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CCF 46: Rad vs. Velasquez PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ascension Bjj Expert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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123 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damien Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ascension Bjj Expert!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjj Expert doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A cross from Stewart lands.
Bjj Expert drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bjj Expert is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Stewart looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bjj Expert gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Stewart is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bjj Expert lets go of the hold and Stewart can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ascension Bjj Expert!
A relieved looking Ascension Bjj Expert 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joey Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Syah Pernong (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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170 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joey Diaz!
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, Edward Syah Pernong!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syah Pernong with a nice cross.
Diaz tries to clinch up but Syah Pernong circles away and keeps his distance.
Syah Pernong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Syah Pernong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Syah Pernong!
Syah Pernong throwing hammer fists to the chest of Diaz. What's that going to do exactly?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
BOOM! Diaz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz misses with a head shot.
Syah Pernong throwing hammer fists to the chest of Diaz. What's that going to do exactly?
Diaz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Diaz with good strikes from the mount here!
Syah Pernong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Syah Pernong wants to hold on but Diaz pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands with some strikes.
Diaz wants to stand but Syah Pernong is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Syah Pernong is in a horrible position here. Diaz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Syah Pernong is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Syah Pernong is wriggling around trying to escape.
Diaz tries to control but Syah Pernong wriggling away.
Syah Pernong really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Syah Pernong is holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz cracks Syah Pernong with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Diaz looking to secure an arm triangle but Syah Pernong defends it well.
Diaz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syah Pernong is working to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syah Pernong holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Diaz tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Syah Pernong throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Syah Pernong keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Syah Pernong in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Diaz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Diaz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Syah Pernong is looking to escape.
Diaz wants to finish this one by submission but Syah Pernong is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Diaz.
Syah Pernong is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Syah Pernong tries to hold on but Diaz postures up.
Diaz working for a guillotine from mount but Syah Pernong is in no mood to give up.
Diaz jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Syah Pernong is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Syah Pernong and Diaz has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Syah Pernong sneaks back into half guard.
Syah Pernong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Diaz slips nicely into half guard.
Diaz prevents Syah Pernong from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz passes to side control.
Syah Pernong manages to get back to half guard.
Syah Pernong is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz tries to control but Syah Pernong wriggling away.
Syah Pernong is working to get back to half guard.
Syah Pernong slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz is thwarting Syah Pernong's attempts to control the position.
Syah Pernong looks gassed!
Diaz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is keen to just control but Syah Pernong is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz shoots and misses
and Syah Pernong counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Syah Pernong to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Syah Pernong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Syah Pernong lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Syah Pernong wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Syah Pernong lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Syah Pernong thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Syah Pernong is now in half guard.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Syah Pernong seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Syah Pernong is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.
Diaz has his foot on Syah Pernong's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Syah Pernong works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Syah Pernong defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syah Pernong wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Syah Pernong is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Syah Pernong chips away with some ground and pound.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Syah Pernong defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Syah Pernong landing with the ground and pound.
Syah Pernong slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syah Pernong wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Syah Pernong postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Diaz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Syah Pernong, into his guard.
Syah Pernong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Syah Pernong scoring with punches to the head and body.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Syah Pernong landing with the ground and pound.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syah Pernong is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Diaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Syah Pernong has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Syah Pernong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Syah Pernong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syah Pernong is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Syah Pernong has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Diaz. Oh but Syah Pernong has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Diaz goes limp - he's gone! Syah Pernong jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Edward Syah Pernong!
Post fight, an emotional Edward Syah Pernong said 'He is nothing!!! .thx for my fans..i\'m ready for next fight'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Travis Lirette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lirette comes to the cage accompanied by Dove and Grenade. This should be a great matchup!
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26
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Lirette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick House!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lirette tries to sprawl but House drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lirette wants to improve his position but House is controlling well.
Lirette is pressing down on House's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
House got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lirette has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, House has managed to get both his arms back between Lirette's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lirette is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and House defends well.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Lirette is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
House lands a couple of digs.
