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Bellum 29: Disputed Conflict PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Von Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Blackwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Von Duncan!
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, Adrian Blackwell!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Duncan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Von Duncan clinches up against the cage.
Blackwell breaks the clinch.
Von Duncan tries to clinch
and Blackwell moves into the clinch.
Blackwell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Von Duncan scores a takedown into full mount!
Blackwell is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Von Duncan looking for a guillotine from mount but Blackwell is having none of it.
Von Duncan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Blackwell is now in Von Duncan's guard. A big mistake from Von Duncan there, giving up the dominant position!
Von Duncan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Duncan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackwell scoring with punches to the head and body.
Von Duncan wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Duncan controlling the position.
Von Duncan wants to sweep but no luck.
Blackwell controlling from the top position.
Von Duncan is pulling down on Blackwell's head. It's preventing any offense from Blackwell, at least for the moment.
Von Duncan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Charles Von Duncan just wasn't active enough.
Blackwell clinches up with Von Duncan and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Blackwell.
Blackwell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Blackwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackwell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Von Duncan, pushing him back against the cage.
Von Duncan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackwell's efforts to push away.
Von Duncan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackwell's efforts to push away.
Blackwell manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell takes the fight into the clinch.
Von Duncan managing to block the knees to the body from Blackwell.
Blackwell avoiding damage.
Blackwell gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blackwell is trying to control the action in half guard but Von Duncan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Von Duncan keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Von Duncan moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell stays in close to Von Duncan's body and controls the position.
Blackwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Duncan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Adrian Blackwell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Von Duncan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Duncan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blackwell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Von Duncan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adrian Blackwell will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blackwell darts in trying to clinch
and Von Duncan counters with a takedown into side control.
Von Duncan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blackwell is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Von Duncan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blackwell, who protects the arm well.
Von Duncan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blackwell knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Blackwell is trying to control Von Duncan's posture but Von Duncan avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Duncan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blackwell is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Von Duncan swings around for an armbar but Blackwell sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Von Duncan's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackwell looking to pass the guard.
Von Duncan is pulling down on Blackwell's head. It's preventing any offense from Blackwell, at least for the moment.
Blackwell won't allow Von Duncan to sweep him here.
Von Duncan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Charles Von Duncan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Von Duncan holds on and takes a little breather.
Von Duncan keeping full guard, as Blackwell tries to pass.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Charles Von Duncan.
Blackwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Duncan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Von Duncan tries to clinch up but Blackwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Von Duncan looks to clinch
and Blackwell moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blackwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blackwell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Von Duncan keeps the fight on the outside.
Blackwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Duncan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Von Duncan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blackwell tries to break the clinch but Von Duncan is controlling the position.
Blackwell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Duncan is defending well for now.
Come on Blackwell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Von Duncan is trying to break free.
Blackwell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Von Duncan is trying to trip Blackwell. He has hold of a leg but Blackwell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Von Duncan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Von Duncan dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Blackwell tries to clinch up.
Blackwell tries to clinch up
and Von Duncan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Von Duncan.
Blackwell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Von Duncan.
Blackwell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Von Duncan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Blackwell manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Von Duncan has Blackwell in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Duncan is trying to keep Blackwell in close.
Blackwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Duncan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Duncan has Blackwell pulled in close to control his posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Charles Von Duncan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Blackwell tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blackwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Duncan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Von Duncan closes the distance and pushes Blackwell back into the cage.
Von Duncan is trying to push Blackwell away but Blackwell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blackwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Duncan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles Von Duncan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackwell wants to clinch up but Von Duncan keeps it at a distance.
Von Duncan tries to clinch there but Blackwell circles away.
Von Duncan tries to clinch up but Blackwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackwell fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackwell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blackwell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Blackwell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blackwell pulls guard effortlessly.
Von Duncan is in close to Blackwell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Von Duncan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Blackwell dives on top into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Duncan pulls Blackwell in to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Von Duncan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Von Duncan 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Von Duncan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Marie Mubiala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Sabori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raphael Sabori looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Marie Mubiala!
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, Raphael Sabori!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mubiala is looking to slow Sabori down with leg kicks.
Sabori looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mubiala lands a leg kick that knocks Sabori off balance momentarily.
Mubiala scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Raphael Sabori has been cut.
Mubiala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mubiala, as that shot connected.
Sabori takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mubiala comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mubiala scores with a spinning back kick!
Mubiala with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mubiala.
