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Bellum 15: Christmas Show PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cody Stuart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Chu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Chu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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139 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cody Stuart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Chu!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stuart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chu has closed the distance and engaged Stuart in a clinch.
Chu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chu.
A short right from Chu.
Chu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stuart or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chu lands a knee to the body.
Stuart is breathing heavily.
Chu keeps control of Stuart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chu gets through Stuart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Chu.
Knees to the body from Chu.
A short right from Chu.
Stuart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stuart is rocked!
Chu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Stuart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu misses with a knee to the head.
Stuart seems to have got his legs back now.
Chu lands a left hand.
Chu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chu keeps control of Stuart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chu cracks Stuart with a nice body shot.
Chu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chu lands a shoulder strike.
Chu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chu lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Stuart crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chu - the referee stops the clock and Stuart gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chu. Stuart manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stuart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chu throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Chu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chu keeps Stuart at a distance using the push kick.
Chu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stuart.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chu. Stuart shrugs it off though.
Stuart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chu. Chu obviously looking to wear him down.
Chu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chu scoring well with a low kick there.
Chu moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chu connects with a body shot that sends Stuart's belly button to the back.
Chu looks to land a combination. Stuart sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Cody Stuart has been cut.
Stuart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chu. Chu obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu forces Stuart back against the cage and clinches.
Chu with a knee to the head.
Stuart tries to work over Chu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stuarts head.
Chu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stuart.
Cody Stuart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stuart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chu sends Stuart crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Chu is motioning to the referee to let Stuart up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chu scoring well with a low kick there.
Chu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chu fakes the leg kick and cracks Stuart in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu lands a front kick.
A good leg kick by Chu.
Good leg kick by Chu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chu thumps Stuart with a low kick.
Chu throws a nice inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Chu.
Chu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Stuart will feel that in the morning.
Tony Chu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chu scores with a push kick.
Chu lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chu.
Chu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Chu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cody Stuart's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chu.
Chu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stuart takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Chu lands with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Chu! Stuart is out on his feet! Chu rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Stuart is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Stuart is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Chu!
Tony Chu 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hughes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Country Boy Can Survive. Matt Hughes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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, Matt Hughes!
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, Ted Parker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes misses with a takedown
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hughes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes has his takedown stuffed
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hughes has his takedown stuffed
so Parker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Parker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hughes dives on top into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Parker is retaining full guard.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Parker looking for a guillotine here but Hughes defends easily.
Parker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Parker managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Parker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hughes has managed to get both his arms back between Parker's legs - danger averted.
Hughes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Parker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Parker wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes pushing down on Parker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hughes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hughes wants to pass the guard but Parker is defending well.
Parker looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes stalling.
Parker wants to control but Hughes is keeping busy.
Hughes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Parker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hughes is looking to pass Parker's guard but actually Parker recovers to full guard.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Parker keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matt Hughes.
A telegraphed right hand from Parker misses the target.
Parker scores a takedown into full mount!
Parker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Parker looking to ground and pound but Hughes is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Parker working Hughes over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Parker dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Parker lands a jab to the head.
Parker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hughes fails with the takedown
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Hughes fails with the takedown
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Hughes's head but Hughes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hughes fails with the takedown
enabling Parker to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hughes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hughes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Parker counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Parker throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parker counters with a stiff right hand.
Parker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Parker showed some decent athleticism there.
Hughes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Parker.
Parker thows a huge punch but Hughes dodges it nicely.
Hughes wants to control but Parker is keeping busy.
Parker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Parker.
Parker frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Parker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Parker misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to control the pace but Hughes is squirming around nicely.
Parker working the ground and pound effectively.
Parker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Parker trying to control but Hughes is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hughes looks a forlorn figure.
Parker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hughes hang on?
Parker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Parker.
Ted Parker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hughes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Parker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Parker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hughes was covering up waiting for the punch and Parker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Parker throws a big right hand that misses.
Hughes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Parker controls the pace.
Parker throwing strikes but missing.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hughes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Parker.
Hughes dodges the ground and pound from Parker.
Parker working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughes dodges the ground and pound from Parker.
Parker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hughes keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hughes is avoiding damage well.
