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VFC 19: Mahama vs Howling PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Lok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Lok!
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, Sean Evans!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans gets caught flat footed, as Lok shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Evans trying to control the position.
Evans has his foot on Lok's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lok works his way back into a safe position though.
Lok throws a big right hand that misses.
Lok trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lok postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lok wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Lok 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.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lok is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kevin Lok wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lok.
Lok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lok.
Lok closes the distance and clinches up with Evans, looking for a takedown. Lok pushes Evans against the ropes but Evans circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lok shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Lok. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lok shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Evans working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lok doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lok manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Evans can do anything to dispel that myth.
Evans looks gassed!
Lok throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
Lok scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lok 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.
Lok thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lok drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lok jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lok is pushing down on Evans's leg trying to pass to half guard. Evans is fighting to maintain full guard but Lok has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lok throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Evans wants to improve his position but Lok is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lok is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Evans!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lok jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Evans manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Evans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lok. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sloppy strikes there by Lok.
Lok is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Evans is trying to escape and Lok transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Evans is forced to tap! Nice work there by Lok! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Lok!
A victorious Kevin Lok thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Link Gatez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Juan DeMarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Link Gatez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Juan DeMarco!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeMarco throws a sloppy head kick and Gatez moves out of range easily.
DeMarco's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and DeMarco duly obliges.
It looks like Link Gatez has been cut.
DeMarco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeMarco throws a lazy uppercut
and Gatez counters with a right hand to the body.
DeMarco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatez blocks a head kick by DeMarco.
DeMarco lands a head kick. Gatez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gatez. That's going to slow DeMarco down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Gatez. That snapped DeMarco's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gatez.
DeMarco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gatez can pounce on him.
DeMarco looks gassed!
Gatez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent DeMarco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
DeMarco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gatez counters with a left to the body.
Gatez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Gatez. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Gatez scores with a four punch combination!
Gatez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by DeMarco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatez digs a good body shot into DeMarco's ribs.
Gatez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed DeMarco momentarily.
DeMarco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gatez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by DeMarco.
A right-left combo lands from Gatez.
DeMarco is rocked!
Gatez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatez stalks DeMarco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into DeMarco's face. DeMarco staggers backwards, shaken.
DeMarco is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatez finish him?
Gatez's jab looks to have found its range, popping DeMarco under the eye.
DeMarco seems to have recovered his senses.
Gatez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
DeMarco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gatez counters with a big uppercut that knocks DeMarco off his feet! Gatez dives into side control looking to finish!
Gatez wants to control but DeMarco is keeping him busy.
DeMarco takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gatez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, DeMarco has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gatez trying to control the position but DeMarco is working away.
Gatez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeMarco is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gatez connects with a decent elbow.
Gatez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gatez in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatez working the body and head with strikes.
Gatez trying to control the position but DeMarco is working away.
DeMarco is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gatez is putting a hurting on DeMarco here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An elbow from Gatez crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Gatez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Link Gatez'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.
DeMarco misses with a head kick.
Don Juan DeMarco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gatez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeMarco moves away.
DeMarco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DeMarco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gatez blocks the body kick.
DeMarco tries a head kick but it misses.
A left lands for Gatez.
DeMarco swinging wildly here.
Gatez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeMarco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gatez.
Gatez lands with a cross.
Gatez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
DeMarco throws a head kick that misses.
Gatez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that DeMarco can do to turn this around?
DeMarco takes one to the side of the head.
DeMarco is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatez throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeMarco throws a series of punches but Gatez avoids them all with ease.
Link Gatez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gatez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gatez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gatez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gatez throws a front kick that sends DeMarco stumbling back into the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gatez looks to land a combination but DeMarco avoids it well.
Gatez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent DeMarco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gatez lands with a good body shot.
Gatez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gatez connects with a body shot.
DeMarco tries to move into range but Gatez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gatez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gatez steps into range and cracks DeMarco with a monster punch that buckles his knees! DeMarco flops backwards and Gatez dives into his guard looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gatez 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.
Gatez is working DeMarco over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gatez stays in close to DeMarco's body and controls the position.
Gatez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gatez postures up and lands a big shot to DeMarco's brow.
Gatez throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gatez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but DeMarco manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gatez has DeMarco in his guard.
Gatez pulls DeMarco in close to his closed guard and prevents DeMarco from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gatez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gatez with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatez landing punches.
