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Bellum 71: Summer Series Begin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones - Feiticeira. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Hunter!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hunter's waist but Hunter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Hunter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diaz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hunter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz fails to land the takedown.
Diaz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hunter defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a double jab.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Hunter tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hunter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hunter tries to avoid it but Diaz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hunter to the ground. Hunter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hunter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunter stuffs the takedown attempt from Diaz. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz shoots and misses
enabling Hunter to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz shoots in but Hunter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz shoots and misses
and Hunter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Decent striking displayed by Hunter there.
Johnny Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunter.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Hunter counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hunter lands a nice shot that snaps Diaz's head back.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hunter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hunter wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Hunter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hunter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Diaz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunter lands a jab to the nose.
Hunter connects with a body shot.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunter throws a lazy right hand but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Hunter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunter is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Hunter circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hunter as he jumps to the side.
Hunter scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hunter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hunter, as that shot connected.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hunter is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Hunter circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunter misses with a double jab.
Hunter lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunter misses the target.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Diaz. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by Hunter.
Hunter connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
Hunter tried to score with a low kick but Diaz checks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Hunter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz misses with a double jab
and Hunter counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hunter avoids it really well and circles away.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Hunter, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Hunter against the cage but Hunter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Hunter circles away easily
and Hunter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diaz.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Hunter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Hunter - just one landing.
Diaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunter finds it's way round the side to connect with Diaz's head.
Diaz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunter counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hunter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Hunter, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Hunter against the cage but Hunter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hunter.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hunter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz shoots in but Hunter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diaz is rocked!
A lazy left from Hunter finds it's target.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hunter catches Diaz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Diaz might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hunter lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Diaz under the eye.
Johnny Hunter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but Hunter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Hunter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hunter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Hunter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Warrick Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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169 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big right hand |
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Solid chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Warrick Dunn!
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, Ken Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn throws a series of strikes that have Sharp backpedaling.
Dunn looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sharp content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sharp is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sharp controlling from mount.
BOOM! Sharp connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp controlling from mount.
Sharp cracks Dunn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharp tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn has given up his back here. Will Sharp look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Sharp has got one arm under Dunn's chin. This could be trouble... Dunn trying to control the other hand but Sharp gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Dunn has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ken Sharp!
A victorious Ken Sharp thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcomn Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximo Gonzalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalo has chosen Right Above It by Lil Wayne as his entrance music. 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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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcomn Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maximo Gonzalo!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Brown lands a right hand.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzalo is defending well for now.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalo.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalo backwards.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brown prevents it.
Malcomn Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximo Gonzalo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brown misses with the head strike.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalo being controlled against the cage.
Gonzalo blocking some punches.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gonzalo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Brown.
Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown tries to clinch but Gonzalo moves out of range.
Gonzalo shoots and misses
and Brown counters with a low kick, right behind Gonzalo 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown rushes Gonzalo and presses him up against the cage.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown taking a breather.
Brown lands a body punch.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalo being controlled against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcomn Brown dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalo.
Maximo Gonzalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalo throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gonzalo on the side of the head.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Gonzalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown closes the distance and pushes Gonzalo back into the cage.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalo.
Brown will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gonzalo up against the cage.
Gonzalo is trying to drag Brown to the mat but Brown just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow inside that Gonzalo shrugs off.
Brown tries a body shot but Gonzalo blocks it.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown stalling.
Gonzalo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gonzalo blocking some punches.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown stalls.
Gonzalo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Malcomn Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximo Gonzalo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown cracks Gonzalo with an open hand slap.
Gonzalo fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gonzalo tries to keep at a distance but Brown has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brown leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalo blocking some punches.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brown working aggressively here.
Brown has a couple of punches blocked by Gonzalo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalo.
Gonzalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalo.
Brown tries a body shot but Gonzalo blocks it.
Brown tries to break free but Gonzalo pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Brown.
Gonzalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalo.
Gonzalo blocks an uppercut.
Brown lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcomn Brown dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gonzalo fails with a takedown attempt.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonzalo shoots in looking for a takedown but Brown manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gonzalo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Malcomn Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximo Gonzalo.
Brown tries to clinch there but Gonzalo circles away.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Gonzalo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brown but Brown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some bone on bone action there as Gonzalo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gonzalo misses with a takedown attempt
and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Gonzalo controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Brown fails to land.
