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Bellum 32: Cold Vs Probert PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DAngelo Damsbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsander Materovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for DAngelo Damsbury has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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207 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DAngelo Damsbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexsander Materovic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Materovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damsbury closes the distance and pushes Materovic back into the cage.
Damsbury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Materovic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Come on Materovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Materovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Damsbury is defending well for now.
Materovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Materovic receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd are getting on Materovic's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alexsander Materovic.
Damsbury swats away the attempt to clinch by Materovic.
Damsbury is looking to clinch but Materovic is avoiding it.
Damsbury misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Damsbury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damsbury is breathing heavily.
Damsbury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Materovic counters with a nice body shot.
Materovic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Materovic gets a clinch.
Materovic misses with a punch to the body.
Materovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Materovic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Damsbury to the mat! Damsbury manages to get full guard.
Materovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Damsbury might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Materovic advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Damsbury prevents Materovic from moving into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Materovic is staying tight to Damsbury's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Materovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Damsbury knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Materovic working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materovic fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Damsbury is not content to let Materovic control the position.
Materovic decides to stand back up. Materovic steps back and let's Damsbury get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Damsbury avoiding damage as Materovic throws knees to the body.
Damsbury avoiding damage as Materovic throws knees to the body.
Materovic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Damsbury's efforts to push away.
Damsbury wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Materovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damsbury misses with a series of wild punches.
Materovic shoots in and gets a takedown into Damsbury's guard.
Materovic throwing strikes from guard but Damsbury blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexsander Materovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Materovic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Damsbury's waist but Damsbury gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Materovic off to one side.
DAngelo Damsbury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damsbury on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Materovic gets a takedown into half guard.
Materovic maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Damsbury could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Materovic has cracked it and Damsbury is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Materovic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alexsander Materovic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aram Khorozian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flok Numbers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khorozian comes to the cage accompanied by Ants. Flok Numbers is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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243 lbs
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263 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Aram Khorozian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flok Numbers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khorozian with a poor takedown
and Numbers counters with a shoot takedown. Khorozian fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Numbers stays in close to Khorozian's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Numbers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Flok Numbers hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Khorozian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Numbers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Khorozian's guard now.
Khorozian is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numbers wants to stand but Khorozian has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Numbers seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Numbers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Khorozian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Numbers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Khorozian is keeping the position for now.
Numbers tries to stand but Khorozian is controlling from the bottom.
Numbers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Flok Numbers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Khorozian tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Numbers counters by moving into the clinch.
Numbers pulls guard.
Numbers is pulling down on Khorozian's head. It's preventing any offense from Khorozian, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khorozian is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Numbers pulls Khorozian in to control the position.
Numbers thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Numbers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khorozian is one step ahead there.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Flok Numbers hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Khorozian tries for a takedown but Numbers circles away easily
and Numbers counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aram Khorozian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numbers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Khorozian blocks it with crossed arms.
Numbers gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Khorozian regains guard.
Numbers is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Numbers must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Numbers postures up in Khorozian's guard and throws a big left but Khorozian blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flok Numbers dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Numbers moves into range and clinches up with Khorozian.
Khorozian is trying to pull guard but Numbers turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Khorozian goes for a takedown attempt but Numbers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Numbers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Numbers moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khorozian is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Numbers to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aram Khorozian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Numbers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Numbers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Numbers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khorozian misses with a takedown
and Numbers counters with a nice body shot.
Khorozian with a lazy takedown attempt
and Numbers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khorozian won't be happy with that.
Numbers tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numbers has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
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!
Numbers gets a double leg takedown into Khorozian's guard.
Numbers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Numbers tries to free his leg and advance position but Khorozian is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numbers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Numbers not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Flok Numbers was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Numbers moves into the clinch.
Numbers drags the fight down to the ground.
Numbers has his hands on Khorozian's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Numbers 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Flok Numbers wasn't active enough on the ground.
Numbers forces Khorozian back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flok Numbers 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! This is the final round!
Khorozian fails with the takedown
and Numbers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Numbers.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khorozian wants a takedown but no success here.
Numbers gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Khorozian actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Numbers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Khorozian doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Numbers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numbers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Khorozian blocking the ground and pound attempt from Numbers.