Mubiala lands a big head kick that sends Sabori to the canvas! Mubiala follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Marie Mubiala!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Guarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Williams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Guarez!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Juan Guarez has been cut.
Guarez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guarez somewhat.
Guarez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams throws a right hand that Guarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Guarez also avoids with ease.
Williams connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
A left lands for Williams.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Williams! Guarez is out on his feet! Williams rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Guarez is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Guarez is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Williams!
A very excited looking Shane Williams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uni Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fury comes to the cage accompanied by Beast !. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Fury!
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, Uni Olsson !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury misses with a hook. Olsson ducked under it nicely.
Olsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fury lunges at Olsson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Olsson 's hand.
It looks like Uni Olsson has been cut.
Olsson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Olsson shoots in for a takedown but Fury shows good takedown defense.
Olsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
Olsson slips a jab from Fury.
Olsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fury to score with a decent uppercut.
Fury misses with an uppercut
and Olsson counters with a left and a right that stings Fury.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Olsson slips under a jab.
Fury misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fury is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Fury drops Olsson with a naaaaasty hook - Olsson is in real trouble here! Fury dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Fury!
Bryan Fury decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drake Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berto Ruis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson comes to the cage accompanied by 6 foot 7 foot. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Drake Dawson!
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, Berto Ruis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruis leaves Dawson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ruis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dawson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ruis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Ruis.
Berto Ruis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dawson.
Ruis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ruis misses with a right hand
and Dawson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ruis!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ruis gets back to half guard.
Ruis looking for submissions off his back.
Ruis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Dawson there.
Ruis has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Dawson. Oh but Ruis has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Dawson goes limp - he's gone! Ruis jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Berto Ruis!
Berto Ruis was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aira Panganiban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Sparda (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aira Panganiban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dante Sparda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparda misses with a takedown attempt
and Panganiban counters with a takedown into side control.
Panganiban postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sparda managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Panganiban.
Panganiban with the ground and pound but Sparda regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sparda regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Panganiban.
Panganiban missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Panganiban in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Panganiban lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sparda has momentary wrist control but Panganiban slips an elbow through the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panganiban throws an elbow that misses. Sparda uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Panganiban's guard. Nice move by Sparda!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panganiban has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sparda off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sparda shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Panganiban manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sparda controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Panganiban is looking to stand back up but Sparda counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Panganiban.
Panganiban is trying to stand up here but Sparda is controlling him well.
Sparda content to control rather than advance.
Sparda stands up out of the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Panganiban counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panganiban throws an elbow that misses. Sparda uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Panganiban's guard. Nice move by Sparda!
Panganiban wants to get back to his feet but Sparda passes into half guard.
Panganiban wants to get back to his feet.
Panganiban kicks Sparda off and gets back to his feet.
Sparda shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Panganiban pushes Sparda off and gets back to his feet.
Panganiban is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparda tries for a takedown but Panganiban circles away easily
and Panganiban counters with a shoot takedown. Sparda fights it but they end up in guard.
Aira Panganiban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Sparda.
Sparda pushes Panganiban off and gets back to his feet.
Sparda shoots for a takedown but Panganiban saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Panganiban or perhaps it was just good defense by Sparda which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panganiban shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sparda defends it nicely.
Sparda shoots in looking for a takedown. Panganiban tries to sprawl out of it but Sparda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Panganiban manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Panganiban on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Panganiban shoots in for a double leg but Sparda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aira Panganiban dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sparda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Panganiban sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sparda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Panganiban waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sparda.
Dante Sparda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparda darts in and clinches Panganiban up against the cage.
Panganiban is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sparda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Panganiban goes for a takedown attempt but Sparda pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sparda gets a double leg takedown into Panganiban's guard.
Panganiban wants to stand and escape but Sparda is having none of it.
Sparda connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparda won't allow Panganiban to get back to his feet.
Sparda looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Panganiban wants to stand up but Sparda is controlling him.
Sparda trying to control the position from guard on top but Panganiban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aira Panganiban overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sparda scoring with some ground and pound.
Sparda is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Panganiban is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sparda is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparda is standing up over Panganiban. Panganiban looks to escape but Sparda dives into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panganiban throws Sparda to one side and escapes!
No luck for Sparda with that takedown attempt.
Sparda scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparda misses with a wild combination.
Sparda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sparda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sparda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Panganiban's waist but Panganiban gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sparda off to one side.
Aira Panganiban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Sparda.
Sparda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Panganiban napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Panganiban is not content to let Sparda control the position.
Panganiban pushes Sparda away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Sparda gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sparda is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Panganiban throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Sparda misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparda misses with a takedown
and Panganiban counters with a single leg into guard. Sparda didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panganiban working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Panganiban loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Panganiban is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Panganiban throwing strikes from guard but Sparda blocks nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panganiban throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Panganiban keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sparda's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dante Sparda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Sparda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sparda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sparda closes the distance and clinches up with Panganiban, looking for a takedown. Sparda pushes Panganiban against the cage but Panganiban circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A left lands for Sparda.
Sparda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Panganiban on the side of the head.
Panganiban looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sparda is fending him off so far but Panganiban persists. Nope, Sparda circles away and we're back to standing.
Sparda displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Panganiban.
Sparda misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Panganiban counters with a right hand to the body.
Sparda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sparda misses with a takedown
and Panganiban decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sparda's guard.
Aira Panganiban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Sparda.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Panganiban accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sparda can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Panganiban accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Panganiban in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Panganiban working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sparda's head.
Panganiban is looking to work some ground and pound but Sparda has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panganiban is looking to work some ground and pound but Sparda has wrist control.
Panganiban landing some decent shots from guard.
Panganiban throws a strike but Sparda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panganiban is looking to stand back up but Sparda counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Panganiban.
Panganiban pushes Sparda off looking to stand but Sparda dives back in and keeps control.
Sparda trying to control from half guard but Panganiban is working away.
Panganiban is trying to stand up here but Sparda is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparda decides to stand and escape the position.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Still in the clinch, Sparda scores with a nice short uppercut.
Panganiban has Sparda pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sparda manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Panganiban goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sparda prevents it.
Panganiban's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Panganiban works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panganiban throws a strike but Sparda rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sparda advances to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panganiban looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sparda wants to control but Panganiban is keeping him busy.
Sparda drops an elbow to the side of Panganiban's head.
Sparda controlling the action here.
Panganiban pushes Sparda off but Sparda dives into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panganiban is looking to get back to his feet here but Sparda is keeping cool and he's managed to take Panganiban's back.
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 Aira Panganiban.
I think Panganiban 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aira Panganiban!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lesnar McNutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Dowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNutt comes into the arena with Face to the Floor blaring out of the sound system. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lesnar McNutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac Dowell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowell stuffs the takedown attempt from McNutt. McNutt gets slowly back to his feet.
McNutt dives in and scores a takedown into Dowell's guard.
Dowell looking to hit a scissor sweep but McNutt is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dowell trying to control the position.
McNutt is stalling in the full guard.
McNutt with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNuttis looking to pass into half guard but Dowell pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dowell is in guard.
McNutt wants to sweep here but Dowell controlling him for the moment.
Dowell has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McNutt is proving hard to escape from.
McNutt 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.
Dowell postures up.
McNutt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dowell on the ground.
McNutt working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dowell has passed into half guard!
Dowell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNutt trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Dowell is looking to stand but Dowell has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
McNutt has given up his back.
McNutt rolls, trying to escape but Dowell keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowell has got one arm under McNutt's chin. This could be trouble... McNutt trying to control the other hand but Dowell gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, McNutt has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mac Dowell!
A very excited looking Mac Dowell made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Navaro Goldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Navaro Goldson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Navaro Goldson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orlando Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Goldson is looking for a sweep.
Tyson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goldson keeps working.
Tyson is staying tight to Goldson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Goldson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tyson tries to roll over but Goldson keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Goldson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tyson is looking for a sweep. Goldson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Goldson 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.
Goldson working over Tyson with some ground and pound. Tyson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tyson is looking to improve his position.
Tyson is staying active underneath Goldson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyson's head.
Goldson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tyson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Goldson lands strikes from half guard.
Tyson is in trouble now - Goldson has advanced to mount!
Goldson lands a nice shot to the head.
Goldson avoids the attempt from Tyson to control.
Goldson working the ground and pound effectively.
Goldson working Tyson over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goldson with shots to the head and body - Tyson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tyson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Goldson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Goldson trying to control but Tyson is having none of it.
Goldson lands a big shot there that rocks Tyson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldson tries to control but Tyson wriggling away.
Goldson with a couple of short strikes.
Tyson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Goldson with good strikes from the mount here!
Goldson lands a big elbow - Tyson is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Tyson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Navaro Goldson!
Navaro Goldson is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Navaro Goldson 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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