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HFC 29 Glory PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Fernandes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten has a takedown stuffed.
Fernandes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rutten wants to get up but he can't break Fernandes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rutten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fernandes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fernandes is looking for a triangle here but Rutten uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Rutten wants to stand but Fernandes has his arm trapped.
Rutten tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Rutten is looking to take a break and control but Fernandes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes is looking to reverse the position.
Fernandes struggling a bit here.
Rutten lands an elbow.
Fernandes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rutten. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rutten decides to stand back up. Rutten steps back and let's Fernandes get back to his feet.
Rutten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fernandes throws out the jab.
Fernandes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fernandes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fernandes misses with a wild combination.
Fernandes is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes misses with a combination
and Rutten counters with a head kick that drops Fernandes to the mat! Fernandes scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Pablo Fernandes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandes slaps away a takedown attempt from Rutten, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fernandes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutten circles away quickly and effectively.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fernandes but Fernandes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas Rutten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rutten counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pablo Fernandes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandes looks gassed!
Fernandes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rutten. That one must have hurt.
Rutten tries to clinch but Fernandes moves out of range.
Rutten fails with the takedown.
Rutten closes the distance and clinches up with Fernandes, looking for a takedown. Rutten pushes Fernandes against the cage but Fernandes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rutten dives in and grabs Fernandes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fernandes pushes down on Rutten's head and hops out.
Rutten shoots in looking for a takedown but Fernandes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rutten's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fernandes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fernandes takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rutten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten clinches up with Fernandes and pushes him back against the cage.
Fernandes looking to throw knees to the head but Rutten is blocking nicely.
Rutten breaks from the clinch.
Fernandes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rutten scores with a three punch combo!
Fernandes leaves Rutten with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rutten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fernandes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rutten tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fernandes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernandes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandes rushes Rutten and presses him up against the cage.
Rutten stalling in the clinch but Fernandes improves position.
Fernandes throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fernandes.
Fernandes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rutten blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Rutten.
Rutten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fernandes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rutten manages to break the clinch.
Rutten throws a head kick that Fernandes semi-blocks.
Rutten closes the distance and clinches up with Fernandes, looking for a takedown. Rutten pushes Fernandes against the cage but Fernandes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fernandes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rutten stalks Fernandes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fernandes's face. Fernandes staggers backwards, shaken.
Rutten shoots for a takedown but Fernandes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fernandes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rutten is looking to clinch but Fernandes is avoiding it.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fernandes as he jumps to the side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fernandes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutten fails to land the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Fernandes. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Rutten dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rutten closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fernandes circles away.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fernandes as he avoids it easily.
Fernandes fails to land with a series of punches.
Bas Rutten is winning the standup battle so far.
Rutten takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Bas Rutten has been cut.
Rutten with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fernandes rushes Rutten and presses him up against the cage.
Rutten is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas Rutten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rutten has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fernandes uses from the top position.
Rutten is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fernandes can do to turn this around?
Rutten not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fernandes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rutten, up you get!
Fernandes misses with a wild combination.
Fernandes throws a right and a left that Rutten avoids nicely.
Rutten fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten shoots in looking for a takedown but Fernandes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rutten's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rutten lands a nice looking body shot.
Fernandes leaves Rutten with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fernandes moves in looking to clinch but Rutten pushes him off.
Fernandes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rutten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rutten feints a jab promting Fernandes to slip. Rutten then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fernandes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rutten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fernandes.
Bas Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rutten pushes Fernandes away with a front kick.
Fernandes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fernandes wants it to stay on the feet.
Rutten shoots in for a double leg but Fernandes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rutten tries to clinch but Fernandes is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fernandes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rutten counters with a head kick.
Fernandes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fernandes tries to avoid it but Rutten manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fernandes to the ground. Fernandes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rutten looks for a takedown but Fernandes sprawls well.
Fernandes closes the distance and clinches.
Fernandes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rutten just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fernandes's brow.
Rutten is working for takedown but Fernandes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fernandes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rutten wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fernandes has him pressed against the cage.