Parker staying calm.
Hughes is not content to let Parker control the position.
Parker working the strikes but Hughes uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Parker 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.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ted Parker wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hughes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Parker.
Hughes fails with the takedown
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hughes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Hughes shoots and misses
and Parker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hughes won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker taking a breather here.
Hughes avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Parker.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Hughes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hughes takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ted Parker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Parker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Parker!
Ted Parker 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DAngelo Damsbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dragovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DAngelo Damsbury could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Dragovich's chin.
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DAngelo Damsbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Dragovich!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragovich tries to bum rush Damsbury with a series of wild strikes but Damsbury uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dragovich looks to land a combination but Damsbury avoids it well.
Dragovich defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Damsbury.
Dragovich throws a series of punches but Damsbury avoids them all with ease.
Dragovich throws a series of punches but Damsbury avoids them all with ease.
Dragovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Damsbury closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dragovich circles away.
Dragovich throws a body punch but Damsbury moves out of range.
Dragovich throws a right and a left that Damsbury avoids nicely.
Dragovich pushes Damsbury up against the cage in a clinch.
Damsbury fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DAngelo Damsbury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dragovich breaks from the clinch.
Dragovich misses with a double jab
and Damsbury counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damsbury thows a huge punch but Dragovich dodges it nicely.
Damsbury throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovich tries to kick Damsbury off but Damsbury keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Damsbury is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dragovich has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dragovich blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damsbury.
Dragovich pushes Damsbury off looking to stand but Damsbury dives back in and keeps control.
Dragovich looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damsbury 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.
Dragovich is defending against the submission attempts here by Damsbury.
Dragovich is trying to stand up here but Damsbury is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damsbury is working for a submission of some sort.
Damsbury stops Dragovich from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damsbury is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dragovich doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Damsbury.
Damsbury is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dragovich doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Damsbury.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragovich wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivan Dragovich will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Damsbury feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dragovich wants to stand up but Damsbury is controlling him.
Dragovich pushes Damsbury off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Damsbury closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Damsbury prevents Dragovich from escaping the position.
Damsbury working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damsbury tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dragovich's legs.
Dragovich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dragovich is breathing heavily.
Dragovich throws Damsbury to one side and escapes!
Dragovich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damsbury.
Dragovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Damsbury counters with a takedown into side control.
DAngelo Damsbury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Damsbury is trying to get an arm triangle but Dragovich is defending well.
Dragovich wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damsbury working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Damsbury looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Damsbury swings around for an armbar but Dragovich sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Damsbury's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damsbury has a closed guard, preventing Dragovich from standing up.
Damsbury had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dragovich defends it easily.
Dragovich wants to stand and escape but instead Damsbury has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damsbury throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DAngelo Damsbury dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dragovich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dragovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragovich lands a jab to the nose.
Dragovich swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Damsbury counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dragovich won't be happy with that.
Dragovich wants to get back to his feet.
Damsbury tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Damsbury prevents Dragovich from escaping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovich is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Damsbury take his back! Uh oh - Damsbury has got a rear naked choke here! Dragovich is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). DAngelo Damsbury!
Post fight, DAngelo Damsbury took to the microphone: 'I want my title shot for the Bellum Light Heavyweight Championship, Put me in the tournament and I guarantee I will knockout and submit every opponent that is put in front of me for I am The Greatest Mixed Martial Artist Of All Time and I will lay waste to my competition, Call me cocky, call me arro'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jean Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sisi Taille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sisi Taille has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Van Dam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sisi Taille!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taille scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Dam closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Van Dam lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Van Dam stays in close to Taille's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taille is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Dam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taille is keeping the position for now.
Taille controls Van Dam momentarily but Van Dam frees himself.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sisi Taille hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Van Dam misses with a wild body shot.
Taille is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Taille's guard.
Taille had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van Dam defends it easily.
Van Dam postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Taille is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Van Dam, into his guard.
Taille working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Dam has Taille pulled in close to control his posture.
Van Dam wants to sweep here but Taille controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam keeping moving, preventing Taille from controlling successfully.
Taille is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Taille tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Dam is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A solid body kick from Taille.