House is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
House wants to control from the top but Lirette keeps moving.
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!
Lirette has his foot on House's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. House works his way back into a safe position though.
Lirette has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but House can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as House accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House trying to control but Lirette is working from the bottom.
House tries to free his leg and advance position but Lirette is retaining full guard.
House is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lirette working for a triangle but House defends it easily.
House has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lirette is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! House has his hands clasped together but Lirette extends an breaks House's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lirette.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Travis Lirette!
An out of breath Travis Lirette thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Eberson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xiao Long Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Eberson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xiao Long Li!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Li chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eberson. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Li - that will leave a mark!
Li misses with a body kick.
Li chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Li tries to score with a low kick but Eberson moves his leg out of the way.
Li misses with a low kick.
Li defending well as Eberson loads up on a big left hand.
Li lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good exchange - Li coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Li.
Li throws a looping overhand right but Eberson ducks down to avoid it.
Xiao Long Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Eberson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberson staying out of range there.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Eberson is just out of range.
Li lands with a straight right. Eberson didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Li.
A swing and a miss from Li.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Li slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Eberson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Li looks to land a body kick but Eberson moved away.
Eberson misses with a head kick.
Li digs a good body shot into Eberson's ribs.
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!
Li throws a leg kick but Eberson moved away.
Li misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Li.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Li lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Eberson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Eberson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Li throws a looping overhand right but Eberson ducks down to avoid it.
Li tries to land a leg kick but Eberson saw it coming and moves away.
Li feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Eberson's calf.
Li slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Li pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Eberson throws a head kick that misses.
Eberson checks the leg kick.
Li buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xiao Long Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li misses with a body kick.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Li throws a low kick but it's checked well by Eberson.
Li throws a low kick but Eberson moves out of range easily.
Li throws a low kick but it's checked well by Eberson.
Li wants to slow Eberson down by chopping away at his legs.
Eberson tries to score with a low kick but Li moves his leg out of the way.
Li does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Eberson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eberson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Li. Li obviously looking to wear him down.
Eberson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Li.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eberson manages to avoid it.
Li scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberson staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Eberson blocks the low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Li.
Li looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Eberson avoids a kick to the body.
Li thuds his right hand into Eberson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Li shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A combination from Li does no damage.
Eberson slips a straight right by Li.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Li pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li misses with a body kick.
Li dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Eberson. That did some damage!
Eberson throws a hook to the side of Li's head but Li sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xiao Long Li dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Li is looking to chop away at Eberson's legs.
Eberson avoids the body shot from Li.
Li throws a low kick, looking for Eberson's leg but Eberson calmly moves out of range.
Xiao Long Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eberson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Li misses with a wild body shot.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li tries to score with a low kick but Eberson moves his leg out of the way.
Eberson avoids a kick to the body.
Eberson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Li's waist but Li gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eberson off to one side.
Eberson blocks the body kick.
Li throws a body kick that misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Li enables Eberson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Li manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Li trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to sweep here but Eberson controlling him for the moment.
Eberson stands up over Li, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Li working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eberson.
Li is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Li controls Eberson momentarily but Eberson frees himself.
Eberson throwing strikes but missing.
Eberson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Eberson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eberson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eberson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eberson throws a big right hand that misses.
Eberson trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Eberson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Eberson throws a strike but Li rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Eberson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eberson trying to mount his opponent but Li defends it.
Eberson seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Li manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Eberson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Li preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Li not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Li keeping moving, preventing Eberson from controlling successfully.
Li trying to keep a closed guard but Eberson is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Li works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Eberson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Eberson throws a big elbow that misses.
Eberson stands up over Li, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Li throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Eberson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Li works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eberson distracts Li with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eberson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eberson postures up in Li's guard and throws a big left but Li blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Eberson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Eberson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Li misses with a low kick.
Li swinging wildly here.
Li throws an overhand right that lands on Eberson's shoulder, as Eberson tries to avoid the shot.