Brown throws an elbow that misses.
Gonzalo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gonzalo.
Brown misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Brown to work.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzalo.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Gonzalo from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gonzalo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gonzalo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brown is looking to sweep but instead, Gonzalo has passed into half guard.
Gonzalo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown tries to roll over but Gonzalo keeps him under control.
Gonzalo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brown defending well though.
Gonzalo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalo blocks the strikes from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalo blocks the strikes from Brown.
Brown tries to roll over but Gonzalo keeps him under control.
Brown works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gonzalo wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gonzalo is aware though and is defending well.
Gonzalo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brown is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gonzalo, into his guard.
Brown passes Gonzalo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Maximo Gonzalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gonzalo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gonzalo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brown tries to control but Gonzalo wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown fails to take his opponent's back.
Brown is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gonzalo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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!
The referee warns Gonzalo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brown putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gonzalo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gonzalo wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown landing punches.
Gonzalo is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Brown locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Gonzalo is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Malcomn Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shane Picker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 Las Vegas, Shane Picker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raphael Stone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone gets a clinch.
Stone escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Picker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Picker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Picker is defended easily by Stone.
Picker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Picker somewhat.
Nice cross by Stone.
Picker gets a double leg takedown into Stone's guard.
Picker throwing strikes from guard but Stone blocks nicely.
Stone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Picker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stone wants to stand up but Picker is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picker 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.
Picker advances position into side control!
Picker with the ground and pound but Stone regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Stone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Picker.
Picker missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Picker trying to pass the guard but Stone defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picker is trying to control. Stone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Stone is positioning himself well to prevent Picker advancing to mount.
Picker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stone's head.
Picker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Picker is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stone sees it coming and defends easily.
Picker is stalling here. Stone is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Picker seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Stone has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Picker dodges the ground and pound from Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone wants to stand but Picker has his arm trapped.
Picker is looking to reverse the position.
Stone decides to stand back up.
Picker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Picker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone throws a one two combo.
Raphael Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Picker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Picker takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Picker fails with the takedown.
Picker is breathing heavily.
Stone stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stone stalks Picker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Picker's face. Picker staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stone is looking to chop away at Picker's legs.
Picker shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stone defends it nicely.
Picker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
Stone throws a series of strikes that have Picker backpedaling.
Picker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stone scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Picker is rocked!
Stone tries to clinch up
and Picker counters with a shoot takedown. Stone fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone has Picker pulled in close to control his posture.
Stone keeping full guard, as Picker tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Stone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Picker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stone lands a nice hook to Picker's body. Picker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Stone. No joy for Picker on that attempt.
Stone jabs Picker right on the nose. Picker blinks but takes it well.
Stone cracks Picker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Shane Picker has been cut.
Picker shoots in looking for a takedown. Stone tries to sprawl out of it but Picker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Picker shoots for a takedown but Stone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Picker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stone misses with a two punch combination.
Picker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Picker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stone looks for the body kick but Picker saw that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Picker shoots and misses
and Stone counters with a series of strikes. Picker will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone scores with a jab to the head.
Nice shot by Stone.
Oh Picker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the liver by Stone. Beautiful body shot.
Stone drives through and clinches with Picker against the cage.
Stone manages to break the clinch.
Picker seems to have got his legs back now.
Oooooh!!! Stone has knocked Picker down with a huge combo! Stone steps away and waves a wobbly Picker back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone connects with a nice cross there... Picker is looking wobbly and Stone recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Picker to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Stone jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raphael Stone!
After the fight, Raphael Stone 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Drexler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bob Long has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Long!
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, Jon Drexler!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long throws a series of punches but Drexler avoids them all with ease.
Long slips a jab from Drexler.
Drexler tries a head kick but it misses.
Long punishes Drexler's body with a nice straight punch.
Long cracks Drexler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drexler moves into the clinch.
Drexler has Long pressed against the cage.
Long tries a body shot but Drexler blocks it.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
Long wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drexler tries to score a body lock takedown but Long shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Drexler is pushing Long up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Long tries to work over Drexler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Long tries to throw a body punch but Drexler avoids it by throwing Long back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long wants to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Drexler.