Still in half guard, Numbers seems content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Numbers's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Flok Numbers hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Numbers closes the distance and pushes Khorozian back into the cage.
Numbers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Numbers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Numbers scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Aram Khorozian has been cut.
Numbers instigates a clinch.
Numbers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numbers has Khorozian up against the cage in a clinch.
Numbers pulls guard successfully.
Aram Khorozian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Numbers is pulling down on Khorozian's head to control his posture.
Numbers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khorozian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Khorozian being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khorozian trying to control but Numbers is working from the bottom.
Numbers scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Numbers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Numbers looking for a sweep. Not yet Numbers, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Flok Numbers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Numbers 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flok Numbers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Szent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nick Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
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, Billy Szent!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szent shoots in for a double leg but Diaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Szent moves out of range.
Szent dives in and scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Szent passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Szent is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Szent happy to just control the position for now.
Szent tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Szent is looking to take a break and control but Diaz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szent looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Szent prevents Diaz from escaping the position.
Diaz is being controlled here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face as Szent controls the position.
Diaz prevents Szent from improving position.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Szent has hold of Diaz's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Diaz seems comfortable defending it but Szent has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Diaz is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Diaz is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Szent couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Billy Szent!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nisse Nyberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jefferson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gladys Knight - Midnight train to Georgia. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nisse Nyberg!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyberg fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nyberg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jefferson throws a hook to the side of Nyberg's head but Nyberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nyberg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nyberg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Jefferson misses.
Nyberg lands a really nice looking cross but Jefferson seems unphased.
Nyberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nyberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Jefferson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jefferson misses with an uppercut. Nyberg saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyberg is looking to clinch but Jefferson is avoiding it.
Nyberg misses with a body kick.
Nyberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Jefferson is just out of range.
Nyberg tries a head kick but it misses.
Nyberg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nyberg tries to clinch up but Jefferson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nyberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nyberg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jefferson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyberg fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Michael Jefferson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nisse Nyberg.
Nyberg tries to score a body lock takedown but Jefferson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jefferson decides to pull guard.
Nyberg wants to control from the top but Jefferson keeps moving.
Jefferson has Nyberg pulled in close to control his posture.
Nyberg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nyberg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nyberg there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyberg tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jefferson swivels and escapes.
Jefferson looks to score with a jab to the body but Nyberg is just out of range.
Jefferson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nyberg manages to avoid it.
Nyberg moves to clinch but Jefferson breaks away
and Jefferson counters with a right hand to the body.
Jefferson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nyberg is staying active underneath Jefferson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nyberg defending well though.
Nyberg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jefferson working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jefferson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jefferson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nyberg's head.
Jefferson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jefferson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nyberg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Jefferson.
Jefferson 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jefferson working the head and body with strikes.
Jefferson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nyberg looks gassed!
Jefferson is working for a kimura but Nyberg is defending it quite comfortably.
Nyberg is in trouble now - Jefferson has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jefferson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jefferson jabs Nyberg right on the nose. Nyberg blinks but takes it well.
Jefferson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nyberg tries to clinch up
and Jefferson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jefferson scores with a three punch combo!
Jefferson stuns Nyberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nyberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jefferson pinned against the cage. Jefferson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jefferson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nyberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jefferson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jefferson wants it to stay on the feet.
Nyberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Michael Jefferson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nisse Nyberg.
Nice shot lands for Jefferson.
Nyberg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson works Nyberg's body with a nice hook.
Nyberg is breathing heavily.
Jefferson checks the leg kick.
Nyberg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jefferson throws out the jab.
Nyberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Jefferson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jefferson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nyberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jefferson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nyberg's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jefferson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Michael Jefferson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jefferson connects with a couple of short punches.
Jefferson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jefferson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jefferson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson postures up in Nyberg's guard and throws a big left but Nyberg blocks it.
Jefferson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jefferson chips away with some ground and pound.
Jefferson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jefferson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jefferson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nyberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jefferson wants to pass the guard but Nyberg is keeping the position.
Jefferson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jefferson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nyberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jefferson postures up and lands a big shot to Nyberg's brow.
Jefferson passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jefferson lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jefferson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jefferson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jefferson is looking for a kimura but Nyberg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jefferson to get the leverage.
