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Charlie Wang's FC 22 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tekken Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tekken Slice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Blow!
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, Tekken Slice!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blow gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blow looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Slice throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blow tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Slice is in Blow's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Slice prevents Blow from getting back to his feet.
Slice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blow is keeping the position for now.
Blow keeping moving, preventing Slice from controlling successfully.
Slice has gone for a leg lock! Blow slips out almost immediately though and dives into Slice's guard.
Slice throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slice looking to control.
Slice had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blow defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blow missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Blow wanted to stand there but Slice had control of the position.
Slice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Slice looking for a guillotine here but Blow defends easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice has his foot on Blow's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blow works his way back into a safe position though.
Blow throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slice has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Blow doesn't defend quickly enough and Slice has managed to lock this one up! Can Blow escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Slice on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tekken Slice!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brad Will (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melendez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Company. Brad Will could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rod Melendez's chin.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Will!
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, Rod Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Will takes a step back to recover.
Melendez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Will looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Melendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Will keeps working.
Will struggling a bit here.
Melendez misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Melendez tries to advance to mount but Will instead regains half guard.
Will keeping control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Will's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Melendez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Will is just riding it out for now. Melendez eventually gives up the hold.
Melendez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Will does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Will really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Melendez throwing shots but Will is blocking nicely.
Will is trying is best to control the position here.
Melendez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Will to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez gets a double leg takedown into Will's guard.
Melendez pushes down on Will's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Will is trying to maintain the position but Melendez is very close to passing his half guard.
Will on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Melendez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Will trying to hold on to Melendez's head to control him but Melendez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is just content to waste time from the top position. Will takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Melendez throws an elbow that misses. Will uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Melendez's guard. Nice move by Will!
Melendez wants to improve his position but instead Will has moved into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Will is looking to take a break and control but Melendez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rod Melendez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice takedown defense from Melendez. No joy for Will on that attempt.
Will misses with a takedown attempt
and Melendez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Will's guard.
Melendez postures up in Will's guard and throws a big left but Will blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Melendez is looking to work some ground and pound but Will has wrist control.
Will is trying to keep Melendez in close.
Melendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Will is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez throws a strike but Will rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Melendez 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Brad Will just wasn't active enough.
Melendez tries to clinch up.
Melendez gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rod Melendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melendez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Will takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Will takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Will shoots in for a takedown but Melendez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Will. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melendez connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Melendez throws a series of punches but Will avoids them all with ease.
Melendez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Will misses with a takedown
and Will takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Melendez scores a takedown into full mount!
Melendez throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Melendez.
Melendez looking to finish with strikes here!
Melendez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Melendez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Melendez raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Melendez.
Melendez landing strikes from the mount and Will is in trouble!
Will is rocked!
Melendez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Will is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Melendez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Melendez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Will?
Melendez postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Will bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Melendez and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Melendez!
Rod Melendez took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagar Bolok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Baron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bolok comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Dead Skin Mask. Hagar Bolok has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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285 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hagar Bolok!
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, Robert Baron!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baron shoots in but Bolok avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bolok misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bolok sizes up Baron with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baron dives in and scores a takedown into Bolok's guard.
Bolok working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baron doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baron manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Baron sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Baron must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Baron stands up from Bolok's guard - Baron perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bolok tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Baron manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolok tries to clinch up but Baron circles away and keeps his distance.
Baron shoots in looking for a takedown. Bolok tries to sprawl out of it but Baron keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bolok manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bolok throws a combination that misses
so Baron counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baron trying to control but Bolok is working from the bottom.
Baron sitting in guard here, content to control.
Baron throwing strikes but missing.
Bolok looking for a guillotine here but Baron defends easily.
Bolok could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bolok controls Baron momentarily but Baron frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolok looking for a sweep. Not yet Bolok, not yet.
Baron trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bolok preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolok is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baron stays in close to Bolok's body and controls the position.
Robert Baron has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Baron throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bolok was covering up waiting for the punch and Baron finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bolok wants to get back to his feet but Baron is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolok is looking for a triangle here but Baron uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Bolok pushes Baron away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Baron gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Baron decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bolok to his feet.