Long misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drexler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Drexler.
A cross from Long lands.
Long punishes Drexler's body with a nice straight punch.
Drexler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drexler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sloppy strikes from Drexler. Those never looked like landing.
Drexler is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
Long with a nice cross.
Drexler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drexler moves away.
Long getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Long.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drexler slips a jab from Long.
Long scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Long throws a series of punches but Drexler avoids them all with ease.
Bob Long is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long gets tackled into the cage by Drexler. Drexler maintains the clinch.
Drexler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drexler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drexler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Drexler breaks the clinch.
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Long throws a hook to the side of Drexler's head but Drexler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Long fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drexler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drexler slips under a jab from Long.
Long scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drexler in his tracks.
Long just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Drexler.
A punch combination from Long misses.
A swing and a miss from Drexler.
Drexler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drexler scores with a head kick.
Drexler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drexler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Long is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Long moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drexler wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Long.
Drexler throws a combination. Long tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Long jabs at Drexler's body.
Long throws a hook but Drexler avoids it easily.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Long misses with a straight right.
Long stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Long lands a nice shot that snaps Drexler's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Long thows a left - swing and a miss!
Long misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drexler tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Long swings for the body but Drexler moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Long dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Drexler is looking to clinch.
Drexler throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
Long misses with a straight right.
Long throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drexler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Long paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left lands for Long.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drexler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drexler misses with the combination.
Drexler tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.
Drexler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Long connects with a body shot.
Drexler wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Drexler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long scores with a hook to the body. Drexler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Long throws a right hand that Drexler ducks under and follows up with a left that Drexler also avoids with ease.
Drexler misses with a combination
and Long makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Long scores with a punch to the head.
Bob Long is winning the standup battle so far.
Long slips under a jab.
Drexler drives through and clinches with Long against the cage.
Drexler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drexler moves away.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Drexler.
Long throws a right and a left that both miss.
Long fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drexler on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drexler walks into a left hand.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Long throws a jab when Drexler was well out of range.
Drexler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Long.
Long slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drexler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice body kick there by Drexler.
Drexler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Long manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Long.
Nice shot lands for Long.
Long fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drexler misses with a double jab
and Long counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long scores with a body shot.
Long misses with the combination.
Long moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot by Long.
Long throws a leg kick
and Drexler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Drexler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Long blocks it with crossed arms.
Drexler pulls Long into guard.
Long pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drexler is keeping the position for now.
Long is looking to stand up but Drexler won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drexler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Long wants to get up but he can't break Drexler's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Long wants to control from the top but Drexler keeps moving.
Drexler looking for a sweep. Not yet Drexler, not yet.
Drexler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long trying to move into half guard but instead Drexler has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Long dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drexler.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drexler.
Drexler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Long avoids the body shot from Drexler.
Long lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jon Drexler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drexler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Long connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drexler fails to land with a series of punches.
Long misses with a wild combination.
A punch lands to the side of Drexler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drexler moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Long misses the shot to the body.
Drexler misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drexler blocks a jab.
Drexler tries to clinch up.
Long scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Long lands a nice shot that snaps Drexler's head back.
Drexler lands the left hand.
Drexler wants to clinch.
Drexler tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Drexler is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Long's half guard.
Drexler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drexler thows a huge punch but Long dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drexler seems to be looking for submissions.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Long wants to improve his position but Drexler is controlling well.
Long avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drexler.
Long knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drexler on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drexler wants to control but Long is keeping him busy.
Drexler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drexler controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Drexler was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Drexler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Long bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drexler's head backwards.
Drexler tries to clinch but Long moves out of range.
Drexler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Long throws out a loose jab but Drexler uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drexler doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drexler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drexler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drexler.
A lazy left from Long finds it's target.
Bob Long is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Long looks to land a right hand but Drexler moved out of range.
Long throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drexler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drexler checks a leg kick nicely.
Drexler pushes Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Drexler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drexler is struggling to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drexler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jon Drexler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long swinging wildly here.
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 Bob Long.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Long, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Long!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mads Rosenkilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenkilde comes to the cage accompanied by Danzig - 'Mother'. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mads Rosenkilde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Willis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis throws a hook but Rosenkilde avoids it easily.
