LA Combat 11 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and May Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo comes to the cage accompanied by Parado Na Esquina. May Money will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Aldo
vs
Money

170 cm
26
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

220 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, May Money!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money tries to clinch but Aldo moves away

and Aldo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Money's guard now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Money looking for a sweep. Not yet Money, not yet.
Aldo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Money controls Aldo momentarily but Aldo frees himself.
Money wants to stand but Aldo is controlling the position.
Money wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Aldo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Money is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Money has escaped and now he's on top!
Aldo pulls Money in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Jose Aldo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Aldo shoots in but Money avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Money fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aldo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Money sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aldo somewhat.

Money closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Aldo's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money looking to sit in guard and control but Aldo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Money controlling Aldo's posture.
Aldo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Aldo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Money looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Money looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Money!
Money throwing strikes but Aldo manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money wants to control but Aldo postures up.
Money is looking to regain half guard here but Aldo keeps moving and retains side control.
Money really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Money struggling a bit here.
Money looks gassed!
Money wants to get back to his feet but Aldo drags him back down.
Money can't do much from the bottom here.
Money tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Aldo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Money is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aldo is trying to get an arm triangle but Money is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Aldo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Aldo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Money, who protects the arm well.
Money is trying to control Aldo's posture but Aldo avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Aldo has an Americana. Money didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Aldo is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Aldo hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jose Aldo!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Aldo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Nero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anak Monyet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anak Monyet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nero
vs
Monyet

186 cm
21
197 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Nero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anak Monyet!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monyet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monyet throws a solid leg kick but Nero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Monyet.

Nero closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nero is trying to control. Monyet wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Monyet is looking for a sweep. Nero is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nero passes the guard and advances to mount!
Nero is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Monyet can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

It looks like Anak Monyet has been cut.
Monyet is in a horrible position here. Nero smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!

Monyet tries to improve his position but Nero has taken his back! Nero has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Monyet tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Nero pushes Monyet away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Raphael Nero!
In his post fight interview, Raphael Nero started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amon Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Geek Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geek Fighter has chosen One More Saturday Night as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ra
vs
Geek Fighter

181 cm
25
189 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

186 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Inexperienced

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amon Ra!
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, Mark Geek Fighter!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geek Fighter takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Geek Fighter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ra, pushing him back against the cage.

Ra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Geek Fighter looking to score a takedown here. Ra is defending well but Geek Fighter drives through and ends up in Ra's guard.
Geek Fighter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ra swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Geek Fighter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Geek Fighter throwing strikes from guard but Ra blocks nicely.
Ra manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Geek Fighter holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ra tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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!
Ra thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Geek Fighter is trying desperately to improve position.
Geek Fighter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ra.
Ra with shots to the head and body - Geek Fighter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Geek Fighter tries to reverse the position but Ra maintains control.
Geek Fighter holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ra tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ra unloads with some shots from mount but Geek Fighter bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Ra there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Geek Fighter manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geek Fighter keeps working.
Ra sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Geek Fighter defending well though.
Ra not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Geek Fighter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ra.
Ra winds up and cracks Geek Fighter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra throws a strike but Geek Fighter avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ra stops Geek Fighter from standing up.
Geek Fighter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ra!
Geek Fighter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ra's face.
Ra tries to hold on but Geek Fighter pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra is trying to escape the mount.
Geek Fighter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ra tries to hold on but Geek Fighter postures up.
Geek Fighter prevents Ra from getting the reversal.
Geek Fighter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Geek Fighter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Geek Fighter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ra taking shots to the head.
Ra is desperately trying to improve his position but Geek Fighter has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Geek Fighter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ra is bucking up trying to escape but Geek Fighter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Geek Fighter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ra can't escape the position.
Geek Fighter looking to control and managing it successfully.
Geek Fighter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Ra is rocked!
Ra tries to hold on but Geek Fighter postures up.
Oh Ra is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Geek Fighter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Geek Fighter postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Ra badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Geek Fighter around the waist but Geek Fighter pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Geek Fighter is the winner by TKO! Geek Fighter jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Geek Fighter!
Mark Geek Fighter spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Oh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biru Abuabu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Oh could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Biru Abuabu's chin.