Bolok closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Baron's guard.
Baron throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Baron looking to control.
Bolok got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baron has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bolok has managed to get both his arms back between Baron's legs - danger averted.
Baron tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baron uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baron slips a jab from Bolok.
Bolok blocks a head kick by Baron.
Baron tests Bolok's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bolok lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Baron backs up against the cage.
Bolok stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bolok wants it to stay on the feet.
Hagar Bolok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Baron.
Bolok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolok throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Baron counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolok wants to get back to his feet but Baron is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bolok working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baron doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baron manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Baron dominated that round.
That's time! Bolok's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bolok fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Bolok.
Bolok throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Bolok.
Baron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baron tries to clinch there but Bolok circles away.
Bolok swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baron counters with a three punch combo that has Bolok backing up. Bolok nods at Baron to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolok throws a nice looking combination but Baron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bolok throws a series of punches but Baron avoids them all with ease.
Bolok looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bolok looks to land a combination. Baron sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bolok, right into the meat.
Baron closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bolok did well to prevent Baron getting side control.
Bolok keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bolok pushes Baron off looking to stand but Baron dives back in and keeps control.
Baron has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Baron controlling the position easily from mount.
Bolok is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Baron looking to finish with strikes here!
Baron thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baron sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bolok slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolok looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baron prevents Bolok from standing back up.
Bolok is trying to maintain the position but Baron is very close to passing his half guard.
Baron sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bolok defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baron looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Baron stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bolok to get to his feet.
Baron lands a left and a right that send Bolok crashing to the mat, dazed. Baron thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bolok is rocked!
It looks like Hagar Bolok has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baron clinches with his opponent.
Oh Bolok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baron goes for a takedown attempt but Bolok pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Baron tries to clinch there but Bolok circles away.
Bolok seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baron keeps the fight on the outside.
Bolok tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bolok getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bolok leaves Baron with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bolok is trying to break free.
Baron successfully pulls guard.
Bolok preventing the sweep.
Bolok gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolok throws a nice looking combination but Baron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Baron as Bolok shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Baron.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Baron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hagar Bolok'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!
Bolok moves into the clinch.
Baron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bolok rushes Baron and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bolok tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bolok is trying to break free.
Baron prevents a body shot from Bolok.
Bolok is trying to force a seperation but Baron has the dominant position.
Bolok pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baron changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bolok tries to avoid it but Baron manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bolok to the ground. Bolok escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bolok misses the jab.
Bolok takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bolok wants to get back to striking at distance but Baron won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baron has clasped his hands together around Bolok's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Baron decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Baron moves out of range of the leg kick from Bolok.
Bolok wants to land a leg kick but Baron is out of range.
Baron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bolok throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baron counters with a one-two to the body.
Baron throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bolok's waist but Bolok gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baron off to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baron shoots in but Bolok avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hagar Bolok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Baron.
Baron throws out a powerful jab.
Bolok misses with a looping left.
Bolok scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baron misses with a leg kick.
Bolok tries to land a front kick but Baron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bolok avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baron tries to clinch but Bolok moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Baron.
Baron happy to just control the position for now.
Let's hope that Baron has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bolok is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Baron has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Baron wants to control but Bolok is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolok is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Baron is controlling him well.
Baron is staying tight to Bolok's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Robert Baron has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Baron doesn't manage to clinch there - Bolok circles away.
Bolok clinches up with Baron and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolok tries to throw a body punch but Baron avoids it by throwing Bolok back against the cage.
Baron keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bolok's efforts to push away.
Bolok lands an elbow that stopped Baron in his tracks for a moment.
Baron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bolok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baron closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bolok's guard.
Baron stops Bolok from standing up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baron pushing down on Bolok's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Baron decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hagar Bolok has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robert Baron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bolok fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Baron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baron winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Baron!
Robert Baron managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Monkey Cult Styles, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zahir Nolam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson comes to the cage accompanied by The Fire by The Roots. Nolam has chosen Mo Money mo Problems as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Zahir Nolam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Simpson!
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, Zahir Nolam!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nolam takes the fight into the clinch.