Van Dam shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Taille pushes Van Dam off looking to stand but Van Dam dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taille wants to get back to full guard.
Van Dam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taille is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Dam looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taille with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taille is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Van Dam jumps into side control!
Van Dam working away.
Van Dam looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Taille is avoiding damage well.
Taille manages to work his way to half guard, despite Van Dam's best efforts.
Van Dam 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Van Dam seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taille does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jean Van Dam wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Van Dam decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Taille is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taille is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Dam scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taille won't allow Van Dam to pass to mount.
Taille has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Dam is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Van Dam dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Van Dam looks to throw the jab but Taille is out of range.
Sisi Taille is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taille looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Dam gets the takedown into side control.
Van Dam in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Van Dam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taille keeps working.
Van Dam is chipping away with strikes.
Taille tries to improve position but can't.
Van Dam in side control lands a decent elbow.
Van Dam wants to control but Taille is keeping him busy.
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!
Van Dam in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taille wants to get back to his feet.
Taille is looking to reverse the position.
Van Dam lands an elbow.
Van Dam misses with the ground and pound.
Taille is being controlled here.
Van Dam wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taille keeps working.
Van Dam prevents Taille from escaping the position.
Van Dam landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Van Dam trying to control the action but Taille is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Taille to see if he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Dam taking a breather here.
Van Dam cracks Taille with a big right hand but Taille just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Van Dam looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Taille is avoiding damage well.
Taille is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Taille can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taille is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The referee asks Van Dam politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Van Dam prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jean Van Dam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taille can't do much from the bottom here.
Taille tries to escape but Van Dam is in control.
Van Dam remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Taille struggling a bit here.
Van Dam thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taille is trying to control Van Dam's posture but Van Dam avoids it.
Van Dam trying to control the action but Taille is working from the bottom.
Van Dam cracks Taille with a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taille is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Van Dam's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Van Dam scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Van Dam dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Van Dam throws a big shot that misses.
Taille gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Van Dam to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Van Dam wants to control from the top but Taille keeps moving.
Van Dam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taille can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van Dam controls the pace.
Van Dam postures up and lands a big shot to Taille's brow.
Van Dam landing some decent shots from guard.
Van Dam engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taille looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Dam wants to pass the guard but Taille is keeping the position.
Van Dam looking to sit in guard and control but Taille gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Van Dam seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Van Dam is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taille is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Dam trying to control the position here.
Taille wants to control from the top but Van Dam keeps moving.
Van Dam controlling Taille's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jean Van Dam just wasn't active enough.
Van Dam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taille wants to clinch.
Taille fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Dam avoids it really well and circles away.
Taille misses with a head kick.
Taille is looking to clinch.
Taille misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Dam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taille manages to avoid it.
Jean Van Dam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taille lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Taille tries to clinch but Van Dam is having none of it.
Van Dam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taille moves in looking to clinch but Van Dam pushes him off.
Taille is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taille shoots in for a takedown but Van Dam shows good takedown defense.
Van Dam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taille sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Dam throws a jab when Taille was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Dam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taille manages to avoid it.
Taille shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Dam but Van Dam pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sisi Taille has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jean Van Dam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sisi Taille.
Taille takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Dam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Van Dam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Dam, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Van Dam!
Jean Van Dam 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Arsenault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arsenault has chosen Heartbeat - Childish Gambino as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
145 lbs
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Grant!
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, Jason Arsenault!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arsenault feints and as Grant raises his hands in defense, Arsenault changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grant wants to stand and escape but Arsenault is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Arsenault from controlling successfully.
Grant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Arsenault is controlling him.
Arsenault is looking to work some ground and pound but Grant has wrist control.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Arsenault from controlling successfully.
Grant is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Arsenault seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Grant wants to get back to his feet but Arsenault is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Arsenault must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Arsenault landing with the ground and pound.
Arsenault is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grant keeping full guard, as Arsenault tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Arsenault is controlling him.
Arsenault controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Arsenault landing some decent shots from guard.
Arsenault working some strikes from top position.
Grant keeping full guard, as Arsenault tries to pass.
Arsenault prevents Grant from getting back to his feet.
