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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maks Luburic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Showhey Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good 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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maks Luburic!
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, Showhey Baba!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Luburic.
Baba scores with a nice body kick.
Baba misses with a low kick.
Baba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Luburic, pushing him back against the cage.
Baba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Maks Luburic has been cut.
Baba lands a knee to the body.
Luburic is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baba has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Luburic goes down! Baba dives on top of him - Luburic manages to get guard.
Luburic is rocked!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Baba drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Baba seems to have locked his on tight now - Luburic screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Baba, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Showhey Baba!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sisi Taille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sisi Taille is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Van Dam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sisi Taille!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taille.
Van Dam closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Taille's guard.
Van Dam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taille is keeping the position for now.
Taille is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Dam stops Taille from standing up.
Van Dam sitting in guard here, content to control.
Van Dam postures up and lands a big shot to Taille's brow.
Van Dam trying to control but Taille is working from the bottom.
Van Dam is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Taille is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Taille moves in looking to clinch but Van Dam pushes him off.
Taille drives through with a takedown into Van Dam's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Van Dam preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Dam pulls Taille in close to his closed guard and prevents Taille from doing any damage or advancing position.
Taille controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Van Dam keeping moving, preventing Taille from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Taille is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sisi Taille wasn't active enough on the ground.
Van Dam throws a shot from downtown. Taille moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taille wants to clinch.
Taille has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Dam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taille jumps into guard, dragging Van Dam to the mat.
Taille is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Dam trying to control but Taille is working from the bottom.
Van Dam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taille is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam is looking to work some ground and pound but Taille has wrist control.
Van Dam knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Taille on the ground.
Taille is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Dam throwing strikes but missing.
Taille looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Dam is one step ahead there.
Van Dam is looking to work some ground and pound but Taille has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taille wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Dam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taille's head.
Van Dam throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Dam advances to half guard.
Van Dam keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Van Dam scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Dam slips a nice elbow through Taille's hands, connecting with Taille's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Van Dam dominated 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.
Taille throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Dam misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Taille.
Van Dam shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Van Dam was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Van Dam scoring with strikes but Taille is staying in there.
Van Dam connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taille is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Van Dam content just to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam lands a nice shot to the head.
Van Dam is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taille can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Van Dam lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Taille is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Van Dam scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Taille?
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!
Taille tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Dam working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Van Dam cracks Taille with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Taille is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam lands a big elbow - Taille is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Taille is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jean Van Dam!
A very excited looking Jean Van Dam rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ted Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Winkleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ted Parker!
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, Mike Winkleton!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Winkleton. Winkleton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Winkleton slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Winkleton ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Winkleton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Parker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Winkleton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Winkleton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Parker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Winkleton tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.
Parker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Winkleton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Parker wants to sweep but no luck.
Winkleton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Parker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkleton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Parker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkleton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Winkleton closes the distance but Parker moves to the side
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Winkleton moved out of range.
Winkleton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parker has time to react.
Winkleton tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Winkleton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Parker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Parker misses with an uppercut. Winkleton saw that one coming.
Parker jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winkleton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winkleton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winkleton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winkleton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkleton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Winkleton lands in his opponent's guard.
Parker pulls Winkleton in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker is trying to keep Winkleton in close.
Parker looking for a sweep. Not yet Parker, not yet.
Parker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winkleton throwing strikes from guard but Parker blocks nicely.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Winkleton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkleton thows a big elbow that misses.
Winkleton stays in close to Parker's body and controls the position.
Parker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Winkleton defends well.
Parker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Parker tries to get out of the position.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Winkleton from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Parker wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkleton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Winkleton trying to control the position from guard on top but Parker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mike Winkleton hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Winkleton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Winkleton throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Parker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Winkleton is in Parker's guard.
Parker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Parker keeping full guard, as Winkleton tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Winkleton trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winkleton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Winkleton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Winkleton scores with a shot to the body.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt.
Parker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Winkleton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Parker trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Winkleton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ted Parker has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Winkleton wants to clinch up but Parker keeps it at a distance.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winkleton moves to clinch but Parker breaks away
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Ted Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Winkleton has managed to clinch.
Winkleton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Winkleton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Winkleton manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkleton throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from Parker.
Winkleton fails to land with a series of punches.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Winkleton.
Parker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winkleton swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Winkleton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Winkleton slips the punch.
Winkleton tries to clinch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a looping overhand right but Winkleton ducks down to avoid it.
Parker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Winkleton.
Winkleton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winkleton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
Winkleton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winkleton wants to clinch.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Winkleton ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Winkleton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkleton gets caught napping as Parker dives in and scores a takedown. Winkleton manages to retain guard.
Parker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parker won't allow Winkleton to get back to his feet.
Mike Winkleton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Parker thows a big elbow that misses.
Parker throwing strikes from guard but Winkleton blocks nicely.
Winkleton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winkleton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Winkleton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Winkleton moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
Winkleton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parker.
Winkleton blocks a jab.
Winkleton tries to clinch up.
Parker misses with an uppercut.
Winkleton slips under a jab from Parker.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Winkleton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Winkleton trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Parker keeping full guard, as Winkleton tries to pass.
Winkleton tries to stand but Parker is controlling from the bottom.