Li looks to land a right hand but Eberson moved out of range.
Li tried to score with a low kick but Eberson checks it.
Li throws a leg kick but Eberson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Eberson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Li is adopting a defensive guard.
Li has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Eberson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eberson throwing strikes but missing.
Li preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Eberson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Li keeping moving, preventing Eberson from controlling successfully.
Robert Eberson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eberson working some strikes from top position.
Eberson trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eberson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eberson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Eberson landing some decent shots from guard.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Li is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Eberson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Li works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Eberson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Eberson is pushing down on Li's leg trying to pass to half guard. Li is fighting to maintain full guard but Eberson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Eberson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eberson is keen to just control but Li is a slippery customer.
Eberson throwing shots but Li is blocking nicely.
Eberson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Li defending well though.
Eberson is just content to waste time from the top position. Li takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Li trying to control the position.
Li is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eberson defends well.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Eberson is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eberson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Li's head.
Eberson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Li wants to control the position but Eberson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Eberson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Li's head.
Eberson controlling the pace.
Li is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eberson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Li on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Eberson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eberson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Xiao Long Li!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Xiao Long Li!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Xiao Long Li!
Xiao Long Li wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Xiao Long Li 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sam Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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24
185 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Rourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Mason!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mason's half guard.
Rourke lands strikes from half guard.
Mason looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rourke moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Mason.
Rourke lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Mason is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason tries to improve position but can't.
Rourke thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rourke cracks Mason with a big right hand but Mason just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Mason takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mason manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke gets full guard.
Mason postures up.
Rourke pulls Mason in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rourke pushes Mason off and scrambles back to his feet.
Mason tries to clinch up but Rourke circles away and keeps his distance.
Mason gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rourke controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mason had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rourke defends it easily.
Mason working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rourke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rourke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mason working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rourke.
Mason had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rourke defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rourke pushing down on Mason's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mason taking some punishment here, with Rourke in his half guard.
Mason actively working from the bottom here.
Rourke content to control rather than advance.
Rourke looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke is looking for a kimura here.
Rourke trying to control the action but Mason is working from the bottom.
Rourke passes to side control.
Mason is looking to reverse the position.
Rourke creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mason gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rourke has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Rourke.
Rourke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mason looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mason is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rourke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mason looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mason is bucking up trying to escape but Rourke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rourke controlling from mount.
Mason really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Rourke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rourke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rourke throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mason tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rourke is in Mason's guard.
Rourke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rourke trying to control the position from guard on top but Mason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rourke works over Mason with some ground and pound from guard.
Mason looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rourke passes into side control.
Sam Rourke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mason manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mason is in trouble now - Rourke has advanced to mount!
Rourke tries to control but Mason wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Rourke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke controlling the pace for now.
Rourke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mason can do to turn this around?
Rourke landing strikes from the mount.
Rourke controlling the position easily from mount.
Rourke with the ground and pound from mount.
Mason slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rourke is taking a breather. Mason says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rourke is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rourke lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Rourke escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Rourke!
Mason is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rourke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rourke is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rourke has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mason is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rourke seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mason for as long as he can get away with.
Mason is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rourke landing punches.
Rourke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rourke working for a guillotine from mount but Mason is in no mood to give up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rourke is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mason has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rourke lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mason hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mason is rocked!
Rourke postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Mason bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Rourke and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Rourke!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Millen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
180 lbs
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21
170 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colin Millen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace lands a nice looking body shot.
Grace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Millen moves away.
Millen scores with a leg kick.
Colin Millen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Millen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Millen connects with a leg kick. Grace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Grace looks to score with a jab to the body but Millen is just out of range.
Grace misses with a straight right.
Millen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Millen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grace lands a jab to Millen's midsection.
Millen instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grace tries to throw a body punch but Millen avoids it by throwing Grace back against the cage.
Millen effectively controlling the action here.
Grace will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Millen up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Grace blocks an elbow strike.