Jefferson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jefferson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jefferson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jefferson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jefferson is working for a kimura but Nyberg is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jefferson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nyberg tries to clinch
and Jefferson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nyberg moves in looking to clinch but Jefferson pushes him off.
Jefferson jabs Nyberg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nyberg tries to clinch there but Jefferson circles away.
Nyberg wants to clinch
and Jefferson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nyberg throws a good cross that connects.
Jefferson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nyberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nyberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jefferson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nyberg can do to turn this around?
Jefferson throws a big shot that misses.
Nyberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jefferson.
Nyberg blocks a jab.
Nisse Nyberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nyberg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jefferson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nyberg's guard.
Nyberg keeping full guard, as Jefferson tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Nyberg has momentary wrist control but Jefferson slips an elbow through the middle.
Jefferson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jefferson trying to control the position from guard on top but Nyberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nyberg is trying to control the position but Jefferson postures up.
Nyberg keeping moving, preventing Jefferson from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jefferson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jefferson is looking to work some ground and pound but Nyberg has wrist control.
Jefferson postures up.
Jefferson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jefferson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson working some strikes from top position.
Jefferson landing with the ground and pound.
Jefferson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jefferson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jefferson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jefferson lands some shots froms side control.
Jefferson working the body and head with strikes.
Jefferson working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jefferson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nyberg takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Michael Jefferson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyberg is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jefferson connects with a decent elbow.
Nyberg wants to get back to his feet but Jefferson drags him back down.
Jefferson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jefferson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nyberg is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jefferson connects with a decent elbow.
Nyberg tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jefferson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nyberg looking for a sweep but Jefferson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jefferson landing punches.
Nisse Nyberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jefferson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jefferson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jefferson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jefferson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jefferson!
A relieved looking Michael Jefferson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Broyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dragovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Broyles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Broyles!
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, Ivan Dragovich!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragovich cracks Broyles with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Scott Broyles has been cut.
Broyles shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dragovich napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dragovich is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Broyles is controlling him well.
Broyles working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Broyles happy to just control the position for now.
Broyles looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Broyles tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broyles is staying tight to Dragovich's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Broyles trying to control the action but Dragovich is working from the bottom.
Broyles working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dragovich bucks up and tries to throw Broyles off but instead Broyles has got his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broyles has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Broyles tightening his grip on Dragovich, looking for the choke.
Dragovich fending off the submission attempt from Broyles.
Dragovich looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Broyles gets his way!
Broyles is persistently looking for the submission but Dragovich is defending it well.
Broyles is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Dragovich is defending well though. Broyles let's go of the attempt for now.
Broyles has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broyles looking for the choke from the back.
Dragovich defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragovich is trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Broyles is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Dragovich defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Broyles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Broyles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Broyles tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragovich swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Broyles moves into range and clinches up with Dragovich.
Broyles lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dragovich is looking to escape.
Dragovich kicks off Broyles and gets to his feet.
Dragovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Broyles has closed the distance and engaged Dragovich in a clinch.
Broyles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dragovich is defending well for now.
Broyles lands a nice uppercut.
Dragovich wants to get back to striking at distance but Broyles won't allow it.
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!
Broyles working Dragovich over with knees to the body.
Broyles pulls guard.
Broyles is trying to control the position but Dragovich postures up.
Dragovich wants to get up but he can't break Broyles's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovich wants to stand and escape but instead Broyles has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Broyles wants to control from the top but Dragovich keeps moving.
Broyles stops Dragovich from standing up.
Dragovich is breathing heavily.
Broyles trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Broyles tries to free his leg and advance position but Dragovich is retaining full guard.
Dragovich wants to stand up but Broyles is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broyles trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragovich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott Broyles has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dragovich slaps away a takedown attempt from Broyles, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Broyles drives through and clinches with Dragovich against the cage.
Broyles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Broyles working Dragovich over with knees to the body.
Broyles gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broyles seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dragovich pushes Broyles off looking to stand but Broyles dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broyles is working for an americana but Dragovich has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Broyles was thinking about the submission.
Dragovich keeping moving, preventing Broyles from controlling successfully.
Broyles is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Broyles is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragovich wants to stand but Broyles is controlling the position.