Fernandes tries a knee to the head but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rutten tries a body shot but Fernandes blocks it.
Fernandes misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fernandes tries to land a knee to the head but Rutten blocks with his arms.
Rutten tries to pull guard but Fernandes won't allow it.
Rutten wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rutten is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fernandes is keeping busy.
Fernandes looking to throw knees to the head but Rutten is blocking nicely.
Rutten is trying to stall.
Rutten tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fernandes smiles and moves away.
Fernandes swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutten.
Rutten shoots in looking for a takedown. Fernandes tries to sprawl out of it but Rutten keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fernandes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fernandes avoids the head kick by Rutten.
A nice combination there by Fernandes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandes throws a sloppy head kick and Rutten moves out of range easily.
Fernandes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fernandes forces Rutten back against the cage and clinches.
Rutten is leaning against Fernandes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fernandes looking to throw knees to the head but Rutten is blocking nicely.
Fernandes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fernandes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rutten.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fernandes as Rutten tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pablo Fernandes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bas Rutten's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rutten tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Fernandes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rutten shoots in but Fernandes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fernandes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fernandes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rutten eats them both and turns towards Fernandes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rutten doesn't manage to clinch there - Fernandes circles away.
Rutten is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rutten shoots for a double leg takedown but Fernandes sprawls well. He's pushed Rutten's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fernandes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rutten makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fernandes is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Rutten takes the fight into the clinch.
Fernandes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fernandes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rutten.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bas Rutten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandes keeps control of Rutten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rutten tries to break the clinch but Fernandes is controlling the position.
Fernandes tries a knee to the head but Rutten blocks it.
Fernandes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rutten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fernandes keeps control of Rutten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bas Rutten has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fernandes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rutten blocks an elbow strike from Fernandes.
Fernandes takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rutten is trying to drag Fernandes to the mat but Fernandes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rutten is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fernandes is keeping busy.
Rutten is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fernandes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes tries a knee to the head but Rutten blocks it.
Fernandes stops a takedown attempt from Rutten.
Fernandes misses with a knee to the head.
Fernandes has Rutten pressed against the cage, preventing Rutten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fernandes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fernandes tries a knee to the head but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten is trying to maintain a safe position but Fernandes gets an underhook and turns Rutten into the cage.
Fernandes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rutten blocks it with crossed arms.
Rutten has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fernandes uses from the top position.
Rutten has his feet on Fernandes's thighs here. He's pushed Fernandes off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Fernandes screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bas Rutten!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabuko Nabakenya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes to the cage accompanied by (Matallica) Ride the lightning. Nabakenya is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stand up and shout (Steel Dragon). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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206 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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24
208 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Brooks!
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, Kabuko Nabakenya!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabakenya lands with a hook. Brooks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nabakenya.
Brooks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Brooks slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nabakenya scores with a jab. Brooks acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brooks tries to clinch but Nabakenya is having none of it.
Nabakenya dips to his left and cracks Brooks with an uppercut!
Nabakenya lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Nabakenya jabs Brooks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Nabakenya circles away.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nabakenya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nabakenya throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
Nabakenya swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Donk. Nabakenya catches Brooks right on the button with a cross.
Nabakenya throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
Brooks takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brooks tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nabakenya keeps the fight on the outside.
Brooks throws a sloppy head kick and Nabakenya moves out of range easily.
Nabakenya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooks moves away.
Brooks tries to clinch up.
Brooks throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Nabakenya misses its intended target.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nabakenya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nabakenya lands a nice hook to Brooks's body. Brooks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Nabakenya does it's job there.
Brooks lands a head kick. Nabakenya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nabakenya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks tries to clinch but Nabakenya moves away
and Nabakenya counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Nabakenya misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nabakenya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nabakenya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nabakenya darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nabakenya misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Nabakenya.
Nabakenya connects with a crisp jab.
Nabakenya misses with a hook. Brooks ducked under it nicely.
Brooks drops his hands momentarily and Nabakenya takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nabakenya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nabakenya lands with an overhand left.
Nabakenya misses with a looping right.
