gutman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gutman misses with a hook. Wang ducked under it nicely.
Wang misses with a straight right.
Gutman just misses with a punch to the body.
Gutman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
A big left from Wang misses.
Wang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gutman looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Wang jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gutman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wang throws a sloppy body shot
and Wang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wang misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gutman looks to land a left hand but Wang moved out of range nicely.
Gutman misses with a shot to the body
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
Gutman misses with a hook.
Wang misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashraf Gutman dominated that round.
That's time! Gutman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Wang misses.
Wang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gutman.
Gutman misses with a body shot
and Wang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gutman misses with a shot to the body
and Wang counters with a two punch combo.
Wang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gutman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gutman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wang throws a hook to the side of Gutman's head but Gutman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wang lands with a shot to the body.
Gutman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wang.
Wang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gutman back to the cage. Wang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gutman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wang.
Wang lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gutman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wang lands with a nice combination. Gutman backs away looking to recover.
Gutman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wang.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gutman at a distance.
Wang cracks Gutman with an open hand slap.
Wang misses with an uppercut.
Wang is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutman throws the left hand but Wang avoids the punch easily.
Wang thuds his right hand into Gutman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wang throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gutman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gutman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wang dodges the punch combination from Gutman.
Wang jabs Gutman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wang there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gutman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gutman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gutman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wang to score with a decent uppercut.
Gutman moves forwards but Wang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gutman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wang lands with a nice body punch.
Ashraf Gutman is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Wang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wang lands a right hook to the body.
Wang misses with a hook to the body
and Gutman counters with a straight right hand.
Gutman throws a looping overhand right but Wang ducks down to avoid it.
Gutman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wang moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutman walks into a stiff left hand from Wang.
Gutman throws a hook but Wang blocks it.
Gutman ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Wang misses with a straight right.
Gutman lands a body shot.
Wang looks to score with a jab to the body but Gutman is just out of range.
Wang slips under a jab.
A big right from Wang misses.
Wang looks to land a left hand but Gutman moved out of range nicely.
Gutman looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
Gutman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gutman misses with a shot to the body
and Wang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gutman throws out the jab.
Wang cracks Gutman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Wang. That snapped Gutman's head back.
Gutman thows a body shot but no joy.
Gutman misses with a combination
and Wang counters with a right hand to the body.
Gutman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gutman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gutman looks to throw the jab but Wang is out of range.
Wang with a nice cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Wang misses the target.
Gutman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutman.
Nice cross by Wang.
Wang throws a hook to the side of Gutman's head but Gutman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gutman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Gutman throws an off balance right hand
and Wang counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gutman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wang counters with a nice uppercut.
Wang cracks Gutman with a good jab.
Gutman tries to bum rush Wang with a series of wild strikes but Wang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gutman defending well as Wang loads up on a big left hand.
Wang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gutman's head backwards.
Gutman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wang jabs Gutman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Gutman.
Wang throws out a powerful jab.
Wang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wang jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gutman avoids the body shot from Wang.
Nice shot by Wang.
Gutman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wang scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Wang. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wang.
Gutman blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Wang misses the target.
Gutman slips under a jab.
Gutman lands with a right hand.
Wang takes one to the chin there.
Gutman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wang looks to land a left hand but Gutman moved out of range nicely.
Gutman looks to land a right hand but Wang moved out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gutman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wang connects with a crisp jab.
Gutman ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
Wang misses with a straight right.
Gutman misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slugger Wang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Gutman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wang connects with a nice looking jab.
Gutman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gutman throws a series of punches but Wang avoids them all with ease.
Gutman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gutman lands a body shot.
Gutman moves away from the strike by Wang.
Wang scores with a jab to the head.
Wang throws a big shot that misses.
Wang slips a straight right by Gutman.
Gutman slips under a jab from Wang.
Gutman defending well as Wang loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Gutman as he connects with a hook.
Wang misses with an uppercut.
Gutman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gutman drops his hands momentarily and Wang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gutman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wang.