Grace struggles to land a body shot inside as Millen controls his hands.
Grace takes an elbow to the temple.
Grace lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Grace.
Millen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grace tries to work over Millen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Millen missing with knees to the body.
Grace will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Millen up against the cage.
Millen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace'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.
Millen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grace dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Millen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grace misses with a body punch.
Grace trying to stall but Millen improves his position.
Millen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grace managing to block the knees to the body from Millen.
Grace avoiding damage as Millen throws knees to the body.
Millen prevents a body shot from Grace.
Grace tries a body shot but Millen blocks it.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Millen being controlled against the cage.
Grace lands a shot to the body.
Grace effectively controlling the action here.
Grace softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace blocks a body shot from Millen.
Millen tries to land knees in the clinch but Grace avoids the damage to the body.
Millen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Millen - that landed with a thud.
Grace tries a body shot but Millen blocks it.
Grace is trying to stall.
Grace lands a right hand that snaps the head of Millen backwards.
Grace is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grace tries to work over Millen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Grace dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Millen. That's going to slow Grace down.
Millen tries a low kick but Grace avoids it.
Millen clinches up against the cage.
Grace stalling against the cage.
Millen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grace blocks the elbow strike.
Grace lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Millen.
Grace lands a body punch in the clinch.
Millen prevents a body shot from Grace.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grace swings wildly with an uppercut but Millen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grace can't find room to land a body shot as Millen controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace tries a body shot but Millen blocks it.
Grace tries to work over Millen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Millen misses with a punch on the inside.
Millen tries a body shot but Grace blocks it.
Grace lands with a light punch inside.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grace tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grace has Millen pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Millen with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tim Grace has been cut.
Grace manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Millen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for Grace.
Grace lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grace.
Millen lands a body punch.
Grace tries to throw a body punch but Millen avoids it by throwing Grace back against the cage.
Millen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!
Grace throws a punch but it's blocked by Millen.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millen stalling in the clinch but Grace improves position.
Grace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Grace.
A short body shot lands from Grace as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grace.
Grace tries a body shot but Millen blocks it.
Millen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Grace - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millen looking to throw knees to the head but Grace is blocking nicely.
Grace stalling against the cage.
Grace misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grace is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grace.
Stalling in the clinch from Grace.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grace creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grace is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grace looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Grace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Grace's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Grace misses the shot to the body.
Grace changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grace is looking to wear down Millen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grace blocks a low kick nicely.
Millen lands with a good body shot.
Grace lands a nice looking body shot.
Grace misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Millen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Grace takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Grace moves out of range as Millen throws a body kick.
Millen closes the distance and clinches.
Millen being controlled against the cage.
Grace takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millen missing with knees to the body.
Grace avoids a wild elbow strike from Millen.
Grace struggles to land a body shot inside as Millen controls his hands.
Grace pushes Millen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grace is trying to stall.
Millen tries to land knees in the clinch but Grace avoids the damage to the body.
Millen tries to land knees in the clinch but Grace avoids the damage to the body.
Millen stalling.
Tim Grace has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Millen misses with a punch to the body.
Millen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Grace controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grace is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Millen is keeping busy.
Millen lands with a light punch inside.
Grace manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Millen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grace avoids it.
Millen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grace as Millen tries to tie him up.
Grace trying to stall but Millen improves his position.
Grace is working Millen over against the cage.
Millen throws an elbow that misses.
Grace tries a body shot but Millen blocks it.
Grace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Millen slows down the pace here.
Grace taking a breather.
Millen tries a body shot but Grace blocks it.
Millen struggles to land a body shot inside as Grace controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grace tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Millen's elbow.
Grace tries to work over Millen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Millen tries to land knees in the clinch but Grace avoids the damage to the body.
Millen tries to land a knee to the head but Grace blocks with his arms.
Grace misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grace.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Grace blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Millen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grace on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Millen leaning against his opponent.
A body shot lands from Grace.