Gatez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish DeMarco?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gatez postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! DeMarco is out cold - huge knockout for Gatez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Link Gatez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebediah Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewart has chosen Momma Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. 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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emilio Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jebediah Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stewart tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stewart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stewart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stewart avoids it really well and circles away.
Stewart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stewart drives through and clinches with Stark against the ropes.
Stark has Stewart pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Stewart manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stark is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Stewart to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilio Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewart leaning against his opponent.
Stewart landing knees to the body.
Stewart scores a nice knee to the body.
Stark is breathing heavily.
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!
Stewart with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stewart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stark lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stewart cracks Stark with a nice body shot.
Stewart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stewart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stewart lands a knee to the head.
Stewart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stark's face.
Stewart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stark's face.
Stark is rocked!
Stewart working Stark over with knees to the body.
Oh Stark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Stewart.
Stewart connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stark's face.
Stewart lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stewart lands a big knee! That's hurt Stark! Oh, he's all over the place! Stewart lands another knee that sends Stark to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jebediah Stewart!
During a confident post fight interview, Jebediah Stewart thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rain Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez comes to the ring accompanied by Crush 'Em by Megadeth. Gregory Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rain Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregory Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hernandez's waist but Hernandez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva shoots and misses
and Hernandez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Hernandez is controlling him
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hernandez pulls his head out easily.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hernandez pulls his head out easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hernandez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Hernandez sits in half guard.
Hernandez looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hernandez wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hernandez landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Hernandez pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Silva has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Hernandez is looking to defend but Silva has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Hernandez! Silva pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Hernandez taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gregory Silva!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sami Kuristaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sami Kuristaja could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brad Easton's chin.
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Kuristaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Easton!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easton scores with a head kick.
Kuristaja tries a head kick but it misses.
Easton throws a head kick but Kuristaja moves out of range.
Kuristaja looks to land a body kick but Easton moved away.
Easton lands a big head kick that sends Kuristaja tumbling to the mat! Easton takes a step backwards and waves Kuristaja back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Sami Kuristaja has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuristaja moves into the clinch successfully.
Kuristaja is looking to control Easton's arms but Easton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kuristaja has his back to the ropes.
Kuristaja putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Easton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kuristaja misses with a knee to the head.
Easton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Easton misses with a knee strike.
Kuristaja misses with a knee to the head.
Easton wants to get back to striking at distance but Kuristaja won't allow it.
Easton managing to block the knees to the body from Kuristaja.
Kuristaja takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuristaja is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Easton is keeping busy.
Easton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Easton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Easton misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuristaja takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Easton misses with a head kick.
Easton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kuristaja can pounce on him.
Kuristaja drives through and clinches with Easton against the ropes.
Easton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Easton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Easton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuristaja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuristaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Easton blocks it with crossed arms.
Easton looking to throw knees to the head but Kuristaja is blocking nicely.
Kuristaja lands a nice uppercut.
Kuristaja displaying some good clinch control by pressing Easton up against the ropes.
Kuristaja is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Easton is defending well for now.
Kuristaja scores with a nice hook to the head.
Easton is trying to break the clinch but Kuristaja is controlling him.
Kuristaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuristaja has Easton pushed against the ropes.
Kuristaja trying to stall but Easton improves his position.
Easton lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Easton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kuristaja's face.
Easton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Easton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuristaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuristaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Easton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kuristaja scores with a nice hook to the head.
Easton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuristaja is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Easton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Easton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Easton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuristaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kuristaja tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Easton avoids it.
Kuristaja is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Easton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuristaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton is trying to maintain a safe position but Kuristaja gets an underhook and turns Easton into the ropes.
Easton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Easton looks gassed!
Kuristaja with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Easton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kuristaja is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kuristaja has Easton pressed against the ropes, preventing Easton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Easton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kuristaja lands a leg kick that knocks Easton off balance momentarily.
Kuristaja lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuristaja.
Kuristaja tries to land a leg kick but Easton saw it coming and moves away.
That kick from Easton tenderised Kuristaja's leg. Kuristaja is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kuristaja throws a leg kick which misses Easton's front leg but catches the back leg as Easton tries to avoid it.
Easton throws a head kick that misses.
Easton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Easton misses with a body kick.
Easton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kuristaja.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brad Easton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Easton throws a wild body kick that Kuristaja sees coming a mile off.
Easton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Kuristaja - just one landing.
Easton takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Easton thows a leg kick but Kuristaja checks it
letting Kuristaja counter with a right hand.
