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LA Combat 13 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Busey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Busey is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Reckoning. Gary Busey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Bullock!
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, Gary Busey!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Busey shoots in and drives through. Bullock sprawls well.
Bullock clinches up with Busey and pushes him back against the cage.
Busey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Busey manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Busey is looking for a triangle here but Bullock uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Busey is looking for a sweep.
Busey manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bullock's best efforts.
Bullock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Busey defending well though.
Bullock trying to pass the guard but Busey defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Busey looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Busey wants to get back to full guard.
Bullock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock content to control rather than advance.
Busey wants to get back to full guard but Bullock has passed into side control.
Busey is looking to regain half guard here but Bullock keeps moving and retains side control.
Busey is pushing Bullock's head away, looking to escape. Bullock manages to hold on to the position though.
Busey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bullock moves into full guard.
Busey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Busey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bullock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Busey throwing strikes from guard but Bullock blocks nicely.
Busey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock 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.
Busey drops back looking for a leg! Bullock is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bullock manages to kick Busey off! Busey jumps back into Bullock's guard.
Bullock knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Busey on the ground.
Busey drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bullock looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bullock looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bullock!
Busey is looking to reverse the position.
Busey manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busey prevents Bullock from improving his position.
Bullock trying to control from the bottom.
Busey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Busey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Busey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Busey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bullock has managed to free his arm - good work.
Busey wants to free his trapped foot but Bullock is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Busey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock has hold of Busey's hands but Busey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Busey trying to pass the guard but Bullock defending well.
Ground and pound from Busey.
Busey working the head and body with strikes.
Busey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Busey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Busey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Busey is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Busey looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Busey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Busey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Busey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bullock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Busey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Busey fails with a takedown attempt.
Bullock thuds a left hand into Busey's body.
Bullock wants to clinch up but Busey keeps it at a distance.
Busey takes the fight into the clinch.
Bullock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Busey gets control of Bullock's arms and successfully pulls guard. Busey will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gary Busey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Busey throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Busey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Busey wants to sweep here but Bullock controlling him for the moment.
Bullock avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Busey is breathing heavily.
Busey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Busey is looking for a triangle but Bullock pushes his legs off easily.
Bullock is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Busey keeping full guard, as Bullock tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bullock preventing the sweep.
Bullock stands and steps away. Busey gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bullock closes the distance and clinches.
Bullock managing to block the knees to the body from Busey.
Busey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Busey tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bullock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Busey wants to clinch up but Bullock keeps it at a distance.
Bullock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Busey fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bullock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Busey has Bullock up against the cage in a clinch.
Busey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Bullock.
Bullock lands with a right to the head.
Bullock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bullock.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bullock breaks the clinch.
Bullock leaves Busey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mark Bullock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Busey.
Bullock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullock pushes Busey up against the cage in a clinch.
Bullock just leaning against Busey, taking a breather.
Bullock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bullock tries a head kick but it misses.
Busey shoots in looking for a takedown but Bullock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Busey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock forces Busey back against the cage and clinches.
Bullock is working Busey over against the cage.
Busey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Busey jumps guard but Bullock turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bullock's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bullock lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bullock.
Bullock lands a body shot.
Bullock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bullock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bullock lands a good knee to the midsection. Busey won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bullock lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Bullock.
Good body shot from Bullock.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bullock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Bullock dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bullock clinches.
Busey tries a knee to the head but Bullock blocks it.
Bullock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Busey missing with knees to the body.
Bullock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bullock closes the distance and clinches.
Bullock wants to get back to striking at distance but Busey won't allow it.
Busey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bullock looking to slow down the pace here.
Busey ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Busey no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bullock is looking to stand up but Busey won't let him.
Busey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bullock controls the pace.
Bullock tries to stand but Busey is controlling from the bottom.
Busey wants to get back to his feet but Bullock is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We're going to have a standup here because Mark Bullock wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bullock clinches up against the cage.