Nolam tries to land knees in the clinch but Simpson avoids the damage to the body.
Simpson avoiding damage as Nolam throws knees to the body.
Simpson manages to pull guard.
Nolam stands up over Simpson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nolam lands a couple of digs.
Nolam stopping the sweep attempt from Simpson.
Nolam trying to stand up but can't free himself from Simpson's guard.
Simpson has his foot on Nolam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nolam works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson is trying to keep Nolam in close.
Simpson is looking for a triangle but Nolam pushes his legs off easily.
Nolam throws an elbow that misses. Simpson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nolam's guard. Nice move by Simpson!
Nolam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simpson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nolam keeping moving, preventing Simpson from controlling successfully.
Simpson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nolam is keeping the position for now.
Simpson is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Simpson pushing down on Nolam's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Simpson is trying to control. Nolam wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Simpson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Nolam is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Nolam and Simpson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nolam can do anything to dispel that myth.
Simpson is looking to take a break and control but Nolam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Simpson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nolam tries to escape but Simpson is in control.
Simpson wants to control but Nolam is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Nolam's face as Simpson controls the position.
Simpson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nolam keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nolam prevents Simpson from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Simpson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Simpson does it's job there.
Nolam moves in looking to clinch but Simpson pushes him off.
Nolam forces Simpson back against the cage and clinches.
Nolam is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Simpson can't fight it off and eventually Nolam manages to take the fight to the floor. Simpson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Simpson is trying to hold Nolam in close to prevent damage but Nolam has managed to pass into half guard.
Nolam winds up and cracks Simpson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Simpson is pressing down on Nolam's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nolam is looking to work some ground and pound but Simpson has wrist control.
Simpson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simpson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nolam stands up over Simpson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nolam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson wants to get back to his feet but Nolam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nolam postures up in Simpson's guard and throws a big left but Simpson blocks it.
Nolam stays in close to Simpson's body and controls the position.
Steve Simpson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Simpson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nolam can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Simpson working a defensive guard here.
Nolam postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nolam trying to control the position from guard on top but Simpson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nolam gets to his feet. Simpson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nolam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Nolam fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Simpson loads up on a big right hand but Nolam slips the punch.
Nolam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simpson shoots in and gets a takedown into Nolam's guard.
Simpson tries to free his leg and advance position but Nolam is retaining full guard.
Simpson wants to control from the top but Nolam keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson is really struggling to control Nolam but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Simpson pushing down on Nolam's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Simpson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nolam is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Simpson locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Nolam is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Simpson!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Steve Simpson waved his t-shirt featuring Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabrizio Torromino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gardiner Wright Blackwood comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Land of Make Believe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fabrizio Torromino!
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, Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torromino pushes Gardiner Wright Blackwood up against the cage in a clinch.
Torromino has a couple of punches blocked by Gardiner Wright Blackwood.
Torromino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Torromino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gardiner Wright Blackwood or not.
Torromino decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood postures up.
Torromino throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Torromino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood passes Torromino's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Torromino trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood is trying to control. Torromino wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gardiner Wright Blackwood in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Torromino tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gardiner Wright Blackwood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hildebrand Gardiner Wright Blackwood!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freddy Smith has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Freddy Smith!
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, Dante Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Freddy Smith has been cut.
Hicks looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Hicks closes the distance and clinches.
Hicks manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hicks has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hicks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hicks is keeping the position for now.
Hicks is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Smith has his hands clasped together but Hicks extends an breaks Smith's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Hicks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dante Hicks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, William O Leary!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Leary lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Leary moves into the clinch.
Araujo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Araujo working hard to break the clinch.
Araujo is trying to push O Leary away but O Leary has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Araujo is trying to force a seperation but O Leary has the dominant position.
Araujo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Araujo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Araujo throws a head kick that misses.
O Leary throws a leg kick but Araujo moved away.
A jab from O Leary does it's job there.
O Leary looks to land a left hand but Araujo moved out of range nicely.
A big right from O Leary misses.
O Leary misses with an uppercut. Araujo saw that one coming.
O Leary steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Araujo.
O Leary fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Araujo.
Nice body kick there by Araujo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary lands a body shot.