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 Tim Grace.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grace, 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 for Tim Grace!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Tim Grace!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tim Grace!
Tim Grace wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Tim Grace 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Cliche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jia Le Li (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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21
212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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22
200 lbs
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Cliche!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jia Le Li!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cliche is able to avoid easily.
Cliche checks a leg kick.
Cliche tries for a takedown but Li circles away easily
and Li counters with a nice body kick.
Cliche takes the fight into the clinch.
Cliche has Li pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Li manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Li misses with a punch to the body.
Li lands a good knee to the midsection. Cliche won't want to take too many of those.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cliche has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cliche wants the takedown. Li is fighting it off but Cliche persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Li's guard against the cage.
Cliche cracks Li with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliche trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliche trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cliche cracks Li with a solid left hand.
Cliche trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Li looking for a sweep. Not yet Li, not yet.
Cliche throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
Cliche lands a couple of elbows.
Li keeping full guard, as Cliche tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Li is on top in guard.
Cliche wants to get back to his feet but Li is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li looking to sit in guard and control but Cliche gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cliche throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
Cliche is in close to Li's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cliche loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cliche stopping the sweep attempt from Li.
Cliche throws a strike but Li rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliche seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Li stops Cliche from standing up.
Cliche pushes Li off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cliche throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Li's waist but Li gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cliche off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Cliche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cliche fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliche tries to clinch but Li is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Li. No joy for Cliche on that attempt.
Li misses with a head kick.
Cliche shoots and misses
and Li counters with a nice uppercut.
Cliche has his takedown stuffed
and Li counters with a good, hard body kick but Cliche shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Cliche dominated that round.
That's time! Cliche's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cliche slips under a jab from Li.
Li attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cliche takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Li will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cliche rushes Li and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cliche is trying to drag Li to the mat but Li just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cliche is looking for a takedown.
Li throws an elbow that misses.
Cliche has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Li avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Cliche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Li is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Li landing knees to the body.
Li throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Li.
A short body shot lands from Li as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cliche.
Cliche tightens his grip and picks Li up, before dumping him to the ground. Li manages to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cliche with a flurry of punches that miss.
Charlie Cliche overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cliche throwing strikes from guard but Li blocks nicely.
Cliche being controlled here momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Li is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliche looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cliche wants to get back to his feet but Li is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Li stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cliche swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Li stops Cliche from standing up.
Li 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jia Le Li hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cliche tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Li paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliche avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cliche tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Li swivels and escapes.
Li stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Li wants it to stay on the feet.
Li motions for Cliche to come forward. Li throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cliche has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliche shoots in looking for a takedown. Li tries to sprawl out of it but Cliche keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Li manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cliche gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Li finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Li scores with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Li lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cliche or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jia Le Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cliche gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Li counters with a thumping low kick.
Jia Le Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cliche chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li can pounce on him.
Li moves into the clinch successfully.
Cliche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cliche is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Li is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Li lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Li.
Li gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cliche.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Cliche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliche gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Li is in trouble now - Cliche has advanced to mount!
Cliche scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Li?
Li is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Li keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Li regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is positioning himself well to prevent Cliche advancing to mount.
Cliche with the ground and pound but Li uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliche is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Li utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Li pulls Cliche in close to prevent any damage.
Li preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Li manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cliche working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li controlling the position easily from mount.
Cliche really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Li trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cliche tries to lock up and control but Li gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li prevents Cliche from getting the reversal.
Cliche wants to control but Li is having none of it.
Cliche is working to get back to half guard.
Li raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cliche is wriggling around trying to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li unloading with bombs!
Cliche regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cliche tries to kick Li off in order to stand up. Li Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jia Le Li just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cliche takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Li throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cliche doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Li counters with a nice kick to the body.
Li cracks the inside of Cliche's front leg.
Li throws a looping overhand right but Cliche ducks down to avoid it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Li connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li throws a head kick that Cliche semi-blocks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
Li moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Charlie Cliche is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cliche checks a low kick from Li.
The fighters circling - Li throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cliche has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cliche shoots for a double leg takedown but Li sprawls well. He's pushed Cliche's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Li is looking to clinch but Cliche is avoiding it.
Cliche takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jia Le Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cliche moves out of range of the leg kick from Li.
Cliche will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Li lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Li. That's going to slow Cliche down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cliche fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Cliche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Cliche as he checks the leg kick.
Li scores with a leg kick.
Cliche blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliche looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Li stuffs the takedown.
Good work by Cliche as he checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Cliche checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cliche fails with the takedown
and Li counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jia Le Li dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Li swings for the body but Cliche moves out of range.
Li throws a chopping leg kick but Cliche manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cliche closes this distance looking for a takedown but Li circles away.
Cliche avoids a kick to the body.
Cliche changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Li tries to avoid it but Cliche manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Li to the ground. Li escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Li goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cliche keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li closes the distance and pushes Cliche back into the cage.
Li prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Cliche. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cliche changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Li fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
Li lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cliche is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliche looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Li is fending him off so far but Cliche persists. Nope, Li circles away and we're back to standing.
Li displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cliche.
Li lands a head kick!
Jia Le Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li misses with a low kick.
Cliche darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Li.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cliche postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cliche throwing strikes but missing.
Cliche trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cliche's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cliche throws a strike but Li rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Li wants to control from the top but Cliche keeps moving.
Li prevents Cliche from getting back to his feet.
Charlie Cliche has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cliche pushes Li off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li thumps Cliche with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jia Le Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Li 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jia Le Li!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Jia Le Li!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Jia Le Li!
Jia Le Li wins by unanimous decision!
Jia Le Li is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Jia Le Li 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Miseria Cantare - The Beginning as his entrance music. Jake Taylor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elias Nielsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Nielsen or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
Nielsen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taylor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nielsen shoots for a double leg takedown but Taylor sprawls well. He's pushed Nielsen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elias Nielsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Taylor.
Taylor drops Nielsen with a beautiful combination! Nielsen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Taylor is looking for the KO!
It looks like Elias Nielsen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor lands a left and a right that send Nielsen crashing to the mat, dazed. Taylor thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nielsen is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Taylor knocks Nielsen out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jake Taylor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prince Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Prince Valor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronnie Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer throws out a loose jab but Valor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boxer feints a jab promting Valor to slip. Boxer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Valor slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Prince Valor has been cut.
Valor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Boxer is able to avoid easily.
Valor moves out of range as Boxer strikes.
Boxer lands with a nice body punch.
Boxer throws a body punch but Valor moves out of range.
Boxer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxer thows a body shot but no joy.
Boxer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Boxer scores with a nice head shot.
Valor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ronnie Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Boxer misses.
Valor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Valor connects with a nice looking jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boxer.
Valor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxer.
Boxer looks to throw the jab but Valor is out of range.
Valor cracks Boxer with an open hand slap.
Valor throws a sloppy head kick and Boxer moves out of range easily.
Valor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boxer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Boxer.
Valor throws a one two combo.
It looks like Ronnie Boxer has been cut.
Boxer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Valor ducks under a wild hook from Boxer.
Boxer is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Valor like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Valor from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Boxer!
Ronnie Boxer is the new middleweight champion!
Ronnie Boxer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez has chosen UFC - Face the Pain as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Cain Velasquez has been cut.
Rad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Velasquez.
Kickin Rad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velasquez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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!
Rad misses with a low kick.
Velasquez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rad.
Rad throws out a leg kick but Velasquez moves out of range and Rad only half commits.
Rad misses with a kick to the body.
Rad wants to clinch.
Velasquez feints and as Rad raises his hands in defense, Velasquez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Velasquez stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Rad throws up his legs and catches Velasquez in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Velasquez tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Rad! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kickin Rad!
Kickin Rad retains his heavyweight title!
Kickin Rad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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