Wang scores with a punch to the head.
Good exchange - Gutman coming out on top.
Wang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gutman staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Gutman does no damage.
Wang scores with a jab.
A cross from Wang lands.
Gutman misses with a hook
letting Wang counter with a right hand.
Gutman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Gutman.
Wang might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gutman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gutman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wang throws an off balance right hand
and Gutman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A left lands for Wang.
Gutman slips a jab and a cross from Wang.
Gutman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wang misses with a looping right.
Wang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gutman.
Sloppy strikes from Gutman. Those never looked like landing.
Gutman drops his hands momentarily and Wang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gutman drops his hands momentarily and Wang takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gutman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wang throws an off balance right hand
and Gutman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutman looks to score with a jab to the body but Wang is just out of range.
A shot to the liver by Gutman. Beautiful body shot.
Wang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gutman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wang misses with an uppercut.
Gutman throws a lazy right hand but Wang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wang connects with a crisp jab.
Wang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gutman.
Gutman ducks under a wild hook from Wang.
A big left from Gutman misses.
Gutman swinging wildly here.
Gutman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Wang. Those never looked like landing.
Wang throws a hook but Gutman avoids it easily.
A combination from Gutman does no damage.
Nice cross by Wang.
Wang jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gutman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wang counters with a stiff right hand.
Wang throws a lazy uppercut
and Gutman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gutman swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang cracks Gutman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gutman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
Gutman misses with a wild combination.
Wang throws out a loose jab but Gutman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gutman takes a swing at Wang's ribcage but misses.
Gutman throws a hook but Wang blocks it.
The fighters circling - Wang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wang looks to land a right hand but Gutman moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Wang.
Wang cracks a nice hook into Gutman's ribs.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wang swinging wildly here.
Gutman throws a poor cross that misses
and Wang counters with a one-two to the body.
Gutman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wang counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wang lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Gutman misses
enabling Wang to counter with a crisp jab.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
Gutman throws a right hand that misses
and Wang counters with a straight right hand.
Wang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gutman in his tracks.
Gutman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wang.
Gutman throws a sloppy body shot
and Wang counters with a nice uppercut.
Gutman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wang.
Wang slips under a jab.
Wang lands with an overhand left.
Wang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gutman throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Wang counter with a right hand.
Gutman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wang cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wang connects with the punch.
A big right from Wang misses.
Gutman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gutman misses with a shot to the body
and Wang counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Wang.
Gutman blocks a jab.
Gutman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gutman lands a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slugger Wang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wang 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 Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slugger Wang!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karol Rucinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidovv comes to the cage accompanied by Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz . The crowd seem to be enjoying Rucinski's choice of entrance music: Lil Wayne - Drop The World ft. Eminem. Karol Rucinski acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mamed Khalidovv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karol Rucinski!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidovv closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rucinski tries to get to full guard but Khalidovv has control of the leg.
It looks like Khalidovv is going to stand back up.
Khalidovv stands up and beckons Rucinski to join him on the feet.
Rucinski tries to move into range but Khalidovv moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rucinski gets caught napping as Khalidovv dives in and scores a takedown. Rucinski manages to retain guard.
Rucinski trying to control the position.
Rucinski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Khalidovv won't allow Rucinski to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rucinski has his feet on Khalidovv's thighs here. He's pushed Khalidovv off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Khalidovv screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Karol Rucinski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam James!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith wants to clinch.
Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Smith wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
James tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith working away.
Smith wants to stand but James has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
James avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to pass the guard but James is keeping the position.
Smith stands up from guard. Let's bang!
James has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if James can do anything to dispel that myth.
James pushes Smith off and gets back to his feet.
James shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Smith's guard.
Smith is looking to stand up but James isn't so interested in that idea.
James is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
James is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
James is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
James prevents Smith from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
James looking to finish Smith with some ground and pound. This is bad for Smith!
James lands with some strikes.
Smith is breathing heavily.
James cracks Smith with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith wants to hold on but James pushes him away.
James lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
James lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James with the ground and pound from mount.
James landing strikes from the mount.
Smith is rocked!
James drops a big elbow. That's hurt Smith! More shots from James and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam James!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tao Laos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight 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, Tao Laos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laos moves to clinch but Michaels breaks away
and Michaels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Michaels closes the distance and pushes Laos back into the cage.
Michaels has Laos pressed against the cage.
Michaels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Michaels gets underhooks to prevent Laos's takedown attempt.
Laos trying to land knees to the body.
Michaels scores with a hook to the body.
Laos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michaels is defending well for now.
Laos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laos can't get the takedown.
A short right from Michaels.
Michaels is trying to stall.
Laos crunches a lovely knee into Michaels's ribcage.
Michaels is trying to stall.
Laos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Michaels looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Michaels pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tao Laos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michaels circles away.
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michaels counters with a three punch combo that has Laos backing up. Laos nods at Michaels to acknowledge the strikes.
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laos's head.
Michaels wants to slow Laos down by chopping away at his legs.
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.
Michaels clobbers Laos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Michaels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Michaels does no damage.
Michaels stuffs the takedown attempt from Laos. Laos gets slowly back to his feet.
Laos fails with a takedown attempt.
Laos wants to clinch but Michaels slips to the side
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Michaels misses with a two punch combination.
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt
and Laos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laos takes one to the chin there.
Michaels goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Michaels has Laos up against the cage in a clinch.
Michaels managing to block the knees to the body from Laos.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
Laos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaels.
Laos crunches a lovely knee into Michaels's ribcage.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
Laos trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Michaels.
Michaels lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Michaels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Michaels just leaning against Laos, taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Michaels fails to land.
Laos unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Michaels trying to control the position but instead, Laos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Michaels into the cage.
Laos trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laos lands a good knee to the midsection. Michaels won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Laos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaels.
Laos trying to land knees to the body.
Laos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michaels avoids it.
Laos blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Michaels avoiding damage as Laos throws knees to the body.
Michaels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laos lands a nice knee to the body.
Michaels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Laos.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
Laos lands a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Michaels avoiding damage as Laos throws knees to the body.
Laos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Michaels in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Laos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michaels is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tao Laos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Laos tries to clinch
and Michaels counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Christian Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laos circles away quickly and effectively.
Michaels has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Michaels throws a combination. Laos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Michaels scores with a sloppy right hand. Laos should have avoided that one.
Michaels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Laos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaels.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Laos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Michaels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Michaels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Michaels regains guard immediately.
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.
Laos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Laos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Michaels keeps working.
Laos is taking a breather. Michaels says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Michaels won't allow Laos to pass to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Michaels blocking the ground and pound attempt from Laos.
Michaels trying to control here.
Michaels is refusing to be controlled, as Laos sits in half guard.
That's two 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Laos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Laos passes the guard and advances to mount!
Laos landing strikes from the mount.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Laos lands a heavy elbow.
Laos with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laos wants to control the pace but Michaels is squirming around nicely.
Laos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Laos controlling his opponent.
Laos cracks Michaels with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Michaels is squirming around, avoiding Laos's attempts to control the action.
Laos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Michaels on the ground.
Laos connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laos trying to control but Michaels is having none of it.
Laos controlling the pace for now.
Michaels is squirming around, avoiding Laos's attempts to control the action.
Laos controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tao Laos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Laos dodges the punch combination from Michaels.
Michaels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Michaels punishes Laos's body with a nice straight punch.
Michaels lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laos shoots for a double leg takedown but Michaels sprawls well. He's pushed Laos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Danga de danga de dang - Michaels scores with a four punch combination!
Michaels drives through and clinches with Laos against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
Michaels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Michaels working aggressively here.
Michaels lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laos trying to control the position but instead, Michaels has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laos into the cage.
Michaels lands an uppercut.
Tao Laos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laos tries to land knees in the clinch but Michaels avoids the damage to the body.