Broyles showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Broyles seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dragovich for as long as he can get away with.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Broyles stops Dragovich from standing up.
Dragovich keeping moving, preventing Broyles from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Broyles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Scott Broyles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Dragovich. Those never looked like landing.
Dragovich looks to land a combination but Broyles avoids it well.
Dragovich misses with a series of wild punches.
Broyles moves into the clinch.
Broyles presses Dragovich against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dragovich tries to break the clinch but Broyles is controlling the position.
Broyles tries to score a body lock takedown but Dragovich shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dragovich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Broyles tries to pull guard but Dragovich holds him up against the cage and eventually Broyles drops back down to his feet.
Dragovich is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dragovich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dragovich manages to break the clinch.
Broyles bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dragovich tries to escape but Broyles is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broyles looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dragovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Broyles is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dragovich will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Broyles is working to tighten is grip on Dragovich's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Dragovich has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Broyles is really squeezing tight and eventually Dragovich passes out! Broyles breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Scott Broyles!
As Scott Broyles got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: glad to get my first win!! i expected a little tougher fight, but will take the W any way i can get it '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kano Shinomori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bULBnef6w6k. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rashad Jones!
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, Kano Shinomori!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinomori. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shinomori lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Shinomori lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Shinomori connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Rashad Jones has been cut.
Shinomori swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Shinomori.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinomori misses with a body shot.
Shinomori misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Shinomori lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shinomori misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Shinomori keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rashad Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Shinomori swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Shinomori slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves out of range as Shinomori strikes.
Shinomori throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Shinomori misses the shot to the body.
Shinomori swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Shinomori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shinomori is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Shinomori utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones wants to control from the top but Shinomori keeps moving.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shinomori is keeping the position for now.
Jones wants to control from the top but Shinomori keeps moving.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rashad Jones just wasn't active enough.
Shinomori stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Shinomori loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Shinomori throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shinomori misses with a left hand
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shinomori's guard.
Jones passes Shinomori's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Shinomori knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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 Rashad Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rashad Jones's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shinomori throws a big shot that misses.
Jones pushes Shinomori up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Jones gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Shinomori regains guard.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones prevents Shinomori from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Shinomori keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rashad Jones.
Shinomori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shinomori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shinomori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Shinomori misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shinomori.
Shinomori looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Rashad Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinomori. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kano Shinomori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shinomori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shinomori misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Shinomori preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rashad Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jones avoids the body shot from Shinomori.
Jab from Shinomori.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shinomori misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jab from Shinomori.
Rashad Jones's cut is getting worse.
Shinomori throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Shinomori misses with an uppercut
so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones stands and throws Shinomori's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones landing a few strikes.
Jones moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Shinomori prevents Jones from moving into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones happy to just control the position for now.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Shinomori for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Shinomori lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jones at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Shinomori. Those never looked like landing.
Shinomori misses with a looping right.
Shinomori swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shinomori's guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Shinomori blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones wants to control from the top but Shinomori keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones stands and throws Shinomori's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jones is putting a hurting on Shinomori here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones landing strikes.
Shinomori pushes Jones away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jones gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Shinomori is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
Kano Shinomori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a strike aimed at the side of Shinomori's head but Shinomori avoids it well.
Shinomori is pushing Jones's head away, looking to escape. Jones manages to hold on to the position though.
Jones slows the pace down.
Jones sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Shinomori is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jones throws a strike aimed at the side of Shinomori's head but Shinomori avoids it well.
Jones landing a few strikes.
Jones 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones taking a breather here.
Shinomori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jones taking a breather here.
Jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinomori is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jones connects with a decent elbow.
Jones controlling from side mount.
Jones wants to control but Shinomori is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shinomori throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Rashad Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fransuave Doobney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Showhey Baba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doobney comes to the cage accompanied by L_TIz# . Fransuave Doobney could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Showhey Baba's chin.
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25
234 lbs
4 - 2 - 1 |
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275 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fransuave Doobney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Showhey Baba!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doobney clinches up with Baba and pushes him back against the cage.
Baba lands an uppercut.
Baba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Baba scores a nice knee to the body.
Baba lands a knee to the head.