Bullock is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Busey avoiding damage as Bullock throws knees to the body.
Busey lands a knee to the body.
Busey fails to pull guard.
Busey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Busey pulls Bullock into guard.
Busey wants to stand but Bullock is controlling the position.
Busey kicks Bullock off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bullock lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bullock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bullock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bullock darts in and clinches Busey up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bullock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Busey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bullock digs a right hand into Busey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Busey's gas tank.
Bullock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Busey gets tackled into the cage by Bullock. Bullock maintains the clinch.
Busey blocks an elbow strike.
Bullock tries to work over Busey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bullock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bullock.
Bullock is trying to stall.
Bullock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Busey wants to clinch up but Bullock keeps it at a distance.
Mark Bullock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bullock clinches up with Busey and pushes him back against the cage.
Bullock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Busey is trying to pull guard but Bullock has him pressed against the cage.
Busey tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bullock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mark Bullock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Busey.
Busey is trying to pull guard but Bullock has him pressed against the cage.
Bullock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bullock tries to clinch but Busey moves out of range.
Bullock tries to close the distance and clinch but Busey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mark Bullock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bullock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bullock.
Busey is trying to pull guard but Bullock turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bullock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bullock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Busey or not.
Bullock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bullock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bullock as the two fighters clinch.
Bullock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bullock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Bullock does no damage.
Busey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bullock as he avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bullock clinches up against the cage.
Bullock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bullock manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Busey shoots in and drives through. Bullock sprawls well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bullock.
Bullock tries to clinch there but Busey circles away.
Bullock is looking to clinch but Busey is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Bullock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bullock has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Bullock!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rousimar Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Night (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Night has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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210 lbs
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rousimar Gracie!
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, James Night !
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Night leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Night , looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Night against the cage but Night circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Night tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
Night drops Gracie with a beautiful combination! Gracie stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Night is looking for the KO!
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like Rousimar Gracie has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Night moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Gracie! Night continues to tee off on Gracie, landing with a left and a right! Night connects with a right hand that leaves Gracie sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Night !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Night !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smash Spring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smash Spring has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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256 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Smash Spring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spring.
Spring gets a double leg takedown into Barnett's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Barnett wants to stand and escape but Spring is having none of it.
Barnett is trying to control the position but Spring postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spring stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spring drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barnett looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barnett looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barnett!
Spring tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Barnett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Spring really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barnett avoids the strikes from the bottom by Spring.
Spring is not content to let Barnett control the position.
Spring tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spring throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Spring manages to get back to half guard.
Spring throws a strike from the bottom but Barnett passes into side control!
Spring throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spring throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Spring misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Barnett slows the pace down.
Spring is trying to improve his position.
Spring striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spring misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Spring striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Spring is looking for a sweep.
Spring gets back to half guard.
Spring throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Spring 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.
Spring flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spring is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnett is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Spring sees it coming and defends easily.
Spring flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Spring is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spring tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Spring connecting with a few gentle strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spring missing with punches from the bottom.
Spring punching from the bottom.
Spring missing with punches from the bottom.
Spring tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Spring is looking to improve his position.
Spring flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Barnett is working for a submission of some sort.
Barnett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Spring punching from the bottom.
Spring tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Barnett postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Spring to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spring fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barnett avoids it really well and circles away.
Barnett dives in and scores a takedown into Spring's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spring trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Spring throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Spring will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Spring doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Spring trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Spring trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Spring is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spring trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett scoring with some ground and pound.
Spring lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Barnett stopping the sweep attempt from Spring.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smash Spring dominated that round.
That's time! Spring's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick misses from Spring.
Spring shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barnett defends it nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Barnett.
Spring tries to bench press Barnett off him but Barnett keeps the position.
Spring is not content to let Barnett control the position.
Spring throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Spring misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Barnett blocks the strikes from Spring.