Oh
vs
Abuabu

187 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Oh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Biru Abuabu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Abuabu.
Steve Oh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Oh.
Abuabu misses with an uppercut.
Oh on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Abuabu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ohs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abuabu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oh scrambles back to his feet.
Good shot there by Abuabu.
Oh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abuabu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oh circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abuabu circles away quickly and effectively.
Abuabu takes a swing at Oh's ribcage but misses.
Abuabu slips a jab and a cross from Oh.
Oh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abuabu.
Oh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abuabu throws a series of punches but Oh avoids them all with ease.
Oh sizes up Abuabu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Biru Abuabu has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abuabu avoids the body shot from Oh.
Abuabu throws a nice looking combination but Oh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Abuabu. Those never looked like landing.
Abuabu avoids the body shot from Oh.
Abuabu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh looks to land a combination but Abuabu avoids it well.
Abuabu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Abuabu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Abuabu's head backwards.
Oh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Abuabu.
Abuabu looks gassed!
Abuabu lands a glancing blow to the side of Oh's head.
Oh fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh misses with the combination.
Abuabu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oh lands with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abuabu circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abuabu scores with a hook to the body. Oh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oh swinging wildly here.
Oh misses with a double jab.
Abuabu connects with a jab.
Oh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Abuabu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Abuabu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abuabu misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Oh misses.
Abuabu throws a low kick, looking for Oh's leg but Oh calmly moves out of range.
Oh misses with a few strikes there.
Abuabu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Oh.
No joy there for Oh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Abuabu moves out of range of the strikes.
Abuabu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abuabu misses with a looping left.
Abuabu lands a jab to the nose.
Oh fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abuabu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Abuabu jabs at Oh's body.
Oh takes a swing at Abuabu's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Abuabu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A punch combination from Oh misses.
A combination from Oh does no damage.
Abuabu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oh misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abuabu works Oh's body with a nice hook.
Oh throws out a leg kick but Abuabu moves out of range and Oh only half commits.
Abuabu cracks Oh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Biru Abuabu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Biru Abuabu's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oh throws a right and a left that Abuabu avoids nicely.
Oh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abuabu.
Abuabu misses with a double jab.
Abuabu misses with a hook.
Abuabu lands a jab to the head.
Oh throws a solid leg kick but Abuabu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Oh.
Oh misses with the combination.
Abuabu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abuabu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh tries to work over Abuabu's front leg with a kick but Abuabu checks it.
Abuabu looks to score with a jab to the body but Oh is just out of range.
Oh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh slips under a jab.
Abuabu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abuabu is breathing heavily.
Oh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abuabu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oh manages to avoid it.
Abuabu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oh.

