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CCF Midweek Mayhem 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jory Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez has chosen disturbed- pain redefined as his entrance music. 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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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jory Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Carlos Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Rodriguez takes the fight into the clinch.
Rodriguez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Diaz trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Rodriguez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Diaz's guard.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Diaz is keeping the position.
Rodriguez throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rodriguez throws a big right hand that misses.
Rodriguez controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carlos Rodriguez.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez controlling the action here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz gets full guard.
Rodriguez controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Rodriguez throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodriguez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jory Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Rodriguez.
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rodriguez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Diaz might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rodriguez looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez controlling the pace.
Rodriguez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rodriguez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rodriguez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rodriguez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jory Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Rodriguez jumps guard and drags Diaz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rodriguez is on top in guard.
Rodriguez postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Rodriguez is stalling in the full guard.
Rodriguez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Rodriguez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carlos Rodriguez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rodriguez rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rodriguez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rodriguez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlos Rodriguez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rodriguez dives in and grabs Diaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes down on Rodriguez's head and hops out.
Diaz cracks Rodriguez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Diaz misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rodriguez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jory Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez misses with a hook
and Diaz counters with a left to the body.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rodriguez moves away.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz lands a jab.
Diaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Diaz scores with a four punch combination!
Rodriguez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rodriguez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rodriguez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Horrible takedown by Rodriguez or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
Diaz lands with a hook. Rodriguez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rodriguez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice combination there by Diaz.
Diaz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rodriguez back to the cage. Diaz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz stalks Rodriguez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rodriguez's face. Rodriguez staggers backwards, shaken.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a big head kick but Diaz shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Rodriguez shoots in but no luck this time.
Left hook, right uppercut from Diaz.
Jory Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez lands a head kick!
Diaz misses with a hook.
Rodriguez scores with a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Rodriguez passes into half guard.
Rodriguez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez works his way into full mount!
Rodriguez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diaz?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez controlling from mount.
Rodriguez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diaz looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rodriguez controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Diaz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rodriguez controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rodriguez really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rodriguez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Rodriguez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diaz tries to avoid it but Rodriguez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diaz to the ground. Diaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Rodriguez.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Rodriguez shoots in.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz wants to break free but Rodriguez has control.
Rodriguez gets control of Diaz's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rodriguez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Rodriguez is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Diaz preventing the sweep.
Rodriguez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Rodriguez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rodriguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz stopping the sweep attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez has his foot on Diaz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Diaz works his way back into a safe position though.
Rodriguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carlos Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rodriguez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rodriguez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rodriguez is looking for a triangle but Diaz pushes his legs off easily.
Rodriguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Diaz manages to get himself to full guard.
Rodriguez is fighting to break Diaz's control of his arms but Diaz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diaz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rodriguez controls the pace.
Rodriguez pushing down on Diaz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rodriguez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Rodriguez has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rodriguez dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Rodriguez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rodriguez.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Still in half guard, Rodriguez seems content to control.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Rodriguez winds up and cracks Diaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rodriguez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rodriguez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rodriguez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rodriguez controlling from mount.
Rodriguez looking for a guillotine from mount but Diaz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez with the ground and pound from mount.
Rodriguez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rodriguez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diaz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz is just holding on here. Rodriguez manages to take his back.
Rodriguez lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Diaz hold on?!
Oh Diaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Rodriguez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Rodriguez loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Diaz hold on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodriguez gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Rodriguez is riding his opponent, not letting Diaz buck him off.
Diaz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of big shots that have Diaz covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Diaz! Rodriguez fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Rodriguez!
A relieved looking Carlos Rodriguez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Karolin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Migz Lizardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lizardo's choice of entrance music: Remember the name. 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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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Karolin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Migz Lizardo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karolin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lizardo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Karolin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lizardo was covering up waiting for the punch and Karolin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lizardo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karolin.
Lizardo has momentary wrist control but Karolin slips an elbow through the middle.
Karolin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karolin cracks Lizardo with a solid left hand.
Karolin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lizardo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Karolin passes Lizardo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karolin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karolin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Karolin slips a nice elbow through Lizardo's hands, connecting with Lizardo's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karolin moves into full mount! Lizardo won't be happy about that!
Karolin lands a heavy elbow.
Karolin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Karolin landing shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karolin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lizardo hang on?
Karolin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Karolin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lizardo is squirming around, avoiding Karolin's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karolin landing strikes from the mount.
Lizardo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Karolin landing strikes, looking to finish!
Karolin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lizardo is rocked!
Karolin with good strikes from the mount here!
Lizardo is still in real trouble! Can Karolin finish him?
Lizardo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Karolin lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Lizardo! Karolin sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Lizardo and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Victor Karolin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Aarons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nadir has chosen M.A.S.H Theme as his entrance music. Brett Aarons could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Abed Nadir's chin.
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Aarons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abed Nadir!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadir is looking to clinch.