O Leary on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
O Leary misses with a combination
and O Leary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Araujo misses with a head kick.
O Leary cracks a nice hook into Araujo's ribs.
William O Leary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Leary misses with a two punch combination.
O Leary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Araujo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Araujo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Araujo throws a hook but O Leary blocks it.
O Leary misses with the combination.
No joy there for O Leary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Leary. Araujo does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Leary wants to clinch up but Araujo keeps it at a distance.
A low kick from O Leary is predictable there
and Araujo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Araujo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Leary.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Leary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Araujo throws a right hand that O Leary ducks under and follows up with a left that O Leary also avoids with ease.
Araujo tries a head kick but it misses.
O Leary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by O Leary - just one landing.
Araujo misses with a wild body shot.
Araujo connects with a solid leg kick.
Araujo 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.
Nice shot by O Leary.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Araujo tenderised O Leary's leg. O Leary is trying to keep his angry face on.
O Leary misses with a body shot.
O Leary clobbers Araujo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O Leary closes the distance and pushes Araujo back into the cage.
O Leary is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
O Leary drops down looking for an ankle pick but Araujo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Araujo throws the kick towards the body but O Leary avoids it.
Araujo's corner calls for a 1-2. Araujo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Araujo connects with an inside leg kick.
O Leary is looking to clinch but Araujo is avoiding it.
Araujo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary misses with a left hand
and Araujo counters with a leg kick.
Araujo lands a head shot.
Araujo throws a series of punches but O Leary moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Araujo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Leary's hands.
O Leary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Araujo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Araujo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
O Leary has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Araujo.
Araujo throws a series of punches but O Leary avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Leary looks to land a left hand but Araujo moved out of range nicely.
Araujo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Araujo throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rickson Araujo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Araujo fails to land with a series of punches.
O Leary throws a leg kick
and Araujo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Araujo tried to score with a low kick but O Leary checks it.
Rickson Araujo is winning the standup battle so far.
O Leary ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Araujo moves away.
O Leary throws a nice looking combination but Araujo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Araujo blocks a jab.
O Leary throws an off balance right hand
and Araujo counters with a leg kick.
O Leary rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Araujo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Leary throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Araujo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
O Leary walks into a jab.
Araujo throws a right and a left that O Leary avoids nicely.
Araujo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Leary throws a series of punches but Araujo moves out of range.
O Leary is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
O Leary just misses with a punch to the body.
Araujo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
O Leary fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Leary misses with a double jab
and O Leary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Araujo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Leary.
O Leary throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rickson Araujo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Leary tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Araujo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Araujo throws a solid leg kick but O Leary takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Araujo.
Araujo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Araujo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
O Leary moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
O Leary misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Araujo lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Leary doesn't seem phased though.
O Leary throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Araujo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Araujo just misses with a punch to the body.
O Leary scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Araujo as he connects with a hook.
Araujo lands with an overhand left.
Araujo throws a nice outside leg kick.
O Leary lands with an uppercut that bounces Araujo off the cage and back into range.
Araujo looks to land a left hand but O Leary moved out of range nicely.
Araujo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
O Leary throws a jab but it's blocked by Araujo.
Araujo staying out of range there.
Araujo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Araujo swinging wildly here.
Araujo misses the shot to the body.
Rickson Araujo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Leary avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from O Leary.
O Leary throws a looping overhand right but Araujo ducks down to avoid it.
O Leary shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Araujo defends it nicely.
Rickson Araujo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William O Leary.
Araujo tries to score with a low kick but O Leary moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Leary feints a jab promting Araujo to slip. O Leary then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Araujo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
O Leary waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Araujo.
O Leary scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
O Leary controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Araujo regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but William O Leary will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Araujo lands with a nice combination. O Leary backs away looking to recover.
Araujo throws a series of punches but O Leary moves out of range.
O Leary tries to close the distance and clinch up but Araujo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Leary throws a solid leg kick but Araujo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at O Leary.
Araujo just misses with a punch to the body.
Araujo misses with a kick to the body.
Araujo slips under a jab.
O Leary throws an off balance right hand
and Araujo counters with an outside leg kick.
