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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tragen Hyabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tragen Hyabusa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silvio Santos!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hyabusa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Hyabusa's head.
Hyabusa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyabusa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyabusa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Hyabusa misses
and Santos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hyabusa thinking.
Hyabusa tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyabusa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hyabusa tries a head kick but it misses.
Hyabusa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyabusa throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Hyabusa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Santos wants to clinch.
Tragen Hyabusa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyabusa lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyabusa keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos moves to clinch but Hyabusa breaks away
and Hyabusa counters with a nice kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hyabusa.
An inside leg kick from Hyabusa misses.
Santos tries to clinch
and Hyabusa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Santos really felt that one!
A head kick by Hyabusa misses
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Hyabusa.
Hyabusa cracks the inside of Santos's front leg.
Hyabusa misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyabusa throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
That kick from Hyabusa tenderised Santos's leg. Santos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Santos throws a sloppy head kick and Hyabusa moves out of range easily.
Hyabusa throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hyabusa is looking to chop away at Santos's legs.
Hyabusa staying out of range there.
Hyabusa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hyabusa misses with a leg kick
letting Santos counter with a right hand.
Hyabusa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Santos.
Hyabusa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Santos checks a leg kick.
Hyabusa is looking to score with low kicks.
Hyabusa throws a push kick but Santos slaps the foot to one side.
Hyabusa fakes the leg kick and cracks Santos in the body.
Santos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Santos tries to clinch there but Hyabusa circles away.
Hyabusa throws a lazy head kick
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hyabusa throws a head kick that misses
and Hyabusa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos closes the distance but Hyabusa moves to the side
and Hyabusa counters with a good, hard body kick but Santos shrugs it off.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santos checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos moves to clinch but Hyabusa breaks away
and Hyabusa counters with a leg kick.
Hyabusa connects with a high kick.
Hyabusa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hyabusa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Santos's knee momentarily.
Hyabusa throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Hyabusa throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hyabusa throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tragen Hyabusa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hyabusa misses with a body kick.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Santos wants to clinch but Hyabusa slips to the side
and Hyabusa counters with a good, hard body kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Santos looks to throw a body kick
and Hyabusa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Santos scores with a nice right hand.
Santos moves in looking to clinch but Hyabusa pushes him off.
Hyabusa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Santos misses with a head kick.
Santos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hyabusa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Santos.
Hyabusa throws a lazy head kick
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyabusa scores with a leg kick.
Hyabusa throws a leg kick
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hyabusa throws a head kick that misses
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyabusa tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos scores with a decent looking hook.
Hyabusa circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick by Santos misses
and Hyabusa counters with a head kick.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyabusa circles away.
Santos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hyabusa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Santos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Santos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hyabusa.
Tragen Hyabusa is winning the standup battle so far.
Hyabusa is looking to chop away at Santos's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa throws a lazy body kick
and Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
Hyabusa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hyabusa throws the kick towards the body but Santos avoids it.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick.
Hyabusa throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Hyabusa throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Santos wants to clinch
and Hyabusa counters with a head kick.
Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hyabusa walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos avoids the head kick by Hyabusa.
Hyabusa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hyabusa tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Hyabusa counters with a nice body kick.
Santos avoids the head kick by Hyabusa.
Hyabusa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hyabusa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hyabusa throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Santos tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hyabusa.
Santos connects with a crisp jab.
Hyabusa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hyabusa throws a head kick but Santos moves out of range.
Hyabusa looks for the body kick but Santos saw that one coming.
Hyabusa misses with a head kick.
Tragen Hyabusa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hyabusa looks for the body kick but Santos saw that one coming.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Hyabusa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Santos really felt that one!
Hyabusa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Silvio Santos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hyabusa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Hyabusa misses
and Santos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Santos gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hyabusa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick by Hyabusa misses
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Hyabusa misses
and Santos counters with a left and a right that stings Hyabusa.
Santos tries to clinch up
and Hyabusa counters with a low kick, right behind Santos 's knee.
A jab lands there for Santos.
Hyabusa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos.
Hyabusa tries to land a body kick
and Santos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos scores with a jab.
Hyabusa dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Hyabusa slips under a jab from Santos.
Hyabusa pushes Santos away with a front kick.
Hyabusa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hyabusa throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Hyabusa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos lands with a cross.