Aarons scores with a punch to the head.
Aarons misses with a low kick.
Nadir tries to clinch but Aarons moves out of range.
Aarons misses with a two punch combination.
Nadir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aarons's corner calls for a 1-2. Aarons obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Abed Nadir has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadir closes the distance but Aarons moves to the side
and Aarons counters with a crisp one two that drops Nadir! Aarons thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nadir to his feet! Nadir is in big trouble!
Nadir is rocked!
Nadir moves into the clinch.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nadir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nadir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nadir tries to close the distance and clinch but Aarons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir tries to clinch but Aarons moves out of range.
Nadir misses with a two punch combination.
Nadir darts in trying to clinch
and Aarons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nadir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aarons drops Nadir with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nadir looks back up at him and smiles so Aarons waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nadir is still on wobbly legs! Can Aarons finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nadir takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nadir looks gassed!
Aarons connects with a stiff jab that staggers Nadir - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brett Aarons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Pilkington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobuscus Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Pilkington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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, Karl Pilkington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tobuscus Turner!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilkington throws the kick towards the body but Turner avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pilkington.
Pilkington scores with a kick to the body.
Pilkington misses with a kick to the body.
Pilkington delivers a nice body kick.
No luck for Turner with that takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Pilkington.
It looks like Tobuscus Turner has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner tries to clinch there but Pilkington circles away.
Turner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pilkington throws a leg kick which misses Turner's front leg but catches the back leg as Turner tries to avoid it.
Turner looks gassed!
Pilkington lands a nice looking kick to the body. Turner takes a step back to recover.
Pilkington cracks the inside of Turner's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pilkington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turner at a distance.
Turner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pilkington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pilkington cracks the inside of Turner's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Pilkington.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pilkington.
Karl Pilkington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pilkington misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pilkington, right into the meat.
Pilkington throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Turner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pilkington.
Pilkington keeps Turner at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilkington scores with a push kick.
Pilkington fakes the leg kick and cracks Turner in the body.
Turner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Pilkington looks to land a body kick but Turner moved away.
Turner takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pilkington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pilkington lands with a nice body kick.
Pilkington moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pilkington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turner has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pilkington.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pilkington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Pilkington.
Pilkington gets in close and tags Turner with a short punch that almost sends Turner to the mat! Oh Turner is in big trouble! He turns his back on Pilkington, trying to create some distance but Pilkington rushes him, striking wildly and Turner goes down! The referee tackles Pilkington into the cage to end the fight! Pilkington is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Pilkington!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Boose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Marx!
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, Erik Boose!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx throws a push kick but Boose slaps the foot to one side.
Boose lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marx backs up against the cage.
Marx throws the left hand but Boose avoids the punch easily.
Boose works Marx's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Marx misses.
Boose fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marx looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marx throws a right and a left that Boose avoids nicely.
Marx misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marx looks to throw the jab but Boose is out of range.
Boose misses with the combination.
Boose lands with a good body shot.
Marx walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boose takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marx throws a nice looking combination but Boose bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boose jabs Marx right on the nose. Marx blinks but takes it well.
Donk. Boose catches Marx right on the button with a cross.
Boose cracks a nice hook into Marx's ribs.
Marx misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boose throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marx pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Boose. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boose.
Boose lands a glancing blow to the side of Marx's head.
Marx throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boose takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boose throws a combination. Marx tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Marx throws a head kick that misses.
Boose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marx moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooh!!! Boose has knocked Marx down with a huge combo! Boose steps away and waves a wobbly Marx back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Bruno Marx has been cut.
Marx throws a leg kick but Boose checks it.
Boose rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marx moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marx fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boose blocks a head kick by Marx.
Boose connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marx takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boose scores with the left hand. Marx knows he should have avoided that one.
Marx throws a body kick that misses.
Boose sizes up Marx with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marx takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A right-left combo lands from Boose.
Marx scores with a push kick.
Boose blocks a head kick by Marx.
Boose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boose connects with a right hand. Marx shakes it off.
Boose bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marx's head.
Marx moves forwards but Boose connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marx takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marx takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boose scores with a punch to the head.
Boose throws a right hand that Marx ducks under and follows up with a left that Marx also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boose jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marx tried to score with a low kick but Boose checks it.
Boose lands with a shot to the body.
Boose lands with a good body shot.
Boose is working the combinations to good effect here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boose checks a leg kick.
Boose dips to his left and cracks Marx with an uppercut!
Boose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marx is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Boose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marx pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boose is out of range and Marx settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from Boose. Those never looked like landing.
Marx jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boose throws a low kick but Marx moves out of range easily.
Marx misses with a combination
and Boose counters with a nice body shot.
Boose thuds a left hand into Marx's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boose's head.
Boose lunges at Marx with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marx's hand.
A punch combination from Boose misses.