Nabakenya connects with a single shot there.
Nabakenya is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brooks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nabakenya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nabakenya throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabakenya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nabakenya looks gassed!
Brooks wants to clinch but Nabakenya slips to the side
and Nabakenya counters with a nice uppercut.
Nabakenya misses with an uppercut.
Brooks closes the distance but Nabakenya moves to the side
and Nabakenya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brooks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nabakenya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brooks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nabakenya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nabakenya tests Brooks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nabakenya misses with a hook.
Nabakenya takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A big left from Nabakenya misses.
Brooks closes the distance and pushes Nabakenya back into the cage.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks wants to clinch up but Nabakenya keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Nabakenya there.
Nabakenya misses with a wild body shot.
Nabakenya goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nabakenya scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brooks slips a straight right by Nabakenya.
Brooks lands a head kick. Nabakenya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Nabakenya does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brooks looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nabakenya keeps the fight on the outside.
Brooks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nabakenya.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brooks tries to clinch
and Nabakenya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brooks closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabuko Nabakenya 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.
Nabakenya misses with a right hand
and Brooks counters with a nice leg kick.
Brooks is looking to clinch but Nabakenya is avoiding it.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nabakenya misses with a hook.
Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Brooks moves in looking to clinch but Nabakenya pushes him off.
Brooks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brooks wants to clinch but Nabakenya slips to the side
and Nabakenya counters with a nice uppercut.
Nabakenya 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.
Brooks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brooks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nabakenya's head.
Brooks takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nabakenya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brooks tries to clinch up
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks closes the distance looking to clinch
and Brooks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.
Nabakenya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brooks walks into a left hand.
Nabakenya digs a good hook to Brooks's body.
Nabakenya connects with a body shot.
Brooks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Brooks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nabakenya wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Nabakenya tries to break free but Brooks pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nabakenya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brooks darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brooks tries to clinch but Nabakenya is having none of it.
Brooks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brooks slips a jab from Nabakenya.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch but Nabakenya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Nabakenya.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Nabakenya circles away.
Nabakenya just misses with a punch to the body.
Nabakenya misses with a wild combination.
Nabakenya scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brooks in his tracks.
Brooks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks staying out of range there.
Nabakenya dips to his left and cracks Brooks with an uppercut!
Brooks has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brooks has Nabakenya pressed against the cage, preventing Nabakenya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nabakenya is trying to break the clinch but Brooks has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch but Nabakenya keeps him there for the moment.
Brooks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nabakenya swats away the attempt to clinch by Brooks.
Nabakenya looks to throw the jab but Brooks is out of range.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Nabakenya circles away.
Nabakenya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brooks tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nabakenya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nabakenya counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabakenya takes a swing at Brooks's ribcage but misses.
Brooks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brooks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brooks on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Nabakenya circles away.
Brooks wants to clinch.
Nabakenya misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nabakenya misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks tries to clinch but Nabakenya is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nabakenya takes one to the side of the head.
Nabakenya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brooks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nabakenya.
Nabakenya misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kabuko Nabakenya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nabakenya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brooks uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nabakenya.
Nabakenya keeps the fight on the outside.
Brooks lands with a nice body kick.
Brooks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nabakenya if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab lands there for Nabakenya.
Nabakenya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brooks.
Nabakenya cracks Brooks with a good jab.
Brooks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nabakenya.
Brooks doesn't manage to clinch there - Nabakenya circles away.
Jason Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nabakenya misses with a hook. Brooks ducked under it nicely.
Brooks moves out of range as Nabakenya strikes.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brooks scores with a head kick. Nabakenya tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A swing and a miss from Nabakenya.
Nabakenya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brooks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Nabakenya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nabakenya scores with a hook.
Nabakenya throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brooks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brooks scores with a head kick.
Nabakenya thows a body shot but no joy.
Brooks tries to clinch but Nabakenya is having none of it.
Kabuko Nabakenya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brooks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brooks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks breaks the clinch.
Nabakenya scores with a hook.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nabakenya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nabakenya misses with a looping left.