Barnett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barnett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Spring is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett lands a few punches from side control.
Spring misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Spring is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Spring misses with a strike from the bottom.
Spring is looking for a sweep.
Spring tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Spring is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barnett stands up and beckons Spring to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spring drives through with a takedown into Barnett's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Spring is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Barnett is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Barnett has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Spring throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Spring trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Spring keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Spring throwing short punches from the bottom.
Spring throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Barnett wants to control from the top but Spring keeps moving.
Spring throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spring trying to strike off his back.
Spring thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Barnett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Spring wants to sweep but no luck.
Spring tries to strike from the bottom.
Spring doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Spring trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Spring throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Barnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Spring throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Spring looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spring trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Spring trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Smash Spring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett wants to clinch.
No luck for Spring with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnett drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spring throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Barnett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Spring thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Barnett would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnett pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spring is keeping the position for now.
Spring trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
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 Smash Spring will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Spring shoots in for a takedown but Barnett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Spring throws a leg kick but Barnett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spring shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barnett defends it nicely.
Barnett shoots in for a double leg but Spring sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Spring misses with a takedown attempt - Barnett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smash Spring. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spring scores a takedown into full mount!
Spring swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Barnett is now in Spring's guard. A big mistake from Spring there, giving up the dominant position!
Barnett slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barnett stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spring looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Barnett!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnett tries to lock up and control but Spring gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Barnett bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Spring is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spring throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Spring throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Spring doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Spring striking off his back but it's not causing Barnett any problems.
Spring bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnett's guard.
Spring drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Barnett manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Spring has Barnett in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spring throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Barnett with a nice head shot there.
Spring throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Spring tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnett tries to free his leg and advance position but Spring is retaining full guard.
Spring throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Spring keeping moving, preventing Barnett from controlling successfully.
Spring throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Spring throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Spring thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spring thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Barnett is in close to Spring's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spring punching from the bottom - just letting Barnett know he's still in a fight.
Spring trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Barnett trying to control but Spring is working from the bottom.
Spring throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Spring throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Barnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Spring manages to work his way to half guard, despite Barnett's best efforts.
Spring missing with punches from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spring missing with punches from the bottom.
Spring is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Spring flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Spring throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Barnett manages to pass to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Barnett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Barnett avoids the strikes from the bottom by Spring.
Josh Barnett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smash Spring is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smash Spring overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spring can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Smash Spring showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spring 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Smash Spring!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Huff Puff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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143 lbs
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135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Huff Puff!
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, Jordan Graham!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Puff misses with a body shot.
Puff misses with a left hand
enabling Graham to counter with a crisp jab.
Puff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Puff misses with a series of wild punches.
Graham goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Graham, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Graham throws a right and a left that Puff avoids nicely.
Graham misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puff.
Graham moves out of range as Puff strikes.
A slow jab from Puff misses its intended target.
Graham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Puff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Graham throws a right and a left that Puff avoids nicely.
Graham misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Puff, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Puff.
Graham slips under a jab.
Puff gets the takedown into side control.
Graham is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Puff sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Graham is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Graham takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Puff scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Graham to see if he's OK.
Graham explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Puff misses with a body shot.
Jordan Graham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Graham connects with a good right hand that stumbles Puff. Puff circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Puff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Graham is fending him off so far but Puff persists. Nope, Graham circles away and we're back to standing.
Puff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puff is trying to ground and pound but Graham uses the momentary lack of control by Puff to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graham's head.
Puff scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Graham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Puff scores with a couple of nice shots.
Puff 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.
Graham has hold of Puff's hands but Puff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Puff throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Puff slips a nice elbow through Graham's hands, connecting with Graham's forehead.
Puff looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Puff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Graham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graham is looking to escape.
Puff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graham's head.
Puff wants to take a breather but Graham is having none of it.
Puff trying to mount his opponent but Graham defends it.
