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Bellum 13: Malik Vs Maldonado PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tran Ngoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ngoc's entrance music is Dirt Room-Blue October. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tran Ngoc!
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, Derrick Silva!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ngoc circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ngoc.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a head kick but Ngoc moves out of range.
Ngoc has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Tran Ngoc has been cut.
Ngoc throws a one two combo.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ngoc closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva tries to sprawl but Ngoc drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ngoc is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ngoc pulls his head out easily.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ngoc wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ngoc pulls his head out easily.
Ngoc stands up from half guard.
Ngoc gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ngoc might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ngoc wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Ngoc got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ngoc has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva has an active guard here but Ngoc has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ngoc content to control rather than advance.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ngoc pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ngoc controlling the action here.
Ngoc wants to get back to his feet.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ngoc pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Ngoc 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.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Ngoc has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tran Ngoc's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ngoc avoids them all with ease.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ngoc eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Ngoc dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Tran Ngoc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Ngoc blocks a head kick by Silva.
Ngoc clinches.
Ngoc manages to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Ngoc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ngoc scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ngoc counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Derrick Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ngoc.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ngoc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Ngoc shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ngoc has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ngoc thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ngoc doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ngoc manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva working for a triangle but Ngoc defends it easily.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ngoc passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Ngoc has mounted him!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to escape the position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Good control from Ngoc.
Silva breaks Ngoc's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ngoc kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Ngoc shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ngoc is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derrick Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tran Ngoc's cut.
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!
Ngoc tries to clinch up.
Ngoc avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Ngoc moves out of range.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Ngoc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ngoc blocks a head kick by Silva.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Ngoc throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Ngoc lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ngoc shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Ngoc from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ngoc doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ngoc manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working for a triangle but Ngoc defends it easily.
Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ngoc uses it to pass to side control.
Silva tries to bench press Ngoc off him but Ngoc keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ngoc pulls his head out easily.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ngoc pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ngoc perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Tran Ngoc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ngoc winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imperat Superieur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Samuel Jackson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Samuel Jackson!
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, Imperat Superieur!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Superieur lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Samuel Jackson has been cut.
Superieur scores with a takedown into Jackson's guard.
Jackson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Superieur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Superieur is sitting in close to Jackson's body. Jackson has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Superieur is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Superieur is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jackson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Samuel Jackson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Jackson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jackson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jackson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Diaz's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jackson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jackson working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Diaz pushes Jackson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jackson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jackson happy to just control the position for now.
Check out the look on Jackson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stands up and beckons Diaz to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson lands a hook that stumbles Diaz back into the cage. Jackson follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Diaz to the canvas! Jackson pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Diaz has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Billy Jackson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes to the cage accompanied by Bob Marley - Bad Boys. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexey Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitchell Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thomas!
Thomas tries to work over Ivanov's front leg with a kick but Ivanov checks it.
Thomas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Thomas tries to clinch up but Ivanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivanov shoots in for a double leg but Thomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thomas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thomas wants it to stay on the feet.
Thomas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ivanov dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Ivanov's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov instigates a clinch.
Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thomas slaps away a takedown attempt from Ivanov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas rushes Ivanov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Ivanov tries for a takedown but Thomas circles away easily
and Thomas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov dodges the punch combination from Thomas.
Thomas has Ivanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Ivanov is trying to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov shoots in and drives through. Thomas sprawls well.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Ivanov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ivanov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Thomas is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thomas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ivanov's efforts to push away.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
Thomas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ivanov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thomas tries to clinch but Ivanov is having none of it.
Ivanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Ivanov keeps it at a distance.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas clinches up with Ivanov and pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas wants to break free but Ivanov has control.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch but Ivanov keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thomas throws a right hand that Ivanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ivanov also avoids with ease.
Ivanov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thomas pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ivanov back to the cage. Thomas follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thomas clinches up with Ivanov and pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas tries to break the clinch but Ivanov is controlling the position.
Ivanov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. Ivanov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ivanov misses with a head kick.
Mitchell Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Ivanov moves out of range easily.
Ivanov is looking to clinch but Thomas is avoiding it.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ivanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas lands with a nice combination. Ivanov backs away looking to recover.
Ivanov is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Thomas does no damage.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ivanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Ivanov seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Thomas shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Ivanov is backing up but Thomas catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Ivanov covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Thomas Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchell Thomas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Russell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Night (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Russell looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Night !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Night lands a big head kick that sends Russell tumbling to the mat! Night takes a step backwards and waves Russell back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Russell is rocked!
Russell looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Night knocks Russell out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Night !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arestotle Santo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santo Montoya comes into the arena with Theme From Jaws blaring out of the sound system. Billy Bob 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arestotle Santo Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob tries to bum rush Santo Montoya with a series of wild strikes but Santo Montoya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Santo Montoya shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bob gets caught napping as Santo Montoya dives in and scores a takedown. Bob manages to retain guard.
Santo Montoya slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bob wants to get back to his feet but Santo Montoya passes into half guard.
Bob is trying to stand.
Bob is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bob is trying is best to control the position here.
Bob is trying to stand.
Santo Montoya drops an elbow to the side of Bob's head.
Santo Montoya trying to control the action but Bob is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bob can do anything to dispel that myth.
Santo Montoya decides to return to a standing position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santo Montoya dodges the punch combination from Bob.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a series of strikes that have Santo Montoya backpedaling.
Santo Montoya with a poor takedown
and Bob counters with a straight right hand.
Santo Montoya fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arestotle Santo Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santo Montoya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Santo Montoya fails with a takedown attempt.