That has opened up Biru Abuabu's cut even more.
Oh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abuabu.
Oh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abuabu.
Abuabu scores with a body shot.
Oh moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abuabu circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh tries to bum rush Abuabu with a series of wild strikes but Abuabu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Decent striking displayed by Abuabu there.
Oh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Abuabu.
Abuabu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oh.
Abuabu throws a series of punches but Oh moves out of range.
Oh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oh misses with a double jab
and Abuabu counters with a right hand to the body.
Abuabu missing with a left hand there. Oh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Abuabu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Abuabu misses with the combination.
Oh misses with an uppercut
and Abuabu counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abuabu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oh ducks under a wild hook from Abuabu.
Abuabu lands a jab to the head.
Oh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abuabu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abuabu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Abuabu slips a jab and a cross from Oh.
Abuabu just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh throws a right and a left that Abuabu avoids nicely.
Oh drops his hands momentarily and Abuabu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abuabu scores with a jab. Oh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh lands a slapping body shot.
Oh misses with a two punch combination.
Oh misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Oh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Oh. Those never looked like landing.
Abuabu throws a nice looking combination but Oh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abuabu swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Abuabu scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abuabu manages to avoid it.
Oh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abuabu.
Steve Oh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abuabu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abuabu was well out of range. Poor timing from Oh.
Oh throws a series of punches but Abuabu avoids them all with ease.
Oh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abuabu.
Oh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oh is looking to wear down Abuabu with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oh misses with a few strikes there.
Oh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abuabu.
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 Steve Oh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Biru Abuabu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Abuabu throws a hook but Oh blocks it.
A combination from Oh does no damage.
Abuabu looks to score with a jab to the body but Oh is just out of range.
Oh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abuabu counters with a right hand to the body.
Oh tries to bum rush Abuabu with a series of wild strikes but Abuabu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Abuabu throws a series of punches but Oh moves out of range.
Abuabu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abuabu looks to land a combination but Oh avoids it well.
Abuabu throws a hook but Oh blocks it.
Oh looks to score with a jab to the body but Abuabu is just out of range.
Abuabu lands a nice hook to Oh's body. Oh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oh fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh throws a right hand that Abuabu ducks under and follows up with a left that Abuabu also avoids with ease.
Oh throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Abuabu. Those never looked like landing.
Abuabu misses with a hook. Oh ducked under it nicely.
Oh throws a shot from downtown. Abuabu moves away and avoids it.
Oh swinging wildly here.
Oh slips under a jab from Abuabu.
Abuabu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abuabu clobbers Oh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abuabu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Abuabu misses.
Oh throws a right hand that Abuabu ducks under and follows up with a left that Abuabu also avoids with ease.
Oh throws a leg kick but Abuabu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oh throws a series of punches but Abuabu avoids them all with ease.
Abuabu jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abuabu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abuabu throws out a loose jab but Oh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abuabu.
Abuabu looks to land a combination but Oh avoids it well.
Oh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abuabu circles away quickly and effectively.
Oh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abuabu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Abuabu misses with a head kick.
Biru Abuabu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oh misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Oh.
Oh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Abuabu. Beautiful body shot.
Abuabu works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Oh misses.
Some wild striking there from Oh.
A jab from Abuabu misses.
Oh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abuabu throws a series of strikes that have Oh backpedaling.
Abuabu lands with an uppercut that bounces Oh off the cage and back into range.
Abuabu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oh.
Sloppy strikes from Oh. Those never looked like landing.
Abuabu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abuabu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Oh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Abuabu throws a right hand that Oh ducks under and follows up with a left that Oh also avoids with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oh.
Oh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Abuabu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abuabu connects with a crisp jab.
Abuabu connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Oh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abuabu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Oh backs up against the cage.
A combination from Oh does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Biru Abuabu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Abuabu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Biru Abuabu!
Biru Abuabu gave a mention to Whip and Wills Custom Clothing Outlet in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tycho Kostopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Novac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Novac is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For the taking - Time is running out. Roy Novac will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kostopoulos
vs
Novac

188 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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, Tycho Kostopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Novac!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostopoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kostopoulos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Novac is trying to defend but Kostopoulos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kostopoulos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Novac is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kostopoulos jumps into side control!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Novac is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kostopoulos is controlling him well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tycho Kostopoulos.

Kostopoulos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Novac's guard.
Kostopoulos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kostopoulos passes Novac's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kostopoulos passes to full mount!
Kostopoulos looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Novac for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Tycho Kostopoulos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kostopoulos misses with a body shot.

Novac closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Novac lands in his opponent's guard.
Novac trying to control but Kostopoulos is working from the bottom.
Kostopoulos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Novac is one step ahead there.
Kostopoulos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kostopoulos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Novac manages to get himself to full guard.
Kostopoulos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Novac escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kostopoulos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kostopoulos stays in close to Novac's body and controls the position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Tycho Kostopoulos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kostopoulos misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Kostopoulos scores with a four punch combination!
Novac misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Novac as Kostopoulos shoots in.

Kostopoulos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Novac manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kostopoulos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tycho Kostopoulos has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Kostopoulos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Novac sprawls well initially but Kostopoulos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Novac blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kostopoulos.
Well, if Kostopoulos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Novac pushes Kostopoulos off looking to stand but Kostopoulos dives back in and keeps control.
Kostopoulos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kostopoulos is thwarting Novac's attempts to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tycho Kostopoulos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kostopoulos jabs at Novac's body.
A punch combination from Novac misses.
Novac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Kostopoulos looking to score a takedown here. Novac is defending well but Kostopoulos drives through and ends up in Novac's guard.
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!
Kostopoulos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Tycho Kostopoulos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Novac misses with a head kick.