Brooks fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brooks tries to clinch but Nabakenya moves away
and Nabakenya counters with a one-two to the body.
Nabakenya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brooks goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Brooks.
Brooks ducks under a wild hook from Nabakenya.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Nabakenya connects with a nice looking jab.
Nabakenya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks tries to clinch up but Nabakenya circles away and keeps his distance.
Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nabakenya has him pressed against the cage.
Brooks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brooks keeps control of Nabakenya as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nabakenya prevents Brooks from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brooks has had enough of the clinch but Nabakenya keeps him there for the moment.
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nabakenya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Nabakenya catches Brooks right on the button with a cross.
Brooks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nabakenya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nabakenya misses with a combination
and Brooks counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brooks clinches up with Nabakenya and pushes him back against the cage.
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brooks tries to clinch but Nabakenya moves out of range.
Brooks wants to clinch
and Nabakenya counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jason Brooks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks clinches.
Brooks breaks the clinch.
Nabakenya lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Brooks.
A big right from Nabakenya misses.
Nabakenya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nabakenya throws a right and a left that Brooks avoids nicely.
Nabakenya blocks a head kick by Brooks.
Brooks is looking to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks moves into the clinch.
Brooks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brooks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nabakenya scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Nabakenya finds it's way through Brooks's defenses.
Nabakenya avoids the head kick by Brooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Brooks showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nabakenya 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabuko Nabakenya!
Post fight, Kabuko Nabakenya stared into the camera and said 'I have gone through some rough times in my MMA career but tonight at this moment, I owe the world to Jason Brooks for a great Fight, Ceasar Tomson for his talking me into taking this fight and Let\'er Buck Gym for making my skills great. I am Luganda, Remember Steel may bend but never breaks!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruchacz Zak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poppa Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear has chosen Jethro Tull- Locomotive Breath as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Poppa Bear enters the cage!
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240 lbs
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19
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruchacz Zak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Poppa Bear!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear pushes Zak up against the cage in a clinch.
Bear lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bear tightens his grip and picks Zak up, before dumping him to the ground. Zak manages to land in guard.
Bear scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bear throwing strikes but missing.
Zak knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bear on the ground.
Bear with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bear landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear working some strikes from top position.
Bear postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bear postures up in Zak's guard and throws a big left but Zak blocks it.
Zak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bear keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zak's head.
Zak is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zak is breathing heavily.
Bear lands a couple of digs.
Bear working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zak is rocked!
Bear postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Zak covers up, he's hurt! Bear keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bear and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bear can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Poppa Bear!
Poppa Bear tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thorin Odinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mayor Hammertown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odinson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I will not bow (Breaking Benjamine). Hammertown has chosen mama said knock u out as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thorin Odinson!
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, Mayor Hammertown!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odinson closes the distance and clinches.
Odinson lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Mayor Hammertown has been cut.
Odinson with a knee to the head.
Odinson breaks from the clinch.
Odinson tries to clinch but Hammertown is having none of it.
Odinson tries to clinch but Hammertown moves out of range.
Odinson wants to clinch.
Odinson misses with a straight left.
A jab lands there for Odinson.
Hammertown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Odinson sprawls well. Odinson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hammertown gets slowly back to his feet.
Odinson wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odinson rushes Hammertown and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Odinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Odinson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hammertown.
Thorin Odinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammertown avoids the head kick by Odinson.
Hammertown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Odinson takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick from Odinson lands but Hammertown takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson tries to clinch up but Hammertown circles away and keeps his distance.
Hammertown throws a body punch but Odinson moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Hammertown. Those never looked like landing.
Odinson moves in looking to clinch but Hammertown pushes him off.
Thorin Odinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Odinson moves in looking to clinch but Hammertown pushes him off.
Odinson is looking to clinch.
Odinson has closed the distance and engaged Hammertown in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammertown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Odinson is defending well for now.
Odinson breaks from the clinch.
Odinson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hammertown takes a step back to recover.
Hammertown circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odinson drives through and clinches with Hammertown against the cage.