Michaels pushes Laos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michaels lands a shoulder strike.
Laos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
Michaels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Michaels.
A shot in the inside from Michaels.
Laos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Laos lands a nice knee to the body.
Laos is struggling to control the position.
Michaels managing to block the knees to the body from Laos.
Michaels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Michaels misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
Laos lands a good knee to the midsection. Michaels won't want to take too many of those.
Laos lands a good knee to the midsection. Michaels won't want to take too many of those.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
Laos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michaels avoids it.
Laos scores a nice knee to the body.
Michaels looking to slow down the pace here.
Michaels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laos is pushing Michaels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Laos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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!
Laos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Michaels gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Michaels takes a knee to the side of the body.
Michaels avoiding damage as Laos throws knees to the body.
Laos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michaels avoids it.
Laos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaels.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Michaels.
Laos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michaels avoids it.
Michaels lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Michaels.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
Michaels lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Michaels.
Michaels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Michaels scores with a shot to the side of Laos's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Michaels trying to control the position but instead, Laos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Michaels into the cage.
Michaels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Michaels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
Michaels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaels.
Laos trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Michaels as Laos tries to tie him up.
Michaels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Michaels.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Michaels.
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.
Michaels lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Michaels.
Michaels avoiding damage as Laos throws knees to the body.
Michaels lands with a short shot to the head.
Laos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Michaels taking a breather.
Laos blocking some punches.
Laos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Michaels prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tao Laos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Michaels.
Michaels lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laos backwards.
Michaels is trying to stall.
Laos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michaels is defending well for now.
Laos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Michaels regains guard immediately.
Laos trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tao Laos clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Laos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Laos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Michaels scores with a four punch combination!
Michaels throws a right hand that Laos ducks under and follows up with a left that Laos also avoids with ease.
Michaels rushes Laos and presses him up against the cage.
Laos looking to stall.
Laos blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laos lands a nice knee to the body.
Laos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Michaels is keeping busy.
Laos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaels.
Laos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Michaels is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Laos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Michaels is trying to maintain a safe position but Laos gets an underhook and turns Michaels into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Michaels takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Laos trying to land knees to the body.
Laos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Michaels fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A big left from Michaels misses.
Laos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laos tries to clinch up but Michaels circles away and keeps his distance.
Laos looks to clinch
and Michaels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laos takes the fight into the clinch.
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.
A short uppercut from Michaels.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laos obliges.
Laos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaels.
Michaels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michaels is defending well for now.
Michaels avoiding damage as Laos throws knees to the body.
Laos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Laos just leaning against Michaels, taking a breather.
Michaels avoiding damage as Laos throws knees to the body.
Laos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michaels is defending well for now.
Laos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Laos crunches a lovely knee into Michaels's ribcage.
Laos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Laos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Laos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Laos tries to get out of the position.
Laos controlling the position.
Laos kicks Michaels off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laos tries to clinch but Michaels is having none of it.
Michaels bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Laos's head.
Laos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Michaels lands a head shot.
Michaels looks to land a combination. Laos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Michaels lands with an overhand left.
Laos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michaels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michaels's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Michaels duly obliges.
Michaels keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four 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.
Michaels scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Michaels circles away from the clinch attempt
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch.
Laos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michaels avoids it.
Michaels misses with a punch on the inside.
Laos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michaels avoids it.
Laos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michaels avoids it.
Laos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michaels is defending well for now.
Laos trying to land knees to the body.
Michaels lands with a short shot to the head.
Laos tries to land knees in the clinch but Michaels avoids the damage to the body.
Laos tries to land knees in the clinch but Michaels avoids the damage to the body.
Laos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michaels is defending well for now.
Michaels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Michaels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Michaels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tao Laos had his way with Christian Michaels in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Michaels lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Laos moves to clinch but Michaels breaks away
and Michaels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michaels works over Laos's head and body with a nice combination.
Laos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michaels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laos darts in trying to clinch
and Michaels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Michaels uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Michaels misses with a two punch combination.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
Michaels lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Michaels pushes Laos up against the cage in a clinch.