Novac closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kostopoulos quickly recovers to half guard.
Novac is breathing heavily.
Kostopoulos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kostopoulos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Novac manages to get himself to full guard.
Kostopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Novac being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Novac gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kostopoulos looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Tycho Kostopoulos dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kostopoulos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Novac's half guard.
Kostopoulos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Novac can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Tycho Kostopoulos wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Kostopoulos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kostopoulos staying calm.
Tycho Kostopoulos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos moves into full mount!
Kostopoulos controlling the pace for now.
Roy Novac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novac is trying to escape the mount.
Kostopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Novac can do to turn this around?
Kostopoulos controlling from mount.
Novac holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kostopoulos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos controlling the pace for now.
Tycho Kostopoulos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kostopoulos looking to ground and pound but Novac is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tycho Kostopoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kostopoulos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tycho Kostopoulos!
An out of breath Tycho Kostopoulos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Gat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gat
vs
Dwayne Wade

182 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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, Johnny Gat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dwayne Wade!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gat shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wade as he avoids it easily.
Gat tries to clinch up.
Wade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wade avoids the head kick by Gat.
Gat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wade stuffs the takedown attempt from Gat. Gat gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Gat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wade throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gat.
Wade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wade moves out of range of the leg kick from Gat.
Gat lands a nice shot to the body.
Gat is looking to clinch.

Wade closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gat did well to prevent Wade getting side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gat is trying to stand back up but Wade is controlling him
Gat tries to roll over but Wade keeps him under control.

Wade is working for a kimura but Gat is defending it quite comfortably.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wade wants to work for an arm triangle but Gat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade trying to mount his opponent but Gat defends it.
Wade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wade is trying to control. Gat wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wade tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gat knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gat is trying to get back to full guard.

Wade is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gat defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wade is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gat in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gat's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wade punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wade wants to control the pace but Gat is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade throwing strikes here but Gat is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wade on the ground.
Wade sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gat is squirming around, avoiding Wade's attempts to control the action.
Wade takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wade looking to ground and pound but Gat is blocking nicely.
Wade trying to control but Gat is having none of it.
Wade raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gat wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wade.
Wade scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gat?
Gat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wade controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gat is squirming around, avoiding Wade's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade controlling from mount.
Gat wants to control but Wade is having none of it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Wade dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A cross from Gat lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gat.
Gat misses with the combination.
Wade thows a body kick. Gat tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gat shoots in for a takedown but Wade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Gat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gat wants to clinch.
Wade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gat circles away quickly and effectively.
Gat dives in and grabs Wade's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wade pushes down on Gat's head and hops out.
Wade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wade lands with a nice body punch.
Gat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wade stuffs the takedown attempt from Gat. Gat gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gat fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade misses with a double jab.
Gat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wade circles away.

Wade clinches up with Gat and pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Wade.
Gat misses with an elbow over the top.
Wade trying to land knees to the body.
Wade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wade lands an elbow inside that Gat shrugs off.
Wade comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Wade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wade throws a combination. Gat tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wade goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gat is defended easily by Wade.
Gat slips a jab and a cross from Wade.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade pushes Gat away with a front kick.
Wade misses with a wild combination.

Wade has closed the distance and engaged Gat in a clinch.
Wade unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wade smiles and moves away.
Gat tries to clinch up but Wade circles away and keeps his distance.

Wade closes the distance and pushes Gat back into the cage.
Wade wants to stall.
Wade throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gats head.

Wade breaks from the clinch.
Johnny Gat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gat takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnny Gat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gat looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wade is fending him off so far but Gat persists. Nope, Wade circles away and we're back to standing.
Gat misses with a takedown attempt
and Wade counters with a body kick that stops Gat in his tracks momentarily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wade.

Wade drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dwayne Wade has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wade passes Gat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wade passes to side control.
Wade lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wade working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade controlling the position from side mount.

Wade looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wade is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gat is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wade is looking to take a break and control but Gat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gat is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wade's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wade throwing shots but Gat is blocking nicely.

Wade is trying to work for a kimura but Gat is defending well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Wade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gat is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wade.
Wade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gat swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gat misses with a takedown attempt - Wade sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wade swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Wade has managed to clinch.

