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Bellum Fighting Championship 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatton has chosen Da Rockwilder by Redman & Method Man as his entrance music. Jeff Hatton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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143 lbs
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vitor Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Hatton!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie defending well as Hatton loads up on a big left hand.
Hatton looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Hatton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gracie sprawls well initially but Hatton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hatton stands up out of the half guard.
Jeff Hatton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hatton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hatton tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Hatton from controlling successfully.
Hatton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Hatton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie is working an open guard so Hatton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hatton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hatton is looking to clinch.
Gracie really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton scores a takedown into full mount!
Hatton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gracie's face.
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!
Hatton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by Hatton.
Gracie is rocked!
Hatton looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Gracie covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Hatton!
Jeff Hatton is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skyy John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rollin'--Limp Bizkit. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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245 lbs
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271 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harrison Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skyy John!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes works over John's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Skyy John has been cut.
Barnes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John wants to clinch but Barnes slips to the side
and Barnes counters with a right hand to the body.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barnes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with John, pushing him back against the cage.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnes gets an underhook and turns John into the cage.
John seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from John.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barnes's defenses.
John missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses.
John tries a knee to the head but Barnes blocks it.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Barnes.
Barnes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barnes counters with a leg kick.
John looks gassed!
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Barnes connects with a nice cross there... John is looking wobbly and Barnes recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send John to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Barnes jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harrison Barnes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Percy Berto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Diaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Percy Berto!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz drives through and clinches with Berto against the cage.
Diaz pulls guard.
Diaz striking off his back but it's not causing Berto any problems.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berto looking to pass the guard.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Berto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Berto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Berto defends well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Berto 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Berto pushes his legs off easily.
Berto 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.
Berto 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.
Berto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Berto off! Berto jumps back into Diaz's guard.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Berto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
Berto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Berto drops back looking for a leg! Diaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Diaz manages to kick Berto off! Berto jumps back into Diaz's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Diaz controls Berto momentarily but Berto frees himself.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Berto defends well.
Berto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Diaz is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Berto defends well.
Berto looking to pass the guard.
Diaz looking to control.
Berto tries to free his leg and advance position but Diaz is retaining full guard.
Berto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Berto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Berto stops Diaz from standing up.
Berto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berto wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Berto is pushing down on Diaz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Diaz is fighting to maintain full guard but Berto has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
Berto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Berto is looking for a kimura here.
Berto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Diaz!
Diaz regains half guard.
Berto is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz trying to hold on to Berto's head to control him but Berto postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Berto eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Berto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Berto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Berto is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Percy Berto will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz rushes Berto and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz pulls Berto into guard.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Berto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Berto thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Berto pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Berto is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Berto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Berto eventually gives up the hold.
Berto is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
Berto looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Berto maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Diaz could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Berto has cracked it and Diaz is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Berto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Percy Berto!
Percy Berto is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kina Penueta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penueta's entrance music is Manu Samoa. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kina Penueta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bad Ass!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penueta shoots in and gets a takedown into Ass's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Penueta with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penueta wants to pass the guard but Ass is keeping the position.
Penueta postures up.
Ass looking for a guillotine here but Penueta defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ass tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Penueta stands up over Ass, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Penueta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ass on the ground.
Penueta landing some decent shots from guard.
Ass trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penueta cracks Ass with a solid left hand.
Penueta looking to sit in guard and control but Ass gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Penueta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ass is controlling him.
Penueta is adopting a defensive guard.
Ass preventing the sweep.
Penueta manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bad Ass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penueta keeps the fight on the outside.
Penueta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ass.
Ass gets caught flat footed, as Penueta shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Penueta content to stall in guard here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penueta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ass is keeping the position for now.
Ass working a defensive guard here.
Penueta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ass working for a triangle but Penueta defends it easily.
Ass keeping full guard, as Penueta tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penueta decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ass, up you get!
Ass throws a body kick that misses.
Ass wants to clinch but Penueta slips to the side
and Penueta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ass pivots, looking for a leg kick but Penueta is out of range and Ass settles back down.
Ass blocks the body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Penueta.
Ass tries to close the distance and clinch but Penueta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ass tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Penueta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penueta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ass's guard.
Ass working a defensive guard but Penueta manages to pass into side control anyway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Check out the look on Penueta's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Penueta landing a few strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ass is not content to let Penueta control the position.
Penueta lands a nice forearm strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ass is not content to let Penueta control the position.
Penueta landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kina Penueta dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ass wants to clinch.
Ass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penueta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ass is trying to defend but Penueta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ass is refusing to be controlled, as Penueta sits in half guard.
Ass manages to get to full guard.
Ass working a defensive guard here.
Penueta wants to stand but Ass is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Penueta manages to get himself to full guard.
Ass prevents Penueta from getting back to his feet.
Penueta has Ass pulled in close to control his posture.
Penueta is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ass is controlling him.
Penueta looking for a sweep. Not yet Penueta, not yet.
Ass wants to control from the top but Penueta keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penueta is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kina Penueta wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ass fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Penueta gets a double leg takedown into Ass's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ass 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.
Ass not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ass working for a triangle but Penueta defends it easily.
Ass is breathing heavily.
Ass can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Penueta controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penueta gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ass gets caught napping as Penueta dives in and scores a takedown. Ass manages to retain guard.
Penueta is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Penueta wanted to stand there but Ass had control of the position.
Penueta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penueta stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penueta trying to move into half guard but instead Ass has managed to sweep!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ass wants to control from the top but Penueta keeps moving.