O Leary throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Leary gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Leary scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Araujo being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Leary tries to throw a body punch but Araujo avoids it by throwing O Leary back against the cage.
Araujo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Leary blocks it with crossed arms.
O Leary throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Araujos head.
Araujo misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from O Leary as the two fighters clinch.
Araujo takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Araujo scores with a shoulder strike.
Araujo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Leary tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Araujo's elbow.
O Leary looking to stall.
Araujo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Araujo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from O Leary.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Araujo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Araujo looking to throw knees to the head but O Leary is blocking nicely.
Araujo prevents a body shot from O Leary.
Araujo lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Leary backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
O Leary lands a left hand.
O Leary is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, O Leary scores with a nice short uppercut.
Araujo has a couple of punches blocked by O Leary.
O Leary effectively controlling the action here.
O Leary can't find room to land a body shot as Araujo controls the action.
O Leary can't find room to land a body shot as Araujo controls the action.
William O Leary seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Leary just misses with a punch to the body.
O Leary fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Araujo connects with a nice looking jab.
O Leary feints and then cracks Araujo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Araujo down.
O Leary throws a lazy uppercut
and Araujo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Leary smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Araujo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Leary throws a low kick but Araujo moves out of range easily.
Araujo misses with a leg kick.
Araujo tries to work over O Leary's front leg with a kick but O Leary checks it.
The fighters circling - Araujo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Araujo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Leary.
Araujo throws a right hand that O Leary ducks under and follows up with a left that O Leary also avoids with ease.
Araujo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Araujo throws an overhand right that lands on O Leary's shoulder, as O Leary tries to avoid the shot.
O Leary tried to score with a low kick but Araujo checks it.
Araujo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Leary to score with a decent uppercut.
Araujo moves forwards but O Leary connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Leary looks to score with a jab to the body but Araujo is just out of range.
Araujo misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Leary throws a leg kick but Araujo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Araujo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Araujo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William O Leary.
I think O Leary has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William O Leary!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nemanja Tancev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Wesker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tancev comes to the cage accompanied by Die!. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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187 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nemanja Tancev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Wesker!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tancev tries to keep at a distance but Wesker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wesker has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tancev uses from the top position.
Tancev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wesker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tancev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tancev looking to pass the guard.
Wesker is controlling Tancev's posture.
Wesker 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.
Wesker looking to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Albert Wesker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tancev misses with a takedown attempt - Wesker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesker closes the distance and clinches.
Wesker gets control of Tancev's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wesker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tancev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tancev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tancev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tancev tries to free his leg and advance position but Wesker is retaining full guard.
Tancev postures up and lands a big shot to Wesker's brow.
Tancev drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wesker dives on top into guard.
Wesker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tancev's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesker trying to control but Tancev is working from the bottom.
Wesker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wesker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tancev is trying to keep Wesker in close.
Wesker trying to control the position from guard on top but Tancev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Albert Wesker wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wesker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tancev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tancev tries to sprawl but Wesker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wesker seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Tancev tries to get to full guard but Wesker has control of the leg.
Tancev is trying is best to control the position here.
Wesker is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Tancev manages to get to full guard.
Tancev working for a triangle but Wesker defends it easily.
Wesker tries to stand but Tancev is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tancev tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tancev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wesker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wesker trying to control but Tancev is working from the bottom.
Wesker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wesker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tancev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wesker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tancev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wesker has managed to get both his arms back between Tancev's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nemanja Tancev will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wesker looks for the body kick but Tancev saw that one coming.
Nemanja Tancev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wesker's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wesker duly obliges.
It looks like Nemanja Tancev has been cut.
Wesker looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tancev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wesker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tancev looking for a guillotine here but Wesker defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tancev keeping moving, preventing Wesker from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tancev is on top in guard.
Tancev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wesker is keeping the position for now.
Tancev drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wesker dives on top into guard.
Tancev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tancev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tancev keeping full guard, as Wesker tries to pass.
Tancev keeping moving, preventing Wesker from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tancev pushes a forearm under Wesker's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Wesker is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nemanja Tancev!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Blacklands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D C Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blacklands comes to the cage accompanied by The Wicker Man, by Iron Maiden. Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Real American kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ritchie Blacklands has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ritchie Blacklands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D C Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Blacklands blocks the low kick.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
D C Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blacklands shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blacklands was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jackson.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson is leaning against Blacklands and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Jackson as Blacklands shoots in.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Jackson.