Graham pushes Puff off looking to stand but Puff dives back in and keeps control.
Puff is keen to just control but Graham is a slippery customer.
Puff takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Graham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Puff.
Puff wants to control but Graham is keeping him busy.
Puff has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Graham is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Puff there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Puff connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Graham is in a horrible position here. Puff smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Graham is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puff working Graham over with strikes here.
Graham is still in real trouble! Can Puff finish him?
Puff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Graham's face.
Puff controlling the pace for now.
Puff 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.
Puff with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puff with a couple of short strikes.
Puff scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Graham?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huff Puff dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Graham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Puff to counter with a crisp jab.
Puff throws a series of punches but Graham moves out of range.
Graham throws a right and a left that Puff avoids nicely.
Puff misses with a hook.
Graham throws a nice looking combination but Puff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Graham throws a nice looking combination but Puff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Puff rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Graham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Graham ducks under a wild hook from Puff.
Puff pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graham swinging wildly here.
Puff misses with an uppercut. Graham saw that one coming.
Puff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Graham seems to have recovered his senses.
Huff Puff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puff feints and as Graham raises his hands in defense, Puff changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Puff throws a big elbow that misses.
Puff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Graham is keeping the position for now.
Puff landing some decent shots from guard.
Graham is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puff passes Graham's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Graham keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graham is trying to stand back up but Puff is controlling him
Puff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Puff prevents Graham from standing back up.
Graham is breathing heavily.
Puff is nestled in close to Graham, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Graham tries to kick Puff off but Puff keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puff working Graham over with strikes.
Puff is looking to take a break and control but Graham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puff thows a huge punch but Graham dodges it nicely.
Puff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Puff controlling the action here.
Puff is looking for a kimura here.
Puff wants to take a breather but Graham is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puff is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Puff.
Puff throwing shots but Graham is blocking nicely.
Puff landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Graham is not content to let Puff control the position.
Puff lands with a punch from half guard.
Puff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Puff missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Puff throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puff thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Graham is trying to stand.
Puff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Graham regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Puff.
Huff Puff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Puff trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Puff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puff postures up in Graham's guard and throws a big left but Graham blocks it.
Puff stops Graham from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huff Puff dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Graham jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Graham throws a good cross that connects.
Puff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Graham thuds his right hand into Puff's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Puff is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graham can do to turn this around?
Graham misses with a body shot.
Puff shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Graham wants to get back to his feet.
Graham kicks off Puff and gets to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Graham.
Puff misses with an uppercut
and Graham counters with a left and a right that stings Puff.
Graham is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Graham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No luck for Puff with that takedown attempt.
Graham has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graham throws a nice looking combination but Puff bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Puff misses with a series of wild punches.
Jordan Graham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Puff misses with a straight right.
Graham shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Puff eats them both and turns towards Graham to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Puff misses with an uppercut. Graham saw that one coming.
Jordan Graham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Graham clobbers Puff with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Puff tries to bum rush Graham with a series of wild strikes but Graham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Graham lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Puff circles away quickly and effectively.
Graham moves out of range of the strikes.
Graham misses with a few strikes there.
Puff moves out of range of the strikes.
Graham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puff throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puff takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Puff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Puff just misses with a punch to the body.
Puff misses with a looping left.
Graham defending well as Puff loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Graham.
Graham defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Puff.
Puff misses with a combination
and Graham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graham wants to try and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Graham that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Puff fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Huff Puff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puff trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Puff controlling his opponent.
Graham tries to buck Puff off but he can't manage it.
Puff controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Huff Puff wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Graham misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Puff takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Puff misses the shot to the body.
Puff misses with a jab to the body
and Graham counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Graham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Puff punishes Graham's body with a nice straight punch.
Graham misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Graham's corner calls for a 1-2. Graham obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Puff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graham.
Jordan Graham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puff throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Huff Puff.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Puff, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huff Puff!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rick Rich!