Michaels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
Laos scores a nice knee to the body.
Michaels is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Michaels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Michaels managing to block the knees to the body from Laos.
Michaels misses with some punches.
Laos tries to land knees in the clinch but Michaels avoids the damage to the body.
Laos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laos slows down the pace here.
Laos working Michaels over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michaels is defending well for now.
Laos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Michaels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Michaels scores with a nice short uppercut.
Michaels lands a right hand.
Laos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michaels is defending well for now.
Laos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Laos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaels.
Michaels lands a shoulder strike.
Michaels avoiding damage as Laos throws knees to the body.
Michaels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Michaels scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Laos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaels.
Laos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Michaels.
Michaels managing to block the knees to the body from Laos.
Laos missing with knees to the body.
Michaels lands a hook that snaps the head of Laos backwards.
Laos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michaels is defending well for now.
Michaels taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Laos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Michaels smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tao Laos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels clinches with his opponent.
Michaels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laos wants a takedown but no success here.
Laos lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Laos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Laos stops Michaels from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laos is just content to waste time from the top position. Michaels takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Laos throws a strike but Michaels rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Laos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Christian Michaels.
I think Laos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tao Laos!
Tao Laos is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Marduk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marduk comes to the cage accompanied by When worlds Collide - Powerman5000. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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334 lbs
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300 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Marduk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Munoz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marduk throws a combination that misses
and Munoz counters with a one-two to the body.
Marduk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Munoz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marduk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Munoz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marduk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Craig Marduk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marduk misses with a combination
and Munoz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Munoz misses with a few strikes there.
Munoz's corner calls for a 1-2. Munoz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marduk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Munoz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marduk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Munoz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz's corner calls for a 1-2. Munoz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marduk is breathing heavily.
Marduk lands with a nice combination. Munoz backs away looking to recover.
Munoz lands a jab to Marduk's midsection.
Marduk misses with a combination
and Munoz counters with a two punch combo.
Munoz drops Marduk with a beautiful combination! Marduk stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Munoz is looking for the KO!
Marduk is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marduk drops his hands momentarily and Munoz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Marduk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Munoz throws an overhand right that drops Marduk like a sack of potatoes! Munoz dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Munoz!
Johnny Munoz is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mack McNamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hector Alves will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack McNamara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hector Alves!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McNamara counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alves!
McNamara is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Alves has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Alves!
Alves drops back looking for a leg! McNamara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McNamara manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into McNamara's guard.
McNamara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alves looking to pass the guard.
Alves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McNamara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alves looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McNamara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alves manages to get himself to full guard.
McNamara throwing strikes but missing.
McNamara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McNamara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McNamara thows a big elbow that misses.
Alves tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McNamara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McNamara won't allow Alves to sweep him here.
McNamara throwing strikes from guard but Alves blocks nicely.
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.
McNamara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McNamara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McNamara throwing strikes from guard but Alves blocks nicely.
McNamara throws and elbow that misses. Alves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McNamara's guard. Nice move by Alves!
McNamara working for a triangle but Alves defends it easily.
McNamara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McNamara is breathing heavily.
Alves controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alves drops back looking for a leg! McNamara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McNamara manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into McNamara's guard.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McNamara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but McNamara is retaining full guard.
McNamara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McNamara escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alves is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alves is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Alves forces his way into half guard.
McNamara is looking to improve his position.
Alves is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McNamara defends it well.
Alves is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McNamara doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Alves.
McNamara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alves is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mack McNamara dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McNamara clinches with his opponent.
Alves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McNamara is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McNamara can't get the takedown.
McNamara drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McNamara can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mack McNamara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McNamara goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alves prevents it.
McNamara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNamara is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Alves pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Alves tries to score a body lock takedown but McNamara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Alves has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed McNamara clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Alves wants to control but McNamara is keeping busy.