Odinson manages to break the clinch.
Odinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hammertown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Hammertown misses the target.
Odinson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hammertown's head.
Odinson throws a nice looking combination but Hammertown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Odinson moves into the clinch successfully.
Odinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Hammertown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Odinson manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammertown's defenses.
Hammertown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hammertown takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammertown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hammertown looks gassed!
Hammertown takes an elbow to the temple.
Hammertown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Odinson with a knee to the head.
Odinson lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Odinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Odinson lands an elbow inside.
Odinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorin Odinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mayor Hammertown'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.
Odinson tries to clinch there but Hammertown circles away.
Odinson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hammertown. That did some damage!
Hammertown feints a jab promting Odinson to slip. Hammertown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Odinson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hammertown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Odinson tries to clinch there but Hammertown circles away.
Odinson moves in looking to clinch but Hammertown pushes him off.
Odinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorin Odinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hammertown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Odinson drives through and clinches with Hammertown against the cage.
Hammertown tries to break free but Odinson pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odinson manages to break the clinch.
Hammertown tries to keep at a distance but Odinson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hammertown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hammertown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Odinson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hammertown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hammertown is breathing heavily.
Odinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hammertown avoids the damage to the body.
Odinson pushes off an throws an elbow but Hammertown leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Odinson trying to land knees to the body.
Odinson lands a nice elbow.
Odinson throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson lands an elbow that stopped Hammertown in his tracks for a moment.
Odinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Odinson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hammertown.
Odinson rushes Hammertown and presses him up against the cage.
Odinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hammertown.
Odinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorin Odinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hammertown circles away.
Odinson moves into the clinch successfully.
Odinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hammertown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Odinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hammertown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Odinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Odinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Odinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Odinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hammertown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Odinson closes the distance and clinches.
Odinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Odinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammertown looks to land a body kick but Odinson moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Odinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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!
Odinson moves in looking to clinch but Hammertown pushes him off.
Hammertown lands with a straight right. Odinson didn't see that one coming.
Hammertown loads up on a big right hand but Odinson slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Odinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Odinson looks to land a left hand but Hammertown moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammertown tries to land a front kick but Odinson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hammertown fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thorin Odinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mayor Hammertown's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Odinson has managed to clinch.
Odinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammertown wants to get back to striking at distance but Odinson won't allow it.
Odinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hammertown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Odinson obliges.
Odinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Odinson rushes Hammertown and presses him up against the cage.
Odinson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hammertown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Odinson lands an elbow inside.
Odinson with a knee to the head.
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!
Odinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammertown takes one to the side of the head.
Hammertown misses with a lunging right hand
and Odinson counters by clinching up.
Odinson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Odinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Odinson breaks the clinch.
Odinson lands a high kick!
Hammertown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Odinson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Odinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Hammertown circles away.
Odinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Odinson.
Odinson wants to clinch up but Hammertown keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Hammertown.
Odinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hammertown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Odinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Odinson obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Odinson.
Odinson working Hammertown over with knees to the body.
Odinson breaks the clinch.
Odinson tries to clinch but Hammertown is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammertown circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Hammertown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Odinson wants to clinch.
Odinson closes the distance and pushes Hammertown back into the cage.
Thorin Odinson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Odinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammertown's defenses.
Odinson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hammertown working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammertown takes a knee to the side of the body.
Odinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammertown's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Odinson.
Odinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Odinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammertown fails to land with a series of punches.
Odinson has Hammertown up against the cage in a clinch.
Mayor Hammertown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Odinson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees to the body from Odinson.
Odinson lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thorin Odinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Odinson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorin Odinson!
As Thorin Odinson got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I am the Thunder God, you mere mortals now know the fury of my hammers. I will win and you will lose. Behold my Glory '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mariano Ozawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mariano Ozawa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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142 lbs
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147 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Chris Bias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mariano Ozawa!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bias tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ozawa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bias lands a shoulder strike.
Ozawa blocks an uppercut.
Bias fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ozawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ozawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mariano Ozawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bias keeps the fight on the outside.