Parker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Winkleton is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Winkleton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Winkleton tries to stand but Parker is controlling from the bottom.
Winkleton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Winkleton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Winkleton is looking to stand up but Parker won't let him.
Parker has control of Winkleton's left arm, preventing Winkleton from doing any damage.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Winkleton from controlling successfully.
Winkleton preventing the sweep.
Mike Winkleton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Winkleton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winkleton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkleton throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Parker tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Winkleton is in Parker's guard.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Winkleton from controlling successfully.
Winkleton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Winkleton trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mike Winkleton wasn't active enough on the ground.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkleton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Winkleton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parker misses with a two punch combination.
Winkleton moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
Parker takes one on the button.
Winkleton wants to clinch.
Winkleton is looking to clinch but Parker is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parker looks to land a combination but Winkleton avoids it well.
Winkleton defending well as Parker loads up on a big left hand.
Ted Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winkleton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Winkleton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winkleton 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Winkleton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skyy John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Brown (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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skyy John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Brown!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown tried to score with a low kick but John checks it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brown!
Brown 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.
Brown scores with a three punch combo!
Tyson Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but John circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
John wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
John with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brown to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John looks to clinch
and Brown counters with a two punch combo.
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
John moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves into the clinch.
John landing knees to the head.
Brown avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
John lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
John trying to control the position but instead, Brown has worked for underhooks and has pushed John into the cage.
John stalling against the cage.
John lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
It looks like Tyson Brown has been cut.
John tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brown blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
John misses with a knee to the head.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John landing knees to the head.
John scores with a knee to the head.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Brown is blocking nicely.
John lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
John crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
John controlling the action here for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
The referee calls for John to work.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brown is rocked!
John tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
John content to slow the pace in the clinch.
John landing knees to the head.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skyy John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Brown's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brown tries to land a body kick
and John holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but John has him pressed against the cage.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John jerks Brown to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Brown's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. John steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Skyy John!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Beltran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo's entrance music is Domination. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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233 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Aldo!
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, Joe Beltran!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beltran throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beltran fails to land with a series of punches.
Beltran moves out of range of the strikes.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Aldo misses with a two punch combination.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beltran counters with a crisp one two that drops Aldo! Beltran thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Aldo to his feet! Aldo is in big trouble!
Aldo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beltran counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Aldo to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Beltran!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Beltran!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kees Flodder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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 Los Angeles, Kees Flodder!
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, Billy Bob!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob throws a head kick that misses.
Flodder scores a takedown into full mount!
Bob tries to hold on but Flodder postures up.
Bob really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Flodder wants to control the pace but Bob is squirming around nicely.
Flodder looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Flodder looking to finish with strikes here!
Flodder sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flodder. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Flodder landing strikes from the mount and Bob is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flodder moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bob has worked his arm free - good work by Bob!
Flodder thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Flodder presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Bob avoids a series of strikes thrown by Flodder.
Bob is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Flodder looking to control but Bob is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Flodder 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.
Flodder is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bob is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Flodder 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.
Flodder trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bob avoids a series of strikes thrown by Flodder.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flodder is working for a guillotine from mount but Bob frees his head quite easily.
Flodder is working for a guillotine from mount but Bob frees his head quite easily.
Flodder unloads with some shots from mount but Bob bucks and avoids them well.
Flodder looking to ground and pound but Bob is blocking nicely.
Flodder throwing strikes here but Bob is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bob can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob is squirming around, avoiding Flodder's attempts to control the action.
Poor strikes thrown by Flodder there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Flodder tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Flodder throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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.
Bob is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Flodder sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Flodder working for a submission but Bob is keeping him at bay.
Bob is desperately trying to improve his position but Flodder has a good base and remains in mount.
Flodder can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bob is looking to escape.
Flodder sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flodder looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Flodder trying to control but Bob is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Flodder throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Flodder is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bob is surviving well by controlling Flodder's body position as best he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Flodder throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bob because Flodder loaded up on that one.
Flodder is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Bob is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Bob flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Flodder anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Bob and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Flodder slips an arm under Bob chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Flodder has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Flodder is squeezing on Bob like an anaconda would it's prey. Bob fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kees Flodder!
Kees Flodder very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber has chosen California Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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25
130 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Dillard!
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, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillard doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Faber counters with a shoot takedown. Dillard fights it but they end up in guard.
Faber sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dillard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dillard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Faber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dillard is keeping the position for now.
Dillard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber looking to pass the guard.
Faber slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dillard is working an open guard so Faber takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dillard avoids the head kick by Faber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dillard.
Faber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faber moves into the clinch.
Faber slowing the pace effectively.
Faber manages to break the clinch.
Urijah Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dillard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dillard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Faber is fending him off so far but Dillard persists. Nope, Faber circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Dillard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faber misses with a series of wild punches.
Dillard has his takedown stuffed
and Faber counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Faber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber manages to pull guard.
Dillard passes Faber's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dillard is looking to advance position but Faber won't allow it.
Faber moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Faber looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dillard looking to pass the guard.
Dillard is fighting to break Faber's control of his arms but Faber is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Faber is keeping the position for now.
Dillard trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Faber manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Faber is posturing up here but Dillard has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Faber tries to roll out but it's too tight and Faber has to tap! Slick submission there by Dillard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Dillard!
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