Gat pulls guard successfully.
Wade has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gat keeping moving, preventing Wade from controlling successfully.
Gat wants to sweep but no luck.
Wade wants to control from the top but Gat keeps moving.
Wade throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wade looking to pass the guard.
Wade is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Dwayne Wade has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gat closes the distance and clinches up with Wade, looking for a takedown. Gat pushes Wade against the cage but Wade circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Gat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gat tries to work over Wade's front leg with a kick but Wade checks it.
Wade misses with a few strikes there.
Wade shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gat as he jumps to the side.
Wade throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Wade moves into range and clinches up with Gat.
Wade lands a nice uppercut.
Wade throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wade gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade looking to stall.
Wade is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gat is defending well.
Wade trying to land knees to the body.
Gat takes an elbow to the forehead.

Wade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gat doesn't manage to clinch there - Wade circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wade misses with a two punch combination.
Wade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick from Wade.
Nice takedown defense from Wade. No joy for Gat on that attempt.
Gat shoots for a takedown but Wade saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wade sprawls well. Wade wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gat gets slowly back to his feet.
Gat wants to clinch up but Wade keeps it at a distance.
Gat tries to land a front kick but Wade steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wade lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wade swats away the attempt to clinch by Gat.
Gat walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wade.
Gat wants to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wade.

Wade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gat drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wade pulls his leg out and moves away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Gat enables Wade to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gat manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gat's guard.
Wade with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnny Gat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dwayne Wade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wade controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Wade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wade has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Wade!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Guillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Bidda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melvin Guillard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Guillard
vs
Bidda