Alves is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. McNamara defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Alves has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Alves is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Alves trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves working for a choke but McNamara is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves is trying to stick to McNamara's back but McNamara is turning into Alves. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Alves's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by McNamara.
McNamara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McNamara postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McNamara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McNamara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McNamara throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Alves has momentary wrist control but McNamara slips an elbow through the middle.
Alves is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McNamara looking to pass the guard.
McNamara throws a strike but Alves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alves drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alves jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McNamara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alves defends well.
McNamara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four 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.
Alves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alves drops back looking for a leg! McNamara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McNamara manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into McNamara's guard.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but McNamara is retaining full guard.
Alves is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hector Alves has got the better of the ground game so far.
McNamara has his foot on Alves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alves works his way back into a safe position though.
Alves thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alves drops back looking for a leg! McNamara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McNamara manages to kick Alves off! Alves jumps back into McNamara's guard.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Alves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McNamara shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alves manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Alves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McNamara.
McNamara drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Alves dives on top into guard.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but McNamara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alves preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McNamara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Alves manages to get himself to full guard.
Alves pulls McNamara in close to prevent any damage.
McNamara throws and elbow that misses. Alves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McNamara's guard. Nice move by Alves!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Alves as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! McNamara screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Alves! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Hector Alves!
Hector Alves is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ismail Kasyanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Nogame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ismail Kasyanov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Nogame!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasyanov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like John Nogame has been cut.
Kasyanov tries to clinch up but Nogame circles away and keeps his distance.
Kasyanov tries to clinch but Nogame moves away
and Nogame counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasyanov is staying active underneath Nogame, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasyanov wants to get back to his feet.
Nogame throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nogame thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nogame wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kasyanov keeps working.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nogame uses his free foot to push down on Kasyanov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kasyanov.
Nogame scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kasyanov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nogame.
Nogame scoring with strikes but Kasyanov is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogame looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nogame thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nogame thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nogame unloads with some shots from mount but Kasyanov bucks and avoids them well.
Nogame wants to control the pace but Kasyanov is squirming around nicely.
Kasyanov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nogame goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kasyanov is on top in guard.
Kasyanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogame is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nogame controls Kasyanov momentarily but Kasyanov frees himself.
Kasyanov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nogame swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nogame keeping moving, preventing Kasyanov from controlling successfully.
Nogame really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kasyanov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kasyanov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nogame is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ismail Kasyanov.
Kasyanov tries to clinch up but Nogame circles away and keeps his distance.
Kasyanov tries to clinch up
and Nogame counters with a takedown into side control.
Kasyanov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nogame asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nogame tries to stand but Kasyanov is controlling his head.
Kasyanov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nogame wants to control but Kasyanov is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogame working away.
Nogame laying and praying for a moment but Kasyanov takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kasyanov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nogame's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nogame's back!
Nogame tries to escape the position.
Kasyanov is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogame is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Nogame dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Nogame's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kasyanov gets caught flat footed, as Nogame shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kasyanov is on top in guard.
Nogame wants to sweep here but Kasyanov controlling him for the moment.
John Nogame has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kasyanov is fighting to break Nogame's control of his arms but Nogame is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kasyanov wants to get up but he can't break Nogame's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nogame is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kasyanov is controlling him.
Kasyanov passes Nogame's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasyanov is controlling the pace.
Kasyanov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nogame has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nogame makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kasyanov moves in looking to clinch but Nogame pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Kasyanov.
Nogame shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasyanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasyanov wants to clinch
and Nogame counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nogame is looking to advance position but Kasyanov won't allow it.
Kasyanov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kasyanov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Nogame's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Nogame's back!
Nogame prevents Kasyanov from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasyanov is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Nogame tries to escape the position.
Kasyanov is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Nogame just trying to survive but Kasyanov is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
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.
Kasyanov has got one arm under Nogame's chin. This could be trouble... Nogame trying to control the other hand but Kasyanov gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Nogame has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ismail Kasyanov!
Ismail Kasyanov is the new heavyweight champion!
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