Arsenault makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Arsenault trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arsenault lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Arsenault from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arsenault lands a couple of digs.
Grant has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Arsenault off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Arsenault shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
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!
Arsenault content just to control the position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Arsenault lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Arsenault cracks Grant with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Arsenault scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grant?
You get the feeling that Grant really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Grant is breathing heavily.
The referee warns Grant that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Grant is rocked!
Arsenault tries to control but Grant wriggling away.
Oh Grant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arsenault really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Arsenault punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arsenault working Grant over with strikes here.
Arsenault pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Arsenault is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Grant can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Grant is trying to stand up.
Arsenault postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grant looks a forlorn figure.
Arsenault lands with some strikes.
Arsenault lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Arsenault scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Arsenault trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arsenault landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arsenault is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Grant to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Grant shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arsenault scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grant?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arsenault lands a big shot there that rocks Grant but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grant wants to get back to his feet.
Grant seems to have got his legs back now.
Arsenault is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grant can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Arsenault with a couple of short strikes.
Arsenault punishing his opponent with strikes.
Arsenault lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grant hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arsenault pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Arsenault won't let Grant get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Arsenault with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Arsenault dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arsenault feints and as Grant raises his hands in defense, Arsenault changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Arsenault from controlling successfully.
Arsenault prevents Grant from getting back to his feet.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Arsenault from controlling successfully.
Arsenault with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grant keeping moving, preventing Arsenault from controlling successfully.
Arsenault tries to free his leg and advance position but Grant is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Arsenault's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Arsenault wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Grant being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jason Arsenault.
Arsenault misses with a double jab
and Grant counters with a series of strikes. Arsenault will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arsenault is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Grant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Arsenault is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Grant's half guard.
Grant is trying to stand up here but Arsenault is controlling him well.
Arsenault takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Arsenault landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Arsenault working over Grant with some ground and pound. Grant looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Arsenault landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Grant is trying to stand.
Arsenault working the head and body with strikes.
Arsenault not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant is trying to stand up here but Arsenault is controlling him well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arsenault looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grant taking some punishment here, with Arsenault in his half guard.
Grant is trying to stand.
Arsenault is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Arsenault is trying to control the action in half guard but Grant is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Grant is trying to stand up here but Arsenault is controlling him well.
Arsenault controlling the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Arsenault lands a nice short elbow.
Jason Arsenault has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arsenault takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Arsenault is keen to just control but Grant is a slippery customer.
Grant is looking to escape.
Arsenault has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Arsenault not doing much here.
Arsenault seems to be working for a kimura but Grant defends the submission attempt.
Grant has one foot on Arsenault's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Arsenault shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Arsenault showed some decent athleticism there.
Arsenault is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Grant doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Arsenault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arsenault stops Grant from getting back to his feet.
Arsenault wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grant keeps working.
Arsenault lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arsenault wants to take a breather but Grant is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arsenault is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Grant sees it coming and defends easily.
Grant has one foot on Arsenault's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Arsenault showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Grant's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Arsenault closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Grant's guard.
Arsenault stops Grant from standing up.
Arsenault pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grant is keeping the position for now.
Arsenault controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Arsenault is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Arsenault's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Grant is looking to stand up but Arsenault isn't so interested in that idea.
Arsenault wants to pass the guard but Grant is keeping the position.
Arsenault content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Grant wants to stand and escape but Arsenault is having none of it.
Grant pushes Arsenault off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arsenault feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arsenault postures up and lands a big shot to Grant's brow.
Arsenault distracts Grant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Arsenault tries to free his leg and advance position but Grant is retaining full guard.
Arsenault sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Arsenault trying to control the position from guard on top but Grant is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grant uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arsenault drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jason Arsenault is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arsenault sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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!
Arsenault wants to control from the top but Grant keeps moving.
Grant wants to stand up but Arsenault is controlling him.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Arsenault forces his way into half guard.
Arsenault is taking a breather. Grant says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Grant is trying to stand back up but Arsenault is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Arsenault seems content to control.
Grant pushes Arsenault off looking to stand but Arsenault dives back in and keeps control.
Arsenault performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jason Arsenault.
Arsenault fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Grant sprawls well initially but Arsenault persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Arsenault performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Grant is trying to stand.
Arsenault controlling the pace.
Grant is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arsenault controlling the action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Arsenault stops Grant from getting back to his feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jason Arsenault wasn't active enough on the ground.
Arsenault scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Arsenault takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Grant is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arsenault content just to control the position here.
Thomas Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Arsenault comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arsenault has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Arsenault!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jason Arsenault waved his t-shirt featuring Global MMA Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Fausu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Showhey Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fausu comes to the cage accompanied by Manu Samoa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
267 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Fausu!
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, Showhey Baba!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baba with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fausu to score with a decent uppercut.
Fausu blocks the body kick.
Baba throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fausu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Baba.
Fausu throws out a loose jab but Baba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fausu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fausu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fausu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baba manages to avoid it.
Fausu misses the shot to the body.
Fausu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baba.
Baba throws out a leg kick but Fausu moves out of range and Baba only half commits.
Baba scores with a decent looking hook.
Baba is looking to chop away at Fausu's legs.
Fausu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Fausu.
Fausu scores with a jab to the body.
Fausu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baba tries to score with a low kick but Fausu moves his leg out of the way.
Baba misses with a head kick.
Fausu is looking to wear down Baba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Baba avoids the body shot from Fausu.
Fausu throws a lazy head kick
and Baba counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Tommy Fausu has been cut.
Tommy Fausu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fausu misses the shot to the body.
Baba explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Baba throws a sloppy head kick
and Fausu counters with a left to the body.
Baba cracks the inside of Fausu's front leg.
Fausu could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fausu is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baba looks to throw a body kick
and Fausu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fausu.
Fausu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fausu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baba. That's going to slow Fausu down.
Baba takes a swing at Fausu's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Baba as he connects with a hook.
Fausu blocks a low kick nicely.
Baba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Baba cracks Fausu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fausu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baba was well out of range. Poor timing from Fausu.
Baba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baba closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Baba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baba lands a brutal head kick. Fausu looks out on his feet and Baba throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Showhey Baba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Winkleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orlando Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Winkleton!
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, Orlando Tyson!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkleton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tyson was covering up waiting for the punch and Winkleton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Winkleton is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Tyson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Winkleton is looking to defend but Tyson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Winkleton! Tyson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Winkleton taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Orlando Tyson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skyy John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skyy John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Dan Spencer has been cut.
John clinches up with Spencer and pushes him back against the cage.
Spencer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spencer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
Spencer stalling against the cage.
Spencer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Spencer.
It looks like Skyy John has been cut.
Spencer managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Spencer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spencer is trying to force a seperation but John has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer connects with a nasty looking knee right to John's face.
Spencer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spencer misses with an elbow over the top.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Spencer looks gassed!
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spencer wants to stall.
Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Spencer moves out of range easily.
Spencer moves out of range as John throws a body kick.
John gets tackled into the cage by Spencer. Spencer maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spencer looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
John with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spencer misses with a knee strike.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spencer avoids it.
John misses with a knee strike.
John is looking to control Spencer's arms but Spencer gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the cage.
Spencer misses with a knee strike.
Spencer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Knees to the body from John.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
John landing knees to the head.
John misses with a knee strike.
Spencer missing with knees to the body.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for John to work.
Spencer missing with knees to the body.
Spencer tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
John connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John stalling in the clinch but Spencer improves position.
Spencer taking a breather.
John trying to control the position but instead, Spencer has worked for underhooks and has pushed John into the cage.
Spencer looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
John misses with a knee strike.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spencer avoids it.
Spencer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
Spencer misses with a knee strike.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spencer takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by John.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spencer as John tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
Spencer working hard to break the clinch.
Spencer lands a good knee to the midsection. John won't want to take too many of those.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spencer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spencer working John over with knees to the body.
Spencer tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
John keeps control of Spencer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
John wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
Spencer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spencer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skyy John dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
John rushes Spencer and presses him up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Spencer.
John keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spencer's efforts to push away.
John stalling in the clinch but Spencer improves position.
Spencer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Spencer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
John with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from John.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spencer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John wants to stall.