175 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Melvin Guillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mickey Bidda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Bidda.
Bidda misses with a leg kick.
Guillard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Guillard.
Bidda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bidda misses with a low kick as Guillard jumps back.
Guillard 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.
Bidda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bidda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guillard scores with a sloppy right hand. Bidda should have avoided that one.
Guillard moves away from the strike by Bidda.
Bidda tries to bum rush Guillard with a series of wild strikes but Guillard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guillard scores with a jab. Bidda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guillard connects with a jab.
Guillard lands a two punch combo.
Guillard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bidda momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bidda.
Guillard stuns Bidda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guillard punishes Bidda's body with a nice straight punch.
Bidda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Guillard throws a nice looking combination but Bidda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guillard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A lazy left from Guillard finds it's target.
Guillard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guillard lands a jab to Bidda's midsection.
Guillard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bidda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Guillard lands a nice shot to the body.
Guillard lands a jab to Bidda's midsection.
Guillard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guillard looks to score with a jab to the body but Bidda is just out of range.
Bidda has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Guillard is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guillard misses with a wild combination.
Guillard ducks under a wild hook from Bidda.
Guillard lands a jab to the nose.
Bidda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bidda takes one to the chin there.
Bidda misses with a hook.
Guillard throws a looping overhand right but Bidda ducks down to avoid it.
Bidda throws a right and a left that Guillard avoids nicely.
Guillard throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bidda on the side of the head.
Guillard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bidda misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bidda throws a hook to the side of Guillard's head but Guillard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bidda throws a sloppy head kick and Guillard moves out of range easily.
Guillard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Guillard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guillard.
A telegraphed right hand from Bidda misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bidda, right into the meat.
Guillard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guillard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bidda ducks under a wild hook from Guillard.
Guillard scores with a hook.
A low kick from Bidda misses
and Guillard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bidda is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bidda throws a leg kick but Guillard checks it.
Bidda is looking to score with low kicks.
Guillard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Some wild striking there from Bidda.
Bidda connects with a body shot that sends Guillard's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bidda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bidda throws a leg kick but Guillard moved away.
Guillard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bidda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bidda throws a body punch but Guillard moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Guillard misses the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bidda throws a lazy uppercut
and Guillard counters with a straight right hand.
Guillard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Guillard lands a jab.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Guillard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Guillard takes a swing at Bidda's ribcage but misses.
Guillard blocks a jab.
Guillard tries to bum rush Bidda with a series of wild strikes but Bidda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guillard cracks Bidda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Guillard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bidda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bidda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guillard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bidda ducks under a wild hook from Guillard.
Melvin Guillard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bidda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bidda misses with a body kick.
Guillard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Donk. Guillard catches Bidda right on the button with a cross.
Bidda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed right hand from Bidda misses the target.
Guillard tries to bum rush Bidda with a series of wild strikes but Bidda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guillard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bidda's sensitive parts.
Guillard throws a body punch but Bidda moves out of range.
Guillard lands a slapping body shot.
Guillard moves out of range as Bidda strikes.
Guillard connects with a nice looking jab.
Bidda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guillard sizes up Bidda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bidda misses with a straight left.
Bidda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guillard.
Guillard staying out of range there.
Bidda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guillard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bidda scrambles back to his feet.
Guillard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Guillard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bidda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bidda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bidda misses with a body shot.
Bidda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guillard slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Guillard - just one landing.
Guillard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bidda.
Guillard throws a leg kick but Bidda moved away.
Bidda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guillard throws out a powerful jab.
Guillard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bidda fails to land with a series of punches.
Guillard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guillard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bidda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guillard manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guillard digs a good hook to Bidda's body.
Guillard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guillard slips a jab and a cross from Bidda.
Jab, jab by Bidda - just one landing.
Guillard slips under a jab from Bidda.
Bidda lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Bidda.
Guillard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guillard.
Bidda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guillard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bidda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bidda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillard stuns Bidda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guillard dips to his left and cracks Bidda with an uppercut!
Guillard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Guillard connects with a right hand. Bidda shakes it off.
A right-left combo lands from Guillard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guillard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Guillard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bidda works Guillard's body with a nice hook.
Guillard moves out of range of the leg kick from Bidda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guillard checks a leg kick nicely.
Guillard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guillard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Guillard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Guillard dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Guillard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guillard.
Bidda throws a looping overhand right but Guillard ducks down to avoid it.
Bidda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Guillard staying out of range there.
Guillard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Guillard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bidda.
Bidda lands a jab to the nose.
Bidda misses with a hook. Guillard ducked under it nicely.
Bidda throws an overhand right that lands on Guillard's shoulder, as Guillard tries to avoid the shot.
Bidda throws out a loose jab but Guillard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bidda throws an off balance right hand
and Guillard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bidda throws a head kick that misses.
Guillard feints a jab promting Bidda to slip. Guillard then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bidda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Guillard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bidda.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bidda takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bidda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good shot there by Guillard.
Bidda misses with a double jab.
Bidda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Guillard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bidda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guillard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice body punch from Guillard.
Bidda tries a head kick but it misses.
Guillard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bidda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guillard lands a right hook to the body.
Guillard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Guillard.
Bidda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bidda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guillard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bidda circles away quickly and effectively.
Bidda lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bidda misses with the combination.
Guillard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bidda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bidda walks into a stiff left hand from Guillard.
Melvin Guillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bidda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bidda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Guillard works over Bidda's head and body with a nice combination.
Melvin Guillard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guillard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guillard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bidda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Guillard slips a jab and a cross from Bidda.
A right-left combo lands from Guillard.
Guillard lands a really nice looking cross but Bidda seems unphased.
Guillard lands a jab to the nose.
Guillard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bidda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guillard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Guillard duly obliges.
Guillard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bidda momentarily.
Guillard throws a good cross that connects.
Bidda misses with an uppercut. Guillard saw that one coming.
Guillard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bidda.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guillard jabs Bidda to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bidda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guillard.
Bidda throws a hook to the side of Guillard's head but Guillard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bidda throws an overhand right that lands on Guillard's shoulder, as Guillard tries to avoid the shot.
Guillard throws a series of punches but Bidda moves out of range.
Guillard's corner calls for a 1-2. Guillard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Guillard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bidda takes one to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guillard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bidda misses with a hook
and Bidda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bidda will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice straight punches there by Guillard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Guillard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Guillard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Guillard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melvin Guillard!
Melvin Guillard 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Maynard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bennett
vs
Maynard

170 cm
23
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Das Labor

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maynard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maynard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bennett is fending him off so far but Maynard persists. Nope, Bennett circles away and we're back to standing.
Bennett slaps away a takedown attempt from Maynard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bennett misses with the combination.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maynard tries to bum rush Bennett with a series of wild strikes but Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Bennett is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maynard's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bennett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maynard is trying to maintain the position but Bennett is very close to passing his half guard.
Maynard desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bennett missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bennett trying to control the pace.
Maynard slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Maynard wants to get back to his feet but Bennett is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bennett postures up.
Bennett postures up in Maynard's guard and throws a big left but Maynard blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard 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.
Bennett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bennett is working Maynard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.
Bennett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maynard wants to sweep but no luck.