Ozawa throws a lazy head kick
and Bias counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ozawa's guard now.
Bias is breathing heavily.
Bias preventing the sweep.
Bias drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ozawa dives on top into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozawa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bias's guard.
Ozawa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ozawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bias has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ozawa has managed to get both his arms back between Bias's legs - danger averted.
Ozawa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ozawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bias working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bias had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ozawa defends it easily.
Ozawa cracks Bias with a solid left hand.
Bias has a closed guard, preventing Ozawa from standing up.
Bias working a defensive guard here.
Ozawa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ozawa shoots in and bounces Bias off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bias throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Ozawa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ozawa stands up and waves to Bias to follow him.
Ozawa rushes Bias and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ozawa manages to break the clinch.
Bias shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ozawa as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Bias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ozawa moves in looking to clinch but Bias pushes him off.
Ozawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Ozawa.
Ozawa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ozawa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ozawa throws a head kick that half lands.
Ozawa feints a jab promting Bias to slip. Ozawa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bias slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bias fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bias shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ozawa sprawls well. Ozawa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bias gets slowly back to his feet.
Ozawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Bias circles away.
Ozawa is looking to clinch but Bias is avoiding it.
Ozawa tries to clinch up but Bias circles away and keeps his distance.
Ozawa tries for a takedown but Bias sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bias changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ozawa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bias thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bias goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ozawa has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bias but great work by Ozawa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bias manages to get back to half guard.
Bias looking for submissions off his back.
Bias trying to control here.
Ozawa working over Bias with some ground and pound. Bias looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bias is trying to control but can't.
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!
Ozawa is looking to take a break and control but Bias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bias actively working from the bottom here.
Bias is refusing to be controlled, as Ozawa sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariano Ozawa 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.
Bias tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ozawa swivels and escapes.
Ozawa wants to clinch
and Bias counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bias is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ozawa has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ozawa is looking to escape.
Ozawa is holding on to half guard well.
Bias thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ozawa's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bias is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozawa manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Ozawa tries to clinch up.
Ozawa wants to clinch up but Bias keeps it at a distance.
Ozawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ozawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ozawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ozawa missing with knees to the body.
Bias is trying to break the clinch but Ozawa has him pressed against the cage.
Bias fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ozawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good body shot from Ozawa.
Ozawa is trying to force a seperation but Bias has the dominant position.
Ozawa is trying to maintain a safe position but Bias gets an underhook and turns Ozawa into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bias fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Bias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ozawa tries to clinch up but Bias circles away and keeps his distance.
Ozawa wants to clinch up but Bias keeps it at a distance.
Ozawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Bias circles away.
Bias avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozawa wants to clinch up but Bias keeps it at a distance.
Bias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bias looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ozawa is fending him off so far but Bias persists. Nope, Ozawa circles away and we're back to standing.
Ozawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozawa misses with a takedown
and Bias counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ozawa's guard now.
Bias throwing strikes from guard but Ozawa blocks nicely.
Bias throws an elbow that misses. Ozawa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bias's guard. Nice move by Ozawa!
Bias is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ozawa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ozawa is sitting in close to Bias's body. Bias has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Ozawa is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Ozawa is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bias.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chris Bias!
Chris Bias seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Hopler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hopler might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bodies (Let the Bodies Hit the Floor) . Fisher comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Six Feet Under - Seed Of Filth kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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201 lbs
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200 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Hopler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fisher!
Fisher is trying to stand.
Fisher is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hopler wants to control the pace but Fisher is squirming around nicely.
Hopler working for a submission but Fisher is keeping him at bay.
Hopler is breathing heavily.
Fisher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fisher really wants to buck Hopler off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopler controlling from mount.
Fisher bucks up and throws Hopler to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Fisher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fisher uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fisher swinging wildly here.
Hopler misses with the combination.
Fisher looks for the body kick but Hopler saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Fisher as he connects with a hook.
Fisher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fisher.
Fisher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hopler moves in looking to clinch but Fisher pushes him off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher scores with a jab to the head.