Hyabusa throws a head kick that misses
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyabusa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick by Hyabusa misses
and Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Santos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Santos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hyabusa misses with a body kick.
Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hyabusa throws a head kick that misses.
Hyabusa throws a wild body kick that Santos sees coming a mile off.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyabusa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyabusa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hyabusa throws a sloppy head kick
and Santos counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Santos tries to clinch but Hyabusa is having none of it.
Hyabusa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hyabusa counters with an outside leg kick.
Hyabusa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos tries to land a front kick but Hyabusa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Santos doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyabusa circles away.
A head kick by Hyabusa misses
and Hyabusa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Santos blocks the leg kick.
Santos tries to clinch but Hyabusa is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santos moves to clinch but Hyabusa breaks away
and Hyabusa counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hyabusa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hyabusa misses with a head kick.
Hyabusa throws a head kick that misses
and Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hyabusa throws a head kick that misses.
Hyabusa dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Hyabusa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Santos tries to clinch
and Hyabusa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silvio Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dean Malenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Paradise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malenko comes to the cage accompanied by Dean Malenko- Theme Music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Dean Malenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Paradise!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paradise fails with a takedown attempt.
Alex Paradise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Malenko. No joy for Paradise on that attempt.
Paradise looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Malenko is fending him off so far but Paradise persists. Nope, Malenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Dean Malenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Paradise.
Paradise keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Malenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paradise's waist but Paradise gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Malenko off to one side.
Paradise has managed to clinch.
Paradise has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Malenko uses from the top position.
Malenko drops back looking for a leg! Paradise is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paradise manages to kick Malenko off! Malenko jumps back into Paradise's guard.
Malenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Malenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Malenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Malenko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Malenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Malenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Malenko has an Americana. Paradise didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Malenko is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Malenko hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dean Malenko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bowman Rook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rook comes into the arena with Daughtry-What I Want blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bowman Rook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Cortez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rook counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cortez tries to clinch up
and Rook counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rook scores with a hook to the body. Cortez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cortez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rook throws a right hand that misses
and Cortez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rook could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cortez gets the takedown into side control.
Rook wants to control but Cortez postures up.
Rook manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cortez can do anything to dispel that myth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cortez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rook.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cortez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rook thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rook missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cortez has a hand on Rook's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Rook takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Rook misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rook lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rook thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rook thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rook misses with a head shot.
Rook throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Rook there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rook looking to ground and pound but Cortez is blocking nicely.
Rook is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cortez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rook throws some wild stikes that Cortez manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rook thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rook thowing shots but they're missing.
Rook looking to finish Cortez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cortez!
Cortez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rook lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cortez hang on?
Cortez taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Poor strikes thrown by Rook there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rook misses with a head shot.
Rook throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rook throws some wild stikes that Cortez manages to avoid easily.
Rook throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cortez because Rook loaded up on that one.
Rook lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rook throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rook looking to finish with strikes here!
Rook lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cortez hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Rook dominated that round.
That's time! Rook's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Rook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortez tries to clinch up
and Rook counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cortez darts in trying to clinch
and Rook counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cortez misses with a hook to the body
and Rook counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cortez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Rook there.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cortez. Rook does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Cortez does it's job there.
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rook counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Rook misses.
Cortez tries to clinch up
and Rook counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cortez wants to clinch but Rook slips to the side
and Rook connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cortez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rook's head backwards.
Cortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rook.
Rook thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cortez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rook.
Cortez throws a poor cross that misses
and Rook counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cortez thinking.
Cortez looks to clinch
and Rook counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cortez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cortez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rook connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cortez scrambles back to his feet.
Cortez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bowman Rook is winning the standup battle so far.
Rook looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cortez!
Rook landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cortez is rocked!
It looks like Omar Cortez has been cut.
Rook looking to finish Cortez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cortez!
Rook throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rook lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Rook.
Cortez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rook throwing strikes here but Cortez is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Rook connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rook with good strikes from the mount here!
Cortez is still in real trouble! Can Rook finish him?
Rook working for a guillotine from mount but Cortez is in no mood to give up.
Cortez seems to have recovered his senses.
Rook scoring with strikes but Cortez is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rook landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cortez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rook.
Cortez blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rook lands a big shot there that rocks Cortez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rook landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bowman Rook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Omar Cortez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rook shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cortez pinned against the cage. Cortez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rook makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cortez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rook lands with a shot to the body.
Rook jabs Cortez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rook lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cortez misses with a lunging right hand
and Rook counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rook scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rook misses with a wild combination.
Cortez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rook did well to prevent Cortez getting side control.
Cortez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rook moves into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rook kicks Cortez off and gets to his feet.
Cortez takes one on the button.
Omar Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rook swings for the body but Cortez moves out of range.
Cortez misses with an uppercut
and Rook counters with a nice uppercut.
Rook drives through and clinches with Cortez against the cage.
Cortez misses with a body punch.
Rook has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cortez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rook pulls guard effortlessly.
Rook pulls Cortez in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rook manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cortez manages to get himself to full guard.
Rook has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rook scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rook engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rook is looking to work some ground and pound but Cortez has wrist control.
Rook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cortez can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rook missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cortez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Omar Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rook throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cortez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rook working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cortez's head.
Rook throwing strikes but missing.
Cortez is looking to stand back up but Rook counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Cortez.
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.
Rook throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cortez is looking for a sweep. Rook is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rook thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cortez's head.
Rook sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cortez defending well though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rook controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bowman Rook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rook has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bowman Rook!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Blaylock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Swedish House Mafia - One (Your Name). Ricardo Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruud Blaylock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a right hand
and Blaylock counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Blaylock lands with a cross.
Blaylock lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaylock explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blaylock lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blaylock lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Blaylock fails to land with a series of punches.
Whack! Blaylock lands a heavy head kick that drops Silva. The ref tackles Blaylock to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Silva was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ruud Blaylock!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Prohorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel BloodWing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Prohorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angel BloodWing!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prohorov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Prohorov get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Prohorov stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but BloodWing runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angel BloodWing!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunk Moreland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forrest Griffin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bunk Moreland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Forrest Griffin!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Moreland to see if he's OK.
Griffin trying to control the position but Moreland is working away.
Moreland might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Griffin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Moreland works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Moreland keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Griffin throws a strike but Moreland manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Griffin tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bunk Moreland!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Cock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puff Masta Fluff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cock comes to the cage accompanied by Death Before Dishonor. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Cock!
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, Puff Masta Fluff!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Fluff scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Martin Cock has been cut.
Fluff gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fluff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cock controls the pace.
Cock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fluff wants to stand but Cock is controlling the position.
Cock thows a big elbow that misses.
Cock distracts Fluff with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fluff wants to stand up but Cock is controlling him.
Cock sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cock prevents Fluff from getting back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fluff can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cock controls from within his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cock seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Fluff for as long as he can get away with.
Martin Cock has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fluff misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice sprawl there from Fluff as Cock shoots in.
Fluff lands with a shot to the body.
Fluff throws a head kick that misses
and Cock counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cock wants to control but Fluff is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluff blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cock.
Cock drops an elbow to the side of Fluff's head.
Cock not doing much here.
Cock is trying to control. Fluff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fluff looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cock controlling the action here.
Cock stops Fluff from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cock seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cock wants to control but Fluff is keeping him busy.
Fluff is trying to stand back up but Cock is controlling him
Cock wants to pass the guard but Fluff is defending well.
Cock with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Martin Cock has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cock has closed the distance and engaged Fluff in a clinch.
Cock drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fluff pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fluff lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cock wants to clinch up but Fluff keeps it at a distance.
Cock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Cock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Cock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, jab by Fluff - just one landing.
Cock shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cock is breathing heavily.
Fluff thumps Cock with a low kick.
Martin Cock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fluff dips to his left and cracks Cock with an uppercut!
Fluff's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fluff duly obliges.
Cock is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No joy there for Fluff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fluff wobbles Cock with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Fluff dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Cock to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Puff Masta Fluff!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vik Baeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Mode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baeng's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bring the noise. Mode is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by get up get down. Mode has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Vik Baeng could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Beast Mode's chin.
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235 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vik Baeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Beast Mode!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mode misses with a body punch
and Baeng counters with a crisp one two that drops Mode! Baeng thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mode to his feet! Mode is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baeng misses with an uppercut. Mode saw that one coming.
Mode throws a lazy uppercut
and Baeng counters with a right hand from hell and Mode is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vik Baeng!
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