Maynard pushes Bennett off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett misses with a head kick.
Maynard connects with an inside leg kick.
Bennett is looking to chop away at Maynard's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Charles Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Maynard.
Maynard throws a head kick that half lands.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maynard as he jumps to the side.
Bennett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maynard shoots in for a double leg but Bennett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maynard looks gassed!
Bennett scores with a three punch combo!
Maynard fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bennett gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bennett pulls guard effortlessly.

Maynard has gone for a leg lock! Bennett slips out almost immediately though and dives into Maynard's guard.
Maynard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bennett!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maynard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Maynard goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bennett is on top in guard.
Maynard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maynard is keen to just control but Bennett is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maynard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Charles Bennett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Maynard has closed the distance and engaged Bennett in a clinch.
Maynard tries to pull guard but Bennett holds him up against the cage and eventually Maynard drops back down to his feet.
Bennett wants a takedown.
Maynard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennett blocks the elbow strike.
Maynard keeps control of Bennett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maynard missing with knees to the body.
Maynard misses with a knee strike.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard looking to throw knees to the head but Bennett is blocking nicely.
Maynard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bennett lands a left hand.

Bennett successfully pulls guard.
Maynard trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maynard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maynard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maynard is looking to work some ground and pound but Bennett has wrist control.
Maynard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bennett is keeping the position for now.
Bennett has control of Maynard's left arm, preventing Maynard from doing any damage.
Bennett can't keep his opponent in guard - Maynard advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bennett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maynard on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Maynard seems to be looking for submissions.

Maynard is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
Bennett is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maynard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Frankie Maynard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Maynard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maynard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett trying to control here.

Maynard seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bennett is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frankie Maynard!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Liddell
vs
Johnson

192 cm
24
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell blocks a jab.
Liddell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Johnson takes a swing at Liddell's ribcage but misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddell manages to avoid it.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
and Liddell counters with a head kick. That will keep Johnson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Johnson throws a body punch but Liddell moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Liddell.
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tim Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liddell lands a leg kick that knocks Johnson off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell scores with a jab.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from Johnson.

Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into Liddell's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson postures up in Liddell's guard and throws a big left but Liddell blocks it.

Liddell is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.

Liddell manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Liddell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Liddell slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Liddell counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Johnson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liddell.
Liddell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Liddell.
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liddell connects with a solid leg kick.
Liddell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Liddell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Tim Johnson has been cut.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Liddell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liddell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liddell slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chuck Liddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Johnson.
Johnson looks gassed!

Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Liddell's half guard.
Liddell wants to get back to his feet.
Liddell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Liddell tries to get out of the position.
Liddell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to control. Liddell wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Liddell looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Liddell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Liddell has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Liddell's temple.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Liddell's hands, connecting with Liddell's forehead.
Johnson is nestled in close to Liddell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson working over Liddell with some ground and pound. Liddell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Liddell is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Liddell is trying to control but can't.
Liddell is looking to improve his position.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson works his way into side control.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tim Johnson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson looks for the body kick but Liddell saw that one coming.
Johnson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Liddell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Johnson on the side of the head.

Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
Johnson wants to control but Liddell is keeping him busy.
Liddell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson is nestled in close to Liddell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Johnson lands a nice short elbow.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Liddell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson is just content to waste time from the top position. Liddell takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liddell looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Liddell looking for subs off his back but Johnson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Johnson working over Liddell with some ground and pound. Liddell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Liddell keeps working.
Liddell is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson content to control rather than advance.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson winds up and cracks Liddell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Liddell taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson works his way into side control.
Liddell is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Johnson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell struggling a bit here.
Liddell takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Johnson is chipping away with strikes.
Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Liddell to see if he's OK.

Liddell is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Liddell down.
Oh Liddell is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson lands a strong strike to the head of Liddell. That's dazed him! Johnson looking to finish here. Liddell is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Johnson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Johnson!
Tim Johnson is the new light heavyweight champion!

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