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, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz takes a swing at Rich's ribcage but misses.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Rich moves out of range.
Rich fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Rich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rich off to one side.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Rich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz throws a hook but Rich avoids it easily.
Rich shoots and misses
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Rich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Diaz.
Rich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Diaz defends it nicely.
A cross from Diaz lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a jab when Rich was well out of range.
A left lands for Diaz.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Rich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz throws a combination. Rich tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Rich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rich gets a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rich trying to mount his opponent but Diaz defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rich wants to take a breather but Diaz is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Rich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz is looking to control Rich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
Diaz is trying to stand up here but Rich is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rich stands up and beckons Diaz to join him on the feet.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Rich avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Rich with that takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rich drives through and clinches with Diaz against the cage.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Rich forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diaz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rich jumps guard.
Rich is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diaz 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.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Rich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stands up from Rich's guard - Diaz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rich feints and as Diaz raises his hands in defense, Rich changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rich accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Diaz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Rich frees his head nicely. Oh but Diaz has switched to an armbar! Rich is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Nick Diaz!
After the fight, Nick Diaz was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Al an (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anak Monyet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Al an!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anak Monyet!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monyet tries to score with a low kick but an moves his leg out of the way.
Monyet throws a right hand that misses
and an counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monyet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but an moves away.
an tries to work over Monyet's front leg with a kick but Monyet checks it.
an scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Monyet fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but an avoids it really well and circles away.
Monyet tries for a takedown but an circles away easily
and an counters with a straight right hand.
Monyet misses with a low kick.
Monyet throws a hook but an avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as an blocks the leg kick.
Monyet slips a straight right by an.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monyet.
Monyet throws a low kick but it's checked well by an.
an throws a combination that misses
and Monyet counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
an defending against the ground and pound.
an is trying to get back to his feet.
an manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
an avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Monyet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
an tries to roll over but Monyet keeps him under control.
an is staying active underneath Monyet, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Monyet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
an is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Monyet's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Monyet's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
an lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oooh a big shot gets through from an. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Monyet can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
an is trying to stick to Monyet's back but Monyet is turning into an. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in an's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Monyet.
an is adopting a defensive guard.
an looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Monyet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monyet wants to control from the top but an keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
an working a defensive guard here.
an is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from an.
an looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Monyet with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
an works his way into side control.
Monyet tries to bench press an off him but an keeps the position.
an advances to full mount.
Monyet is bucking up trying to escape but an cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Anak Monyet has been cut.
an lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
an controlling his opponent.
Monyet is working to get back to half guard.
an lands a big shot there that rocks Monyet but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Monyet is in all sorts of trouble here.
an landing strikes, looking to finish!
That has opened up Anak Monyet's cut even more.
The referee warns Monyet that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anak Monyet's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anak Monyet's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Al an!
Al an 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joeli Babitu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Hayfore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joeli Babitu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joeli Babitu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Hayfore!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babitu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Babitu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hayfore tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick by Hayfore misses
and Babitu counters with a low kick, right behind Hayfore 's knee.
Babitu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hayfore if he has to take too many more of those.
Brad Hayfore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Babitu.
Hayfore misses with a head kick.
Hayfore misses with a kick to the body
and Babitu counters with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Babitu.
Hayfore takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Babitu fakes the leg kick and cracks Hayfore in the body.
Hayfore throws a leg kick
and Babitu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babitu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hayfore's head.
Babitu avoids the head kick by Hayfore.
Hayfore misses with a leg kick
and Babitu counters with a head kick.
Hayfore steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Babitu. That one must have hurt.
Babitu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Babitu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Babitu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hayfore.
Hayfore is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Babitu. Hayfore shrugs it off though.
Hayfore is still on wobbly legs! Can Babitu finish him?
The fighters circle, before Babitu throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Hayfore's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Babitu lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Joeli Babitu!
Joeli Babitu is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Joeli Babitu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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