Boose lands a really nice looking cross but Marx seems unphased.
Boose listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Boose throws a nice looking combination but Marx bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boose misses with a double jab.
Boose lands a nice hook to Marx's body. Marx takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boose fails to land with a series of punches.
Boose connects with a body shot.
Marx takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boose scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marx lands a high kick!
Marx takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Boose lands a nice shot that snaps Marx's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Boose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Marx's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Boose 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marx thuds his shin into the meat of Boose's side.
Boose scores with a sloppy right hand. Marx should have avoided that one.
Marx will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Marx.
Boose staying out of range there.
Marx throws a right hand that Boose ducks under and follows up with a left that Boose also avoids with ease.
A combination from Marx does no damage.
Boose connects with the punch.
Marx throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boose.
Boose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boose avoids a kick to the body.
Boose scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marx doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boose jabs Marx to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marx needs to keep his hands up - Boose had a free shot at his head there.
Boose cracks a nice hook into Marx's ribs.
Boose ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boose digs a good body shot into Marx's ribs.
Bruno Marx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Boose. That snapped Marx's head back.
Erik Boose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boose jabs at Marx's body.
Boose connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marx. Marx circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marx takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boose uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boose connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marx is rocked!
Boose throws a solid leg kick but Marx takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Boose.
Oh Marx is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boose lands a slapping body shot.
Marx seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boose throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Marx stumbling backwards into the cage! Marx bounces back off the cage towards Boose, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Boose lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Boose celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Erik Boose!
Our winner, Erik Boose, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Przemek Karski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Tomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto Tomba will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Przemek Karski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Tomba!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Tomba as he connects with a hook.
Karski clinches.
Tomba tries to circle away but Karski has him pinned against the cage.
Karski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tomba is defending well.
Tomba has had enough of the clinch but Karski keeps him there for the moment.
Karski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tomba's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Tomba.
Tomba working hard to break the clinch.
Karski has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tomba is trying to keep an underhook but Karski manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Karski is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Tomba manages to get to full guard.
Karski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomba wants to get back to his feet but Karski passes into half guard.
Karski wants to work for an arm triangle but Tomba is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tomba is refusing to be controlled, as Karski sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karski seems to be looking for submissions.
Karski prevents Tomba from standing back up.
Karski wants to take a breather but Tomba is having none of it.
Tomba looks like he's trying to stand up.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Przemek Karski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tomba stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tomba wants it to stay on the feet.
Tomba feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Karskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Przemek Karski has been cut.
Karski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Karski wants to control but Tomba is keeping him busy.
Karski laying and praying for a moment but Tomba takes advantage and regains half guard.
Karski is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tomba is just riding it out for now. Karski eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomba is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alberto Tomba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Przemek Karski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tomba lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tomba is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Tomba shuts the power down on Karski. Lights out, game over! Tomba is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alberto Tomba!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jojo Cunnings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tj Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tj Miller told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jojo Cunnings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, tj Miller!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunnings stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Miller blocks a head kick by Cunnings.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Cunnings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller has a takedown stuffed.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Cunnings with that takedown attempt.
Cunnings circles away from the clinch attempt.
tj Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cunnings as he jumps to the side.
Jojo Cunnings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tj Miller.
Miller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cunnings pinned against the cage. Cunnings gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Miller looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Miller with that takedown attempt.
Cunnings tries to close the distance and clinch up but Miller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Cunnings.
Miller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miller wants it to stay on the feet.
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown but Cunnings manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Miller closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cunnings counters with a head kick. That will keep Miller thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cunnings to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cunnings pushing down on Miller's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cunnings is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Miller has managed to free his arm - good work.
Miller controlling the position for now.
Cunnings is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cunnings.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cunnings trying to mount his opponent but Miller defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Miller!
Miller gets back to half guard.
Miller moves into full guard.
Cunnings passes into half guard.
Miller won't allow Cunnings to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cunnings seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cunnings is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Miller sees it coming and defends easily.
Cunnings has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cunnings jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Miller is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Miller and Cunnings has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller stops Cunnings from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jojo Cunnings dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cunnings shoots for a takedown but Miller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cunnings tries a head kick but it misses.
Cunnings lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cunnings tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miller swivels and escapes.
Cunnings looks for a takedown but Miller sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jojo Cunnings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunnings shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Miller manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jojo Cunnings overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cunnings wanted to stand there but Miller had control of the position.
Cunnings trying to move into half guard but instead Miller has managed to sweep!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunnings throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Miller is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cunnings keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Miller stands and throws Cunnings's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cunnings is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Miller off and has taken his back!
Miller preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cunnings.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cunnings is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Miller has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Cunnings is looking for the choke from the back position but Miller is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cunnings is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Miller knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Miller for a finish.
Miller showing good submission defense here.
Miller just trying to survive but Cunnings is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Cunnings is staying active.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunnings is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Miller is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jojo Cunnings!
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