Willis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rosenkilde.
Rosenkilde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rosenkilde, as that shot connected.
Willis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rosenkilde swivels and escapes.
Rosenkilde lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Willis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rosenkilde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Willis takes a swing at Rosenkilde's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Willis misses.
Willis misses with a right hand
and Rosenkilde counters with a nice low kick that buckles Willis's knee momentarily.
Rosenkilde misses with the combination.
Rosenkilde tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rosenkilde.
Willis connects with the punch.
It looks like Mads Rosenkilde has been cut.
Rosenkilde throws a shot to the body.
Willis swings widly with a right hand
and Rosenkilde counters with a left to the body.
Willis misses with a hook
and Rosenkilde counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rosenkilde connects with a single shot there.
Willis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mads Rosenkilde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Willis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rosenkilde lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenkilde fails to land with a series of punches.
Willis throws a hook but Rosenkilde avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Rosenkilde has knocked Willis down with a huge combo! Rosenkilde steps away and waves a wobbly Willis back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Willis is rocked!
Patrick Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis takes a swing at Rosenkilde's ribcage but misses.
Willis avoids the head kick by Rosenkilde.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rosenkilde.
Rosenkilde stuffs the takedown attempt from Willis. Willis gets slowly back to his feet.
Rosenkilde drops Willis with a beautiful combination! Willis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rosenkilde is looking for the KO!
Willis is still on wobbly legs! Can Rosenkilde finish him?
Rosenkilde throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Willis looks gassed!
Rosenkilde drops Willis with a huge uppercut! Willis drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Rosenkilde is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mads Rosenkilde!
An out of breath Mads Rosenkilde 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Broyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Marie Mubiala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Broyles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Marie Mubiala!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Mubiala. No joy for Broyles on that attempt.
Broyles changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mubiala tries to avoid it but Broyles manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mubiala to the ground. Mubiala escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Broyles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mubiala circles away quickly and effectively.
Broyles shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mubiala as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Broyles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mubiala displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Broyles.
Mubiala throws a push kick but Broyles slaps the foot to one side.
Broyles shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mubiala but Mubiala pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mubiala lands with a kick to the temple. Broyles shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Scott Broyles has been cut.
Broyles with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mubiala counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mubiala lands a big head kick that sends Broyles tumbling to the mat! Mubiala takes a step backwards and waves Broyles back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Broyles is rocked!
Mubiala lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Broyles crumples to the floor! Mubiala milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jean Marie Mubiala!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fro Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford comes into the arena with For What It's Worth blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fro Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogan dives in and scores a takedown into Ford's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ford wants to stand but Rogan is controlling the position.
Rogan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ford looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ford looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ford!
Rogan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ford is looking to advance position but Rogan won't allow it.
Rogan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ford wants to get back to his feet.
Ford is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ford is trying to control. Rogan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rogan actively working from the bottom here.
Ford is looking to take a break and control but Rogan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rogan gets back to full guard.
Ford works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rogan is trying to get back to full guard.
Rogan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rogan is staying active underneath Ford, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan wants to get back to full guard.
Rogan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ford pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rogan looking for submissions off his back.
Rogan actively working from the bottom here.
Ford works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rogan stops Ford from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Rogan is looking to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ford.
Rogan is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rogan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ford pulls his head out easily.
Ford is working for a submission of some sort.
Rogan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ford pulls his head out easily.
Ford stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Ford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rogan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rogan prevents Ford from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Rogan has Ford pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rogan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ford tumbling to the mat - Rogan dives into Ford's guard.
Rogan stops Ford from standing up.
Rogan lying in Ford's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Ford decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Rogan taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eric Ford!
A very excited looking Eric Ford made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erik Josten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josten's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Never To Late. Hara has chosen Harp and Lyre - Psalms 150 as his entrance music. The key to victory for Erik Josten has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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208 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erik Josten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Hara!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Josten throws a head kick that half lands.
Hara avoids the head kick by Josten.
Josten tries to clinch up
and Hara decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Josten's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Josten keeping moving, preventing Hara from controlling successfully.
Josten keeping full guard, as Hara tries to pass.
Hara throws a big elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Josten is controlling Hara's posture.
Hara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hara looking to sit in guