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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Wade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derek Wright !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright misses with a two punch combination.
Wright cracks Wade with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wade. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Derek Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wade has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Wade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wright swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Wade. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by Wade.
Wade throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wright .
Wright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wright misses with a series of wild punches.
Wade throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wright was covering up waiting for the punch and Wade finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wade keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wright 's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wade content to stall in guard here.
Wade advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade taking a breather here.
Wade has an Americana. Wright didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Wade is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Wade hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dwayne Wade!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Hayfore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Brad Hayfore enters the cage!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Hayfore!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayfore lands a big head kick that sends Diaz tumbling to the mat! Hayfore takes a step backwards and waves Diaz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Nick Diaz has been cut.
Hayfore throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hayfore throws a sloppy head kick and Diaz moves out of range easily.
Hayfore explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Hayfore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hayfore tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hayfore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Hayfore throws a head kick that misses.
Hayfore thows a body kick. Diaz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hayfore tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayfore slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Hayfore should have avoided that one.
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Hayfore lands a big head kick that sends Diaz tumbling to the mat! Hayfore takes a step backwards and waves Diaz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz blocks a head kick by Hayfore.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hayfore and Diaz are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Hayfore throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Diaz into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Hayfore knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Brad Hayfore!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Podster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gendut Babi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rico Podster!
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, Gendut Babi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Babi misses.
Babi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Podster throws a right and a left that both miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Podster blocks the leg kick.
Podster swinging wildly here.
Babi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Podster's guard.
Babi is in close to Podster's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Babi drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Babi as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Podster screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Babi! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Gendut Babi!
Gendut Babi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rousimar Gracie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rousimar Gracie!
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, Tim Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Gracie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
I wouldn't like to be where Gracie is right now.
Gracie regains half guard.
Gracie missing with punches from the bottom.
Gracie kicks off Johnson and gets to his feet.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gracie to the mat! Gracie manages to get full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Gracie throws up his legs and catches Johnson in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Johnson tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Gracie! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rousimar Gracie!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biru Abuabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Biru Abuabu!
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, Brandon Vera!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abuabu blocks a head kick by Vera.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Abuabu does no damage.
Abuabu cracks Vera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vera lands a head kick. Abuabu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Biru Abuabu has been cut.
Abuabu avoids the head kick by Vera.
Vera tries a head kick but it misses.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Abuabu both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Brandon Vera has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vera misses with a kick to the body.
Vera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice cross by Abuabu.
No joy there for Abuabu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vera scores with a kick to the body.
Abuabu is breathing heavily.
Vera throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Abuabu.
A combination from Abuabu does no damage.
Vera thumps Abuabu with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vera tries a head kick but it misses.
Vera throws a head kick that misses.
Abuabu blocks a head kick by Vera.
Abuabu jabs at Vera's body.
Abuabu tests Vera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Abuabu throws a one two combo.
Abuabu tries to score with a low kick but Vera moves his leg out of the way.
Vera tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Abuabu - just one landing.
Abuabu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vera takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abuabu lands a lovely overhand right.
Abuabu throws a head kick but Vera moves out of range.
Vera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abuabu.
Abuabu lands a body shot.
Abuabu lands a jab to the nose.
Abuabu clobbers Vera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abuabu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abuabu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Abuabu throws a one two combo.
Vera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abuabu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice body punch from Abuabu.
Vera has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a head kick that misses.
Abuabu blocks a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Abuabu.
Abuabu connects with a body shot that sends Vera's belly button to the back.
Abuabu lands a glancing blow to the side of Vera's head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vera - that will leave a mark!
Vera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vera is looking to score with low kicks.
Abuabu lands a jab-cross combination.
Abuabu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vera lands with a slapping head kick.
Abuabu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vera takes one on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Abuabu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Abuabu lands a really nice looking cross but Vera seems unphased.
Nice straight punches there by Abuabu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abuabu.
Abuabu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Abuabu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vera misses with a head kick.
Vera fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Abuabu is out of range.
A head kick misses from Vera.
Abuabu clobbers Vera with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abuabu tries to score with a low kick but Vera moves his leg out of the way.
Left hook, right uppercut from Abuabu.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick and Abuabu moves out of range easily.
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 Biru Abuabu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Abuabu scores with a nice right hand.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Biru Abuabu is winning the standup battle so far.
Abuabu avoids the head kick by Vera.
Vera misses with a kick to the body.
Brandon Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abuabu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vera has time to react.
Abuabu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vera is rocked!
Vera moves away from the strike by Abuabu.
Vera is still on wobbly legs! Can Abuabu finish him?
Abuabu throws a jab when Vera was well out of range.
No joy there for Abuabu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abuabu.
A telegraphed right hand from Abuabu misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Abuabu misses the target.
Vera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Abuabu fails to land with a series of punches.
Abuabu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abuabu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vera circles away quickly and effectively.
Abuabu misses with a series of wild punches.
Abuabu misses with a looping right.
Vera tries a head kick but it misses.
Biru Abuabu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abuabu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abuabu misses with a wild combination.
Abuabu misses with the combination.
Vera throws a head kick but Abuabu moves out of range.
Abuabu misses with a straight left.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abuabu.
Abuabu looks to land a combination but Vera avoids it well.
Abuabu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vera slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Abuabu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Abuabu throws a looping overhand right but Vera ducks down to avoid it.
Vera moves out of range as Abuabu strikes.
Abuabu misses with a hook.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick and Abuabu moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Abuabu does no damage.
Abuabu misses with a straight left.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abuabu misses with a double jab.
Vera slips a straight right by Abuabu.
Abuabu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abuabu.
Vera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abuabu.
Abuabu throws the left hand but Vera avoids the punch easily.
Abuabu misses with a few strikes there.
Abuabu throws a series of punches but Vera moves out of range.
Abuabu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abuabu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abuabu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vera blocks a jab.
Abuabu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vera.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vera dodges the punch combination from Abuabu.
Abuabu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Abuabu misses.
Abuabu throws out a loose jab but Vera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abuabu is working the combinations to good effect here.
Abuabu looks to land a right hand but Vera moved out of range.
Abuabu misses with an uppercut.
Vera seems to have recovered his senses.
Abuabu blocks a head kick by Vera.
Abuabu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Abuabu fails to land with a series of punches.
Vera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Abuabu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vera throws a solid leg kick but Abuabu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vera.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abuabu tests Vera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abuabu scores with a three punch combo!
Vera throws a sloppy head kick and Abuabu moves out of range easily.
Abuabu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Abuabu!
Vera throws a head kick but Abuabu moves out of range.
Abuabu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Abuabu checks a leg kick nicely.
Abuabu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vera's head backwards.
Abuabu scores with a nice strike.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vera throws a head kick that misses.
Abuabu lands a two punch combo.
Vera is looking to land body kicks.
Abuabu avoids the head kick by Vera.
Vera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abuabu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Abuabu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Veras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vera misses with a head kick.
Abuabu lands with a nice combination. Vera backs away looking to recover.
Abuabu with a jab.
Abuabu moves out of range of the body kick from Vera.
Abuabu moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abuabu blocks a head kick by Vera.
Abuabu blocks a head kick by Vera.
Abuabu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Abuabu thuds a left hand into Vera's body.
Abuabu looks to land a combination. Vera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Vera tries to land a front kick but Abuabu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Abuabu.
Abuabu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vera lands with a kick to the temple. Abuabu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vera is looking to chop away at Abuabu's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as Vera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vera tries to score with a low kick but Abuabu moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abuabu lands a two punch combo.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Biru Abuabu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Vera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abuabu throws a series of strikes that have Vera backpedaling.
A head kick from Vera lands but Abuabu takes it in his stride.
Abuabu throws a monster overhand right that drops Vera! Abuabu follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biru Abuabu!
A relieved looking Biru Abuabu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amon Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Henderson!
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, Amon Ra!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Henderson's head.
Ra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ra throws a body kick that misses.
Henderson lands with a nice body punch.
Ra throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Ra throws a head kick that misses.
Ra pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ra throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Henderson's head.
Henderson lands a jab to the nose.
Henderson slips a jab from Ra.
A punch lands to the side of Ra 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henderson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Henderson does it's job there.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ra looks gassed!
Henderson cracks a nice hook into Ra's ribs.
Ra takes one to the chin there.
Henderson stuns Ra with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson throws a series of punches but Ra avoids them all with ease.
Henderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ra eats them both and turns towards Henderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ra is rocked!
Henderson scores with a jab to the body.
Ra is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Henderson has cracked Ra with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Henderson lands another huge swinging hook and Ra tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Ra, before Henderson can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dan Henderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gino Arcinas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Guillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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28
169 lbs
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22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gino Arcinas!
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, Melvin Guillard!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guillard lands a glancing blow to the side of Arcinas's head.
Guillard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guillard misses with a two punch combination.
Guillard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arcinas.
Guillard lands with a nice body punch.
Arcinas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arcinas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guillard's waist but Guillard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arcinas off to one side.
Arcinas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gino Arcinas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arcinas lands with a nice combination. Guillard backs away looking to recover.
Guillard scores with a one two! Arcinas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Guillard does no damage.
Guillard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arcinas doesn't manage to clinch there - Guillard circles away.
Guillard scores with a nice strike.
Arcinas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arcinas lands a leg kick that knocks Guillard off balance momentarily.
Guillard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arcinas shoots in but Guillard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice shot by Guillard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guillard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Good exchange - Guillard coming out on top.
Guillard cracks Arcinas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Guillard scores with a one two! Arcinas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Arcinas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guillard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arcinas.
A left lands for Guillard.
Guillard slaps away a takedown attempt from Arcinas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arcinas is breathing heavily.
Guillard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arcinas moves in looking to clinch but Guillard pushes him off.
Guillard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arcinas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arcinas shoots in but Guillard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arcinas takes one on the button.
Guillard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arcinas backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guillard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arcinas misses the jab.
Guillard cracks Arcinas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Guillard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Guillard throws a nice looking combination but Arcinas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guillard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Guillard connects with a body shot.
Arcinas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Guillard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arcinas somewhat.
Guillard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Arcinas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Arcinas dives in and grabs Guillard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Guillard pushes down on Arcinas's head and hops out.
Good exchange - Guillard coming out on top.
Guillard avoids the head kick by Arcinas.
Nice cross by Guillard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillard lands a nice shot that snaps Arcinas's head back.
Guillard lands a nice shot to the body.
Arcinas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guillard swivels and escapes.
Guillard's corner calls for a 1-2. Guillard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Guillard lands an overhand right.
Arcinas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Guillard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guillard cracks Arcinas with a good jab.
Arcinas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guillard finds it's way round the side to connect with Arcinas's head.
Arcinas plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Guillard scores with a hook.
Guillard scores with a nice head shot.
Arcinas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guillard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arcinas walks into a stiff left hand from Guillard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arcinas takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guillard feints a jab promting Arcinas to slip. Guillard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arcinas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Melvin Guillard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guillard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arcinas fails with a takedown attempt.
Guillard connects with a crisp jab.
Arcinas tries for a takedown but Guillard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guillard lands a glancing blow to the side of Arcinas's head.
Arcinas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Guillard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arcinas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Guillard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Guillard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Guillard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Arcinas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guillard dips to his left and cracks Arcinas with an uppercut!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Melvin Guillard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Guillard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arcinas backs up against the cage.
Guillard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arcinas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Guillard's head.
Guillard scores with a hook to the body. Arcinas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Guillard scores with a hook.
Arcinas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Guillard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arcinas's head backwards.
Arcinas is looking to clinch.
Guillard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arcinas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Guillard. No joy for Arcinas on that attempt.
Guillard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arcinas.
Guillard lands an overhand right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arcinas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Guillard finds it's way round the side to connect with Arcinas's head.
A left and a right from Guillard both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arcinas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arcinas is rocked!
Guillard feints a jab promting Arcinas to slip. Guillard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arcinas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oh Arcinas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arcinas ducks right into an uppercut from Guillard.
Guillard fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Arcinas to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Arcinas looks to clinch but Guillard throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Arcinas taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Melvin Guillard!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thizin Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
239 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thizin Pereira!
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, Bart Sapp!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sapp swinging wildly here.
Pereira dodges the punch combination from Sapp.
Sapp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pereira misses with a takedown attempt - Sapp sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sapp catches Pereira with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Pereira forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bart Sapp!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drew Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brayden Stock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Jordan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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23
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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20
199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drew Jordan!
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, Brayden Stock!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan clinches up against the cage.
Jordan prevents the takedown attempt.
Stock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Stock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jordan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Brayden Stock has been cut.
Stock closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jordan to the mat! Jordan manages to get full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jordan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stock is aware though and is defending well.
Jordan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stock won't allow Jordan to get back to his feet.
Jordan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stock is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
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!
Stock won't allow Jordan to get back to his feet.
Stock postures up in Jordan's guard and throws a big left but Jordan blocks it.
Stock stands and throws Jordan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jordan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jordan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stock tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stock scores with punches from side control.
Stock landing a few strikes.
Stock working the strikes but Jordan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jordan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stock on the ground.
Stock controlling the pace.
Stock is looking for a kimura but Jordan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stock to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stock lands a nice short elbow.
Jordan taking some punishment here, with Stock in his half guard.
Stock controlling the action here.
Jordan is in trouble now - Stock has advanced to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordan wants to hold on but Stock pushes him away.
Stock lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Stock controlling the position easily from mount.
Jordan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jordan hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is in a horrible position here. Stock smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stock has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jordan's face.
Stock landing strikes from the mount and Jordan is in trouble!
Stock controlling from mount.
Stock scoring with strikes but Jordan is staying in there.
Jordan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stock content just to control the position here.
Oh Jordan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stock working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stock controlling the pace for now.
Jordan seems to have got his legs back now.
Stock is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stock scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jordan?
Jordan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Stock with good strikes from the mount here!
Stock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jordan hang on?
Stock drops a big elbow. That's hurt Jordan! More shots from Stock and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brayden Stock!
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