Penueta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ass is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Penueta holds on and takes a little breather.
Penueta is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penueta jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ass walks away with a smile on his face. Penueta gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kina Penueta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ass.
Penueta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ass.
Penueta shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ass eats them both and turns towards Penueta to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Bad Ass has been cut.
Penueta closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ass moves into full guard.
Ass trying to keep a closed guard but Penueta is proving a slippery customer.
Penueta lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ass keeping full guard, as Penueta tries to pass.
Ass looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penueta loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass controls Penueta momentarily but Penueta frees himself.
Ass takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penueta wants to pass the guard but Ass is keeping the position.
Kina Penueta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ass keeping moving, preventing Penueta from controlling successfully.
Ass can't keep his opponent in guard - Penueta advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Penueta controlling the pace.
Ass regains full guard. Nicely done.
Penueta scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ass is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Penueta defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penueta looking to pass the guard.
Penueta trying to control but Ass is working from the bottom.
Penueta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penueta wants to control from the top but Ass keeps moving.
Ass is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Penueta lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Penueta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Penueta's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Penueta chips away with some ground and pound.
Ass striking off his back but it's not causing Penueta any problems.
Penueta working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Penueta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penueta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penueta with a nice head shot there.
Penueta is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penueta stands up and waves to Ass to follow him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penueta closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ass quickly recovers to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penueta is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kina Penueta clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bad Ass's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penueta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penueta closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ass is trying to escape the position but Penueta is controlling the position.
Penueta lands a nice forearm strike.
Ass is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Penueta tries to advance to mount but Ass denies him.
Penueta takes a little break here. Ass wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Penueta's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ass manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Penueta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ass is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Penueta throwing shots but Ass is blocking nicely.
Penueta is working for a kimura but Ass is defending it quite comfortably.
Penueta controlling the pace.
Penueta has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Penueta lands a nice short elbow.
Penueta perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Penueta moves into full mount! Ass won't be happy about that!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penueta lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penueta goes for an armbar but Ass turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Ass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Penueta holds on and takes a little breather.
Penueta kicks Ass off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ass wants to clinch but Penueta slips to the side
and Penueta counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ass taking punishment in the form of punches.
Penueta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ass stops Penueta from passing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penueta moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Penueta avoids the strikes from the bottom by Ass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kina Penueta had his way with Bad Ass in that round.
The cut man is working on Bad Ass's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Penueta moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Penueta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ass as he jumps to the side.
Penueta gets the takedown into side control.
Penueta is trying to get an arm triangle but Ass is defending well.
Ass manages to get back to half guard.
Penueta performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Penueta drops an elbow to the side of Ass's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penueta trying to mount his opponent but Ass defends it.
Penueta winds up and cracks Ass with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Penueta working over Ass with some ground and pound. Ass looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ass keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Penueta content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Ass is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Penueta wants to advance to full mount but Ass doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass looking to control.
Penueta throwing strikes from guard but Ass blocks nicely.
Ass preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penueta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penueta trying to control the position from guard on top but Ass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ass is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Penueta tries to roll over but Ass keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass tries to stand but can't do so whilst Penueta controls his leg.
Ass is working for a kimura here but Penueta manages to reverse the position and he's now in Ass's guard.
Ass is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Penueta is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ass avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kina Penueta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ass wants to stand up but Penueta is controlling him.
Penueta is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kina Penueta just wasn't active enough.
Penueta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penueta is looking to land body kicks.
Penueta fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ass to the ground. Penueta is now in Ass's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penueta wants to pass the guard but Ass is keeping the position.
Penueta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kina Penueta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penueta 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kina Penueta!
Kina Penueta is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo's entrance music is Domination. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Aldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Melendez!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melendez.
Some wild striking there from Aldo.
Melendez closes the distance and clinches up with Aldo, looking for a takedown. Melendez pushes Aldo against the cage but Aldo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses.
Aldo scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Damien Melendez has been cut.
Aldo throws a right and a left that Melendez avoids nicely.
Aldo misses with a double jab
and Melendez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melendez maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Aldo could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Melendez has cracked it and Aldo is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Melendez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damien Melendez!
Damien Melendez is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Law Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Broyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Law Junior has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Law Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Broyles!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Scott Broyles has been cut.
Broyles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott Broyles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Broyles closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice takedown defense from Junior. No joy for Broyles on that attempt.
Junior scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Junior is looking to clinch but Broyles is avoiding it.
Oooh a lovely combination from Junior sends Broyles down but not out. Junior dives into side control looking to finish.
Broyles is rocked!
Junior lands a strong strike to the head of Broyles. That's dazed him! Junior looking to finish here. Broyles is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Junior lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Law Junior!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Archie Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank James Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson comes into the arena with Dirty Harry - Gorillaz blaring out of the sound system. Frank James Edgar 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 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Archie Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank James Edgar!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferguson.
Ferguson throws a series of punches but Edgar moves out of range.
Edgar scores with a jab. Ferguson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Archie Ferguson has been cut.
Edgar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferguson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Edgar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferguson looks to land a body kick but Edgar moved away.
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferguson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ferguson moves forwards but Edgar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Edgar gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ferguson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Edgar wants to get back to his feet but Ferguson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar kicks Ferguson off and gets to his feet.
Archie Ferguson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Edgar.
Edgar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferguson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edgar comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Ferguson stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Edgar is on him like rabid pit bull! Ferguson slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank James Edgar!
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