Hopler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fisher sprawls well initially but Hopler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fisher pushes Hopler off looking to stand but Hopler dives back in and keeps control.
Hopler throwing shots but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Hopler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hopler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopler stops Fisher from getting back to his feet.
Well, if Hopler is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hopler wants to take a breather but Fisher is having none of it.
Fisher makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hopler throws a one two combo.
Fisher falls off balance throwing a combination
so Hopler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fisher pushes Hopler off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hopler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fisher misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fisher!
Hopler landing punches.
Hopler tries to control but Fisher wriggling away.
Hopler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hopler looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fisher somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fisher on the side of the head.
Fisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fisher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Hopler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fisher throws a looping overhand right but Hopler ducks down to avoid it.
Hopler manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fisher on his heels. He'll look to pass Fisher's guard now, I'm sure.
Fisher pushes Hopler off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hopler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hopler misses with the combination.
Fisher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fisher gets caught flat footed, as Hopler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fisher pushes Hopler off and scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fisher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopler slips a jab and a cross from Fisher.
Hopler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fisher's half guard.
Hopler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fisher is trying to stand up here but Hopler is controlling him well.
Fisher is staying active underneath Hopler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hopler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fisher pushes Hopler off and gets back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hopler.
Hopler has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher looks to land a body kick but Hopler moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hopler wants to pass the guard but Fisher is keeping the position.
Hopler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sammy Hopler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hopler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fisher's guard.
Fisher manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Fisher enables Hopler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fisher manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hopler trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Fisher pushes Hopler off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hopler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopler is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Hopler trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fisher is looking to stand up but Hopler isn't so interested in that idea.
Fisher wriggles free and stands up.
Fisher throws a leg kick but Hopler moved away.
Hopler looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fisher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hopler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fisher is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is looking to stand up but Hopler isn't so interested in that idea.
Hopler wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
Hopler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hopler won't allow Fisher to get back to his feet.
Fisher scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Fisher. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fisher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hopler stands up and waves to Fisher to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sammy Hopler dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hopler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fisher pushes Hopler off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fisher swinging wildly here.
Fisher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hopler won't allow Fisher to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopler wants to pass the guard but Fisher is keeping the position.
Fisher scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Hopler throws a series of punches but Fisher avoids them all with ease.
Fisher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hopler gets to his feet - Fisher follows without any prompting.
Hopler drives through with a takedown into Fisher's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hopler wants to control from the top but Fisher keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher pushes Hopler off and scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Fisher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hopler checks a leg kick nicely.
Hopler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fisher sprawls well initially but Hopler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hopler prevents Fisher from standing back up.
Fisher makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hopler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hopler working the head with strikes.
Hopler lands an elbow.
Fisher on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hopler is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fisher has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hopler looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopler tries to score with some ground and pound. Fisher controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fisher is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hopler has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hopler trying to control the action but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Fisher wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hopler tries for a kimura but Fisher is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hopler is controlling him well.
Hopler lands an elbow.
Fisher is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fisher is not content to let Hopler control the position.
Fisher wants to get back to his feet but Hopler drags him back down.
Nate Fisher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sammy Hopler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fisher misses with a strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sammy Hopler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hopler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sammy Hopler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quintus Daedalus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clegane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Life in the Fast Lane. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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22
247 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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22
267 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quintus Daedalus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daedalus looks to land a right hand but Clegane moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Clegane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Clegane slips under a jab from Daedalus.
Daedalus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clegane throws a series of punches but Daedalus avoids them all with ease.
Clegane lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Quintus Daedalus has been cut.
Clegane throws a series of punches but Daedalus moves out of range.
Clegane lands a jab.
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!
Clegane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daedalus throws a shot to the body.
Daedalus shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Clegane manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Clegane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Daedalus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daedalus passes Clegane's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Clegane wants to get back to his feet.
Daedalus is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Clegane is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Quintus Daedalus!
Post fight, an emotional Quintus Daedalus said 'Thanks to my new manager for taking me under his wings. I\'m sure it will be good for my career!'.
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