Blacklands takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blacklands is breathing heavily.
Blacklands keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson lands a left and a right that send Blacklands crashing to the mat, dazed. Jackson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Ritchie Blacklands has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Blacklands square on the jaw! Damn, Blacklands is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). D C Jackson!
D C Jackson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bitonti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bitonti comes to the cage accompanied by Brave New World. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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200 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Bitonti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bitonti. That did some damage!
Bitonti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bitonti trying to control the pace.
Manhoef has his hands clasped together around Bitonti's back. He's all about the action.
Bitonti is trying to control. Manhoef wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bitonti in particular looking to stall.
Bitonti is trying to work for a kimura but Manhoef is defending well.
Bitonti passes into side control, despite Manhoef's attempt to control the position.
Manhoef struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitonti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bitonti content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bitonti seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Manhoef for as long as he can get away with.
Bitonti trying to control the action but Manhoef is working from the bottom.
Bitonti thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bitonti is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Manhoef is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to bench press Bitonti off him but Bitonti keeps the position.
Bitonti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bitonti cracks Manhoef with a big right hand but Manhoef just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Manhoef really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bitonti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bitonti is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Manhoef is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Manhoef is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manhoef prevents Bitonti from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on Manhoef's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bitonti is looking to take a break and control but Manhoef is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bitonti is trying to get an arm triangle but Manhoef is defending well.
Bitonti throws an elbow but Manhoef slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bitonti advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti mounts Manhoef! Really nice guard pass there!
Bitonti looking to control but Manhoef is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
You get the feeling that Manhoef really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bitonti controlling the pace for now.
Manhoef is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bitonti fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bitonti has control of Manhoef's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Manhoef regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Bitonti dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bitonti ducks under a wild hook from Manhoef.
Manhoef is looking to score with low kicks.
Manhoef lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bitonti takes a step back to recover.
Bitonti swings for the body but Manhoef moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Bitonti or perhaps it was just good defense by Manhoef which made him look bad.
Bitonti checks a leg kick.
Bitonti tests Manhoef's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bitonti shoots for a double leg takedown but Manhoef sprawls well. He's pushed Bitonti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bitonti shoots for a takedown but Manhoef saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Bitonti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bitonti.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitonti just misses with a punch to the body.
Bitonti dives in and grabs Manhoef's left leg, looking for a takedown. Manhoef pushes down on Bitonti's head and hops out.
Bitonti blocks a head kick by Manhoef.
Bitonti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bitonti gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Manhoef counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Manhoef misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bitonti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Manhoef keeping moving, preventing Bitonti from controlling successfully.
Manhoef wants to stand and escape but Bitonti is having none of it.
Bitonti content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bitonti tries to free his leg and advance position but Manhoef is retaining full guard.
Manhoef wants to stand and escape but Bitonti is having none of it.
Bitonti tries to free his leg and advance position but Manhoef is retaining full guard.
Bitonti is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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!
We're going to have a standup here because Anthony Bitonti wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bitonti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manhoef defends it nicely.
Manhoef punishes Bitonti's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef tries to score with a low kick but Bitonti moves his leg out of the way.
Bitonti misses the shot to the body.
A low kick from Manhoef is predictable there
and Bitonti counters with a stiff right hand.
Bitonti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bitonti shoots in but no luck this time.
A solid body kick from Manhoef.
Manhoef throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bitonti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manhoef defends it nicely.
Manhoef looks to land a body kick but Bitonti moved away.
A swing and a miss from Bitonti.
Bitonti blocks a head kick by Manhoef.
Anthony Bitonti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Bitonti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manhoef throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bitonti.
Manhoef fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bitonti is out of range.
Bitonti shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bitonti controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bitonti looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Manhoef scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bitonti manages to mount him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhoef has left one of his arms exposed and Bitonti doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Manhoef screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Bitonti!
Anthony Bitonti really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that :: Happy Pills :: logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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