Spencer looking to stall.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
John stalling in the clinch but Spencer improves position.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Spencer misses with a knee strike.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Spencer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Spencer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
Spencer wants to stall.
John stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Spencer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spencer avoids the elbow strike from John, against the cage.
John utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
John tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
John landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John is looking to control Spencer's arms but Spencer gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the cage.
John tries a knee to the head but Spencer blocks it.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John is looking to control Spencer's arms but Spencer gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the cage.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spencer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spencer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spencer throws a knee to the head but misses.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spencer scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John rushes Spencer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spencer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spencer's face.
Spencer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Spencer takes an elbow to the temple.
Spencer misses with a knee to the head.
Spencer tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
A knee to the head by John.
Skyy John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John tries to stall but Spencer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spencer tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
Spencer missing with knees to the body.
John scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spencer misses with an elbow over the top.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from John.
John missing with knees to the body.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
Spencer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.
Spencer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John moves into the clinch.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
John is trying to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for John.
John tries to stall but Spencer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spencer can do to turn this around?
John misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Skyy John dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Spencer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Skyy John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spencer rushes John and presses him up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
John throws an elbow that misses.
Spencer tries to break free but John pushes him back against the cage.
Spencer blocks an elbow strike from John.
Spencer with a knee to the head.
Spencer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spencer manages to break the clinch.
John closes the distance and pushes Spencer back into the cage.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
Spencer throws a knee to the head but misses.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Spencer avoids the damage to the body.
Spencer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
John connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spencer is trying to stall.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Spencer is blocking nicely.
Spencer is trying to maintain a safe position but John gets an underhook and turns Spencer into the cage.
Spencer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but John has him pressed against the cage.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Spencer with a knee to the head.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spencer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John darts in and clinches Spencer up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is trying to break the clinch but John has him pressed against the cage.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spencer looking to slow down the pace here.
Spencer takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
Spencer lands an elbow just above John 's eye.
Spencer lands a damaging elbow.
John throws an elbow that misses.
Spencer throws an elbow but it misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spencer as John tries to tie him up.
Spencer dodges an elbow strike from John.
Spencer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through John's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer trying to stall but John improves his position.
Spencer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but John blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
Skyy John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spencer connects with a nasty looking knee right to John's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spencer as John tries to tie him up.
John lands a knee to the body.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
Spencer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John looking to slow down the pace here.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
Spencer taking a breather.
Spencer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. John is defending well for now.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Spencer blocks with his arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer misses with a knee strike.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spencer blocks it with crossed arms.
Dan Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of 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!
John misses with a knee to the head.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spencer avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
John avoiding damage.
Spencer misses with a knee strike.
John connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Spencer missing with knees to the body.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Skyy John showed his dominance in that final round.
Well John 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skyy John!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Omar Avelar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Dillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
144 lbs
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19
135 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omar Avelar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Dillard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillard fails with a takedown attempt.
Avelar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dillard shoots in for a double leg but Avelar sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dillard checks a leg kick nicely.
Dillard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Avelar.
Avelar is looking to slow Dillard down with leg kicks.
Avelar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dillard under the eye.
No luck for Dillard with that takedown attempt.
Omar Avelar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Dillard.
Avelar looks to score with a jab to the body but Dillard is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dillard is defended easily by Avelar.
Avelar stuffs the takedown attempt from Dillard. Dillard gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avelar lands a jab-cross combination.
Avelar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dillard manages to avoid it.
Dillard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Avelar. Avelar obviously looking to wear him down.
Dillard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Omar Avelar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Avelar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dillard fails with the takedown.
Avelar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Avelar throws a low kick but Dillard moves out of range easily.
Avelar connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dillard fails with the takedown
and Avelar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillard shoots in and drives through. Avelar sprawls well.
Avelar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dillard.
Avelar throws a sloppy head kick
and Dillard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Avelar's guard now.
Avelar is looking to stand up but Dillard isn't so interested in that idea.
Avelar pulls Dillard in close to prevent any damage.
Dillard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dillard passes Avelar's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dillard works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillard prevents Avelar from getting the reversal.
Dillard seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Avelar is holding on tight.
Avelar is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Dillard locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Avelar is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Dillard!
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