Kuristaja lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuristaja forces Easton back against the ropes and clinches.
Kuristaja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Easton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kuristaja pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuristaja prevents a body shot from Easton.
Easton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kuristaja landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kuristaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuristaja keeps control of Easton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sami Kuristaja will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sami Kuristaja's cut.
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.
Kuristaja throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Easton.
It looks like Brad Easton has been cut.
Easton tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kuristaja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Easton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kuristaja scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Easton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuristaja wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brad Easton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Easton misses with a low kick as Kuristaja jumps back.
Easton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Kuristaja forces Easton back against the ropes and clinches.
Easton misses with a knee strike.
Easton working hard to break the clinch.
Kuristaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Easton blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuristaja looking to throw knees to the head but Easton is blocking nicely.
Kuristaja taking a breather.
Easton is trying to maintain a safe position but Kuristaja gets an underhook and turns Easton into the ropes.
Kuristaja pushes Easton back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kuristaja tries a knee to the head but Easton blocks it.
Easton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuristaja blocks it with crossed arms.
Easton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Easton is breathing heavily.
Kuristaja is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kuristaja landing knees to the head.
Easton lands a nice elbow.
Easton connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kuristaja.
Kuristaja looking to throw knees to the head but Easton is blocking nicely.
Easton is trying to break free.
Kuristaja throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Easton blocks it with crossed arms.
Easton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kuristaja.
Kuristaja tries a knee to the head but Easton blocks it.
Easton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuristaja tries to land a knee to the head but Easton blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton misses with a knee to the head.
Kuristaja tries to land a knee to the head but Easton blocks with his arms.
Easton tries to land a knee to the head but Kuristaja blocks with his arms.
Easton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuristaja unloads a knee to the mid-section. Easton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Easton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuristaja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Easton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuristaja stalling in the clinch but Easton improves position.
Kuristaja tries to land a knee to the head but Easton blocks with his arms.
Kuristaja with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Easton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kuristaja has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuristaja.
Kuristaja unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Easton connects with a knee to the head.
Easton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuristaja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuristaja misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuristaja prevents Easton from breaking the clinch.
Kuristaja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Easton lands a knee to the head.
Easton avoiding damage as Kuristaja throws knees to the body.
Kuristaja misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Easton.
Kuristaja misses with a knee strike.
Easton dodges an elbow strike from Kuristaja.
Kuristaja lands a nice uppercut.
Easton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kuristaja pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Easton manages to break the clinch.
Kuristaja takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kuristaja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Easton scores with a nice body kick.
Easton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuristaja has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Easton.
A head kick by Easton misses
and Kuristaja counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Easton.
Kuristaja tries to land a leg kick but Easton saw it coming and moves away.
Easton throws a head kick that misses.
Easton misses with a low kick as Kuristaja jumps back.
Easton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Easton tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kuristaja manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kuristaja lands a nice looking body kick.
Sami Kuristaja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Easton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kuristaja's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kuristaja.
Easton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Easton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Easton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sami Kuristaja will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kuristaja throws a head kick that misses.
Easton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kuristaja lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kuristaja avoids a kick to the body.
Easton thumps Kuristaja with a low kick.
Easton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Easton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kuristaja throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Easton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Easton throws a sloppy head kick and Kuristaja moves out of range easily.
Kuristaja gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Easton counters with a big head kick but Kuristaja shrugs it off.
Kuristaja lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Easton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuristaja lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuristaja lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuristaja swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Easton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Easton avoids the head kick by Kuristaja.
Easton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Easton tries to score with a low kick but Kuristaja moves his leg out of the way.
Easton blocks a head kick by Kuristaja.
Kuristaja closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Kuristaja.
Easton misses with a knee to the head.
Easton manages to break the clinch.
Easton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Easton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Easton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Easton tries to score with a low kick but Kuristaja moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kuristaja finds it's way round the side to connect with Easton's head.
Kuristaja throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuristaja with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kuristaja throws a leg kick which misses Easton's front leg but catches the back leg as Easton tries to avoid it.
Kuristaja throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuristaja has taken the fight to the clinch.
Easton misses with a knee strike.
Easton tries a knee to the head but Kuristaja blocks it.
Kuristaja slowing the pace effectively.
Easton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kuristaja tries a knee to the head but Easton blocks it.
Easton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuristaja blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuristaja misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Easton.
Easton tries to land a knee to the head but Kuristaja blocks with his arms.
Easton tries to land a knee to the head but Kuristaja blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kuristaja taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Easton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kuristaja lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kuristaja landing knees to the head.
Easton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuristaja checks a low kick from Easton.
Kuristaja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sami Kuristaja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Easton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Easton is looking to chop away at Kuristaja's legs.
Kuristaja is looking to clinch but Easton is avoiding it.
Kuristaja checks a leg kick nicely.
Easton tries to land a front kick but Kuristaja steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kuristaja blocks a head kick by Easton.
Kuristaja tries to clinch up but Easton circles away and keeps his distance.
Brad Easton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuristaja feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Easton's calf.
Easton will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kuristaja throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Easton gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kuristaja finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Easton looks for the body kick but Kuristaja saw that one coming.
Kuristaja throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Easton's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuristaja blocks a leg kick.
Easton misses with a kick to the body
and Kuristaja counters with a good low kick that Easton was not able to check.
Kuristaja throws a leg kick which misses Easton's front leg but catches the back leg as Easton tries to avoid it.
Easton tries to clinch up but Kuristaja circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Easton thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kuristaja if he has to take too many more of those.
Kuristaja tries to clinch up.
Kuristaja walks forward, straight into a front kick from Easton.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sami Kuristaja.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuristaja, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sami Kuristaja!
A very excited looking Sami Kuristaja rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Richlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Madden Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Richlin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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165 lbs
20 - 14 - 0 |
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Richlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Madden Rush!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richlin throws a right and a left that Rush avoids nicely.
Frank Richlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richlin.
Richlin throws a series of punches but Rush moves out of range.
Rush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rush shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Richlin but Richlin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richlin swings for the body but Rush moves out of range.
Rush takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rush swinging wildly here.
Richlin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rush on the side of the head.
Richlin tries to move into range but Rush moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Richlin throws a series of punches but Rush avoids them all with ease.
Richlin throws a right hand that Rush ducks under and follows up with a left that Rush also avoids with ease.
Richlin misses with a double jab
and Rush counters with a series of strikes. Richlin will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richlin ducks under a wild hook from Rush.
Rush connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Frank Richlin has been cut.
Richlin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rush throws out the jab.
Rush tries for a takedown but Richlin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richlin swings for the body but Rush moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richlin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richlin lands with a nice body punch.
Richlin drops Rush with a nice combination! Richlin dives into Rush's guard, looking to finish!
Rush is rocked!
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!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rush has his feet on Richlin's thighs here. He's pushed Richlin off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Richlin screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Madden Rush!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willians Trautman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph O Briar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trautman comes to the ring accompanied by Bolt Thrower - No guts, no glory. O Briar has chosen The Boys of the Old Brigade as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willians Trautman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph O Briar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trautman lands a body shot.
O Briar tries to keep at a distance but Trautman has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Briar has Trautman pushed against the ropes.
Trautman has O Briar pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Trautman pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending O Briar tumbling to the mat - Trautman dives into O Briar's guard.
O Briar keeping moving, preventing Trautman from controlling successfully.
Trautman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
O Briar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Trautman trying to control the position from guard on top but O Briar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trautman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trautman has gone for a leg lock! O Briar slips out almost immediately though and dives into Trautman's guard.
Trautman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
O Briar tries to stand but Trautman is controlling from the bottom.
Trautman 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.
O Briar wants to control from the top but Trautman keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
O Briar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Briar wants to control from the top but Trautman keeps moving.
Trautman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trautman checks the leg kick.
O Briar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trautman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Briar leaves Trautman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Trautman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Trautman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but O Briar sees it coming and defends easily.
Trautman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and O Briar defends it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Briar looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trautman is working for a submission of some sort.
O Briar trying to control here.
O Briar is staying active underneath Trautman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trautman wants to stand up but O Briar has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Trautman is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trautman is looking to take a break and control but O Briar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Briar trying to control from the bottom.
Trautman is working for a submission of some sort.
O Briar is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willians Trautman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Trautman stuffs the takedown.
Trautman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Briar sprawls well. O Briar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trautman gets slowly back to his feet.
Trautman tries to clinch up but O Briar circles away and keeps his distance.
Trautman gets a double leg takedown into O Briar's guard.
O Briar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
O Briar wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Trautman manages to pass to side control.
Trautman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so O Briar is just riding it out for now. Trautman eventually gives up the hold.
Trautman is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Briar is not content to let Trautman control the position.
Trautman has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, O Briar works to full guard.
Trautman trying to control but O Briar is working from the bottom.
O Briar wants to sweep here but Trautman controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trautman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
O Briar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Trautman wanted to stand there but O Briar had control of the position.
O Briar throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Trautman looking to sit in guard and control but O Briar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
O Briar trying to control the position from guard on top but Trautman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trautman looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Briar is one step ahead there.
O Briar trying to control the position from guard on top but Trautman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trautman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. O Briar defends it easily.
Trautman keeping moving, preventing O Briar from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trautman looking for a guillotine here but O Briar defends easily.
Trautman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Trautman is looking for a triangle but O Briar pushes his legs off easily.
O Briar scoring with some ground and pound.
Trautman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willians Trautman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Trautman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trautman shoots for a double leg takedown but O Briar sprawls well. He's pushed Trautman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Trautman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and O Briar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trautman tries to clinch there but O Briar circles away.
O Briar fails to land the takedown.
Trautman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trautman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
O Briar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
O Briar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trautman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trautman throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Briar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Briar throws a body kick that misses.
O Briar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trautman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Willians Trautman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trautman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from O Briar. Those never looked like landing.
O Briar instigates a clinch.
Trautman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
O Briar pulls guard successfully.
Trautman throws an elbow that misses. O Briar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Trautman's guard. Nice move by O Briar!
O Briar trying to control but Trautman is working from the bottom.
O Briar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trautman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. O Briar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. O Briar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
O Briar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
O Briar trying to control the position from guard on top but Trautman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willians Trautman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Briar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trautman is keeping the position for now.
Trautman is trying to control the position but O Briar postures up.
O Briar content to stall in guard here.
O Briar looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Trautman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Briar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trautman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
O Briar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Trautman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Trautman keeping moving, preventing O Briar from controlling successfully.
Trautman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Briar trying to control the position from guard on top but Trautman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph O Briar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trautman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willians Trautman!
Willians Trautman 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Fists (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bradley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rule Britannia. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
17 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Fists!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fists throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
Fists swings for the body but Bradley moves out of range.
Bradley dives in and scores a takedown into Fists's guard.
Fists on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fists tries to get out of the position.
Fists is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bradley is controlling him.
Bradley trying to control the position from guard on top but Fists is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fists is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bradley wants to pass the guard but Fists is keeping the position.
Bradley wants to control from the top but Fists keeps moving.
Fists has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bradley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bradley moves out of range as Fists strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bradley misses its intended target.
Fists slips a jab from Bradley.
A jab from Fists does it's job there.
Bradley dodges the punch combination from Fists.
Fists leaves Bradley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bradley dodges the punch combination from Fists.
Bradley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fists misses with a double jab.
Fists lands with an overhand left.
A big right from Bradley misses.
Bradley throws a hook but Fists avoids it easily.
Bradley throws out a loose jab but Fists uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bradley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fists sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bradley misses with a looping right.
Fists misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bradley is defended easily by Fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fists moves forwards but Bradley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bradley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fists.
Bradley misses with an uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bradley. That's going to slow Fists down.
Bradley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fists's sensitive parts.
Fists wants to slow Bradley down by chopping away at his legs.
Fists scores with the left hand. Bradley knows he should have avoided that one.
Fists takes one to the side of the head.
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fists blocks a jab.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradley fails with the takedown.
King Fists has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bradley.
Fists on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradley. Fists does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley throws a jab but it's blocked by Fists.
Fists fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bradley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bradley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fists misses with a looping left.
King Fists seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fists throws out the jab.
King Fists is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bradley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch combination from Fists misses.
Fists with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fists checks a leg kick.
A combination from Fists does no damage.
Bradley throws a right hand that Fists ducks under and follows up with a left that Fists also avoids with ease.
Fists throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bradley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bradley looks gassed!
Fists tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bradley is able to avoid easily.
Fists throws a combination that misses
and Bradley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bradley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fists misses with a few strikes there.
Fists throws a right and a left that Bradley avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Fists.
Bradley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bradley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fists takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Bradley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bradley throws a right hand that misses
and Fists cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bradley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fists jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bradley misses with a jab to the body
and Fists counters with a two punch combo.
Bradley has a takedown stuffed.
Jab by Fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fists fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fists. Bradley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fists lands a head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Fists dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bradley drops his hands momentarily and Fists takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fists lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fists throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fists keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bradley.
Fists throws a sloppy head kick and Bradley moves out of range easily.
Fists misses with a two punch combination.
Fists displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
No luck for Bradley with that takedown attempt.
Bradley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bradley misses with a straight right.
Bradley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bradley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fists.
Bradley tests Fists's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bradley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fists.
Bradley takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradley looks to score with a jab to the body but Fists is just out of range.
Fists throws a hook but Bradley avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Bradley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fists throws a right hand that Bradley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bradley also avoids with ease.
Bradley misses with a hook. Fists ducked under it nicely.
Bradley misses with a right hand
and Fists connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab lands there for Fists.
Bradley scores with a jab. Fists acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fists scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fists connects with a looping right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fists, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bradley shoots in for a double leg but Fists sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bradley is breathing heavily.
Bradley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bradley is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fists.
Bradley is still on wobbly legs! Can Fists finish him?
Fists staying out of range there.
Bradley seems to have recovered his senses.
King Fists is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fists throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fists ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
King Fists is winning the standup battle so far.
Fists throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bradley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fists lands a head kick that stumbles Bradley and the fighters go to the mat.
Fists would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fists won't allow Bradley to sweep him here.
Fists has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bradley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of King Fists.
Fists throws a hook but Bradley avoids it easily.
Fists misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradley slips under a jab from Fists.
Fists misses with a few strikes there.
Fists throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradley.
Fists uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fists pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fists takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fists throws a leg kick that misses.
Bradley lands a jab.
Fists takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fists wants to slow Bradley down by chopping away at his legs.
Bradley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fists misses with an uppercut.
Bradley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fists avoids it really well and circles away.
King Fists has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bradley.
Fists misses with a low kick.
Fists misses with a hook. Bradley ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fists checks the leg kick.
Bradley looks to land a left hand but Fists moved out of range nicely.
Bradley thows a body shot but no joy.
Bradley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fists manages to avoid it.
Fists throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bradley throws the left hand but Fists avoids the punch easily.
Bradley lands with an uppercut that bounces Fists off the ropes and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fists fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bradley.
Fists shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bradley eats them both and turns towards Fists to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bradley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot lands for Bradley.
Fists lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fists cracks Bradley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fists looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bradley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fists gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bradley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Fists dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fists displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bradley throws out the jab.
Bradley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fists stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bradley throws a hook but Fists avoids it easily.
Fists uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bradley.
Fists slips a jab from Bradley.
Bradley with a nice cross.
Bradley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bradley misses the shot to the body.
Fists moves out of range as Bradley throws a body kick.
Fists throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fists misses with a looping left.
Fists cracks Bradley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fists closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bradley lands with a straight right. Fists didn't see that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fists.
Bradley scores with a hook to the body. Fists takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bradley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bradley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fists misses.
Fists ducks under a wild hook from Bradley.
Bradley throws the left hand but Fists avoids the punch easily.
Bradley throws a head kick but Fists moves out of range.
A punch combination from Bradley misses.
Fists scores with a hook.
Fists scores with a hook.
Bradley looks to land a right hand but Fists moved out of range.
Fists throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Bradley crashing down! Bradley tries to stagger back to his feet but Fists just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Bradley asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Fists!
King Fists is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking King Fists thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Djimon Mahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daegal Howling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djimon Mahama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daegal Howling !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howling misses with a wild combination.
Howling throws a series of strikes that have Mahama backpedaling.
Mahama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mahama shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mahama gets a double leg takedown into Howling 's guard.
Mahama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mahama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mahama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Howling has a closed guard, preventing Mahama from standing up.
Mahama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mahama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mahama throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahama postures up.
Mahama wanted to stand there but Howling had control of the position.
Mahama drops back looking for a leg! Howling is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Howling manages to kick Mahama off! Mahama jumps back into Howling 's guard.
Howling has his hands on Mahama's head, controlling the position.
Howling keeping full guard, as Mahama tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahama drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mahama jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mahama drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Howling dives on top into guard.
Mahama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Howling got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mahama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Howling has managed to get both his arms back between Mahama's legs - danger averted.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahama wants to sweep but no luck.
Mahama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mahama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mahama is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howling wants to pass the guard but Mahama is keeping the position.
Howling got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mahama has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Howling has managed to get both his arms back between Mahama's legs - danger averted.
Mahama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Howling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mahama pushes a forearm under Howling 's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Howling is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Djimon Mahama!
Djimon Mahama retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Djimon Mahama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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