Santo Montoya drives through with a takedown into Bob's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob wants to sweep here but Santo Montoya controlling him for the moment.
Santo Montoya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bob is pulling down on Santo Montoya's head. It's preventing any offense from Santo Montoya, at least for the moment.
Santo Montoya trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santo Montoya postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bob has control of Santo Montoya's left arm, preventing Santo Montoya from doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bob swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a nice looking combination but Santo Montoya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bob gets caught napping as Santo Montoya dives in and scores a takedown. Bob manages to retain guard.
Santo Montoya won't allow Bob to sweep him here.
Bob is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Santo Montoya is controlling him.
Santo Montoya trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santo Montoya won't allow Bob to sweep him here.
Bob is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Santo Montoya wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Arestotle Santo Montoya just wasn't active enough.
Santo Montoya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santo Montoya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bob sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Santo Montoya somewhat.
Santo Montoya misses with a takedown
and Bob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bob throws a series of punches but Santo Montoya avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Billy Bob will probably get the nod.
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.
Bob misses with a jab to the body
and Santo Montoya holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Santo Montoya has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Santo Montoya - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Santo Montoya is trying to pull guard but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Santo Montoya goes for a takedown attempt but Bob pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santo Montoya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santo Montoya tries to clinch
and Bob cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Billy Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santo Montoya.
Santo Montoya dives in and scores a takedown into Bob's guard.
Santo Montoya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bob holds on and takes a little breather.
Santo Montoya sitting in guard here, content to control.
Santo Montoya trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bob looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santo Montoya is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santo Montoya stays in close to Bob's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arestotle Santo Montoya.
Bob stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bob wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arestotle Santo Montoya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Bob misses.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santo Montoya shoots in looking for a takedown but Bob manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santo Montoya's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santo Montoya fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a left and a right that send Santo Montoya crashing to the mat, dazed. Bob thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Santo Montoya is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob swats away the attempt to clinch by Santo Montoya.
Oh Santo Montoya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Santo Montoya tries for a takedown but Bob circles away easily
and Bob counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Santo Montoya off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Bob follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Santo Montoya was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Billy Bob!
After winning the bout, Billy Bob thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Eveans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eveans is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One Step Into A World. Rashad Eveans is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rashad Eveans!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jefferson feints and as Eveans raises his hands in defense, Jefferson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jefferson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jefferson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jefferson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eveans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eveans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jefferson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eveans keeping full guard, as Jefferson tries to pass.
Jefferson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jefferson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jefferson throws a big right hand that misses.
Jefferson trying to control but Eveans is working from the bottom.
Jefferson pushes down on Eveans's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jefferson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jefferson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jefferson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jefferson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jefferson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Eveans defending well though.
Jefferson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eveans blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jefferson.
Eveans manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jefferson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jefferson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rashad Eveans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Jefferson.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jefferson is defended easily by Eveans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jefferson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jefferson looking to score a takedown here. Eveans is defending well but Jefferson drives through and ends up in Eveans's guard.
Jefferson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jefferson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eveans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jefferson looking to pass the guard.
Jefferson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson postures up in Eveans's guard and throws a big left but Eveans blocks it.
Jefferson looking to pass the guard.
Jefferson postures up in Eveans's guard and throws a big left but Eveans blocks it.
Jefferson drops back looking for a leg! Eveans is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Eveans manages to kick Jefferson off! Jefferson jumps back into Eveans's guard.
Jefferson throwing strikes from guard but Eveans blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jefferson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jefferson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Eveans's guard.
Jefferson stands up over Eveans, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jefferson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jefferson is looking to work some ground and pound but Eveans has wrist control.
Jefferson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eveans keeping full guard, as Jefferson tries to pass.
Jefferson throws an elbow that misses. Eveans uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jefferson's guard. Nice move by Eveans!
Jefferson kicks Eveans off and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson tries to clinch there but Eveans circles away.
Jefferson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eveans sprawls well. Eveans wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jefferson gets slowly back to his feet.
Jefferson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eveans counters with a one-two to the body.
Eveans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jefferson misses with a takedown attempt
and Eveans counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Jefferson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jefferson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eveans but Eveans pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eveans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eveans stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson misses with an uppercut
and Eveans counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jefferson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Eveans tries a head kick but it misses.
Jefferson throws a lazy uppercut
and Eveans counters with a flying knee that drops Jefferson! Eveans dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Eveans!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Greco 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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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Greco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Greco tries a head kick but it misses.
Thiago Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Greco throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Greco fails to land with a series of punches.
Greco misses with the combination.
Gracie connects with a good right hand that stumbles Greco. Greco circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Greco misses with a double jab.
Greco tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Greco counters with a crisp one two that drops Gracie! Greco thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Gracie to his feet! Gracie is in big trouble!
Gracie is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Greco counters with a crisp right that sends Gracie to the canvas! Greco follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Greco!
After winning the bout, Chris Greco thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Maldonado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waleed Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Sergio Maldonado could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Waleed Malik's chin.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergio Maldonado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Waleed Malik!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik moves into the clinch.
Malik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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!
Malik is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Malik using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maldonado is breathing heavily.
Malik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malik lands a big head kick that sends Maldonado tumbling to the mat! Malik takes a step backwards and waves Maldonado back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Maldonado is rocked!
It looks like Sergio Maldonado has been cut.
Maldonado is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Malik doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Maldonado crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Maldonado's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Waleed Malik!
Waleed Malik is the new light heavyweight champion!
Waleed Malik decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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