Doobney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doobney tries for a takedown but Baba manages to get underhooks.
Baba has Doobney pressed against the cage, preventing Doobney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baba keeps control of Doobney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baba taking a breather.
Baba putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doobney in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Baba dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baba scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Fransuave Doobney has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doobney is trying to push Baba away but Baba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baba slows down the pace here.
Doobney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baba will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doobney up against the cage.
Doobney is trying to drag Baba to the mat but Baba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Doobney tries to circle away but Baba has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baba stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Baba's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Doobney can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fransuave Doobney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circle, before Baba throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Doobney's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Baba lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Showhey Baba!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Popoca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo comes to the cage accompanied by Domination. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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233 lbs
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263 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Aldo!
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, Red Popoca!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Aldo or perhaps it was just good defense by Popoca which made him look bad.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Aldo.
The strikes coming from Aldo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Popoca can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aldo trying to control the action but Popoca is working from the bottom.
Aldo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Aldo 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.
Aldo trying to control the action but Popoca is working from the bottom.
Popoca tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo tries to move to mount but Popoca blocks the move with his legs.
Popoca 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.
Aldo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Aldo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Popoca keeps working.
Aldo is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popoca is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aldo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Popoca parries the strikes from Aldo easily there. Aldo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Popoca to escape.
Aldo trying to control the action but Popoca is working from the bottom.
Aldo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popoca managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Aldo.
Aldo trying to control the action but Popoca is working from the bottom.
Aldo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Popoca misses with a body kick.
Popoca fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aldo throws a body punch but Popoca moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popoca throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aldo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Popoca swivels and escapes.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popoca displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aldo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo moves out of range of the body kick.
Popoca avoids the head kick by Aldo.
Aldo throws a right hand that Popoca ducks under and follows up with a left that Popoca also avoids with ease.
Red Popoca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A bone on bone clash there as Aldo blocks the leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aldo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Popoca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Popoca will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Popoca.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Aldo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Popoca comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aldo walks into a jab.
Popoca swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo stalks Popoca and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Popoca's face. Popoca staggers backwards, shaken.
Popoca is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Popoca misses with a head kick.
Popoca throws a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Popoca looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely.
Popoca throws a low kick but Aldo avoids it.
Popoca misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aldo.
Aldo misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popoca looks to land a combination but Aldo avoids it well.
Popoca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popoca misses with a wild body shot.
Popoca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Popoca scores with a shot to the body.
Popoca misses with a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Red Popoca seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Popoca checks a low kick from Aldo.
Popoca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo blocks the body kick.
Aldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Popoca.
Popoca tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Popoca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Popoca.
Lincoln Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Popoca just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popoca cracks Aldo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Popoca is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aldo rather than just go for the knockout.
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!
Aldo shoots in but no luck this time.
Popoca stuffs the takedown attempt from Aldo. Aldo gets slowly back to his feet.
A big right from Popoca misses.
Popoca misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Popoca.
Aldo shoots in for a double leg but Popoca sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aldo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jab by Popoca.
Aldo slips a straight right by Popoca.
Aldo throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popoca throws a sloppy head kick and Aldo moves out of range easily.
Popoca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Aldo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aldo.
Popoca throws a solid leg kick but Aldo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Popoca.
A leg kick checked by Aldo.
Popoca jabs at Aldo's body.
Popoca misses the shot to the body.
Popoca scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Popoca connects with a body shot.
Aldo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Popoca connects with a solid leg kick.
Popoca swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popoca looks for the body kick but Aldo saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popoca misses with a body punch
and Aldo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Popoca.
Popoca takes a swing at Aldo's ribcage but misses.
Popoca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Popoca misses with a wild body shot.
Aldo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Popoca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Popoca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Popoca tries to land a front kick but Aldo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aldo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldo checks a leg kick nicely.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Red Popoca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Popoca cracks Aldo with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Popoca showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Aldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Popoca scores with a punch to the head.
Popoca on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Popoca.
Aldo takes one to the chin there.
A head kick by Popoca misses
enabling Aldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Aldo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Popoca lands a nice looking body shot.
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!
Aldo shoots in for a takedown but Popoca shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Popoca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Popoca ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Popoca throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Popoca throws a front kick aimed at Aldo's knee but Aldo avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Popoca lands a glancing blow to the side of Aldo's head.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick misses from Popoca.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Popoca.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Popoca as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincoln Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Popoca scores with a jab. Aldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aldo.
Aldo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popoca throws a leg kick but Aldo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Popoca jabs at Aldo's body.
Popoca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Popoca listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Popoca has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Popoca. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Popoca.
Popoca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Popoca catches Aldo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Popoca scores with a hook to the body. Aldo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aldo walks into a left hand.
Popoca wants to slow Aldo down by chopping away at his legs.
Aldo checks the leg kick.
Popoca throws a right and a left that Aldo avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popoca swings for the body but Aldo moves out of range.
Good shot there by Popoca.
Aldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aldo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Popoca looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Popoca tries a head kick but it misses.
Popoca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Popoca throws a leg kick but Aldo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Popoca ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Popoca. No joy for Aldo on that attempt.
Aldo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo blocks a leg kick.
Popoca throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Popoca misses with a low kick.
Aldo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Popoca as Aldo shoots in.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Popoca.
Aldo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Popoca looks to land a body kick but Aldo moved away.
Popoca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Popoca throws a leg kick
and Aldo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Popoca working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aldo.
Popoca has control of Aldo's left arm, preventing Aldo from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Red Popoca comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Popoca has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Red Popoca!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Red Popoca waved his t-shirt featuring Balco Boys - Hilo's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparky Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cold's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lil B - I own Swag. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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26
144 lbs
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139 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sparky Probert!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Probert scores with a sloppy right hand. Cold should have avoided that one.
Probert looks to throw the jab but Cold is out of range.
Probert throws a combination that misses
and Cold counters with a nice double leg into side control. Probert won't be happy with that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Probert is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cold is controlling him well.
Cold sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Probert is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cold working the ground and pound but Probert is defending the strikes.
Cold sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Probert is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cold moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cold working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Cold misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Probert taking punishment in the form of punches.
Cold landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The strikes coming from Cold are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cold working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cold lands a few punches from side control.
Cold creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cold scores with punches from side control.
Probert avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cold.
Probert is trying to buck Cold off.
Probert is trying to escape the position but Cold is controlling the position.
Cold connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Probert some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cold working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cold working the head with strikes.
Cold working the ground and pound but Probert is defending the strikes.
Cold landing strikes.
Cold in side control lands a decent elbow.
Probert is trying to buck Cold off.
Probert takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Probert takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Cold throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Probert on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold taking a breather here.
Probert parries the strikes from Cold easily there. Cold is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Probert to escape.
Cold scores with punches from side control.
Cold cracks Probert with a big right hand but Probert just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cold is working Probert over with some ground and pound from side control.
Probert takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Probert is rocked!
An elbow from Cold crashes against the mat.
Cold is trying to ground and pound but Probert uses the momentary lack of control by Cold to regain half guard.
Cold missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Probert taking some punishment here, with Cold in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cold takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cold seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cold misses with a head shot. Probert uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cold's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Cold dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Probert misses with a hook. Cold ducked under it nicely.
Probert just misses with a punch to the body.
Cold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probert.
Cold fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Probert to the ground. Cold is now in Probert's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Probert has his feet on Cold's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sparky Probert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Probert tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cold counters with a shoot takedown. Probert fights it but they end up in guard.
Cold throws a big right hand that misses.
Cold wants to control from the top but Probert keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cold trying to control the position from guard on top but Probert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cold scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cold landing with the ground and pound.
Probert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Probert keeping full guard, as Cold tries to pass.
Cold postures up and lands a big shot to Probert's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cold is controlling him.
Cold pushing down on Probert's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cold slips a nice elbow through Probert's hands, connecting with Probert's forehead.
Cold landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cold throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cold not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Probert is breathing heavily.
Cold winds up and cracks Probert with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Probert with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cold stops Probert from getting back to his feet.
Cold is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Probert does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ground and pound from Cold.
Cold has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ray Cold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cold cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cold has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Probert's face.
Probert is still in real trouble! Can Cold finish him?
Cold is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cold unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Probert wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Cold celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Cold!
A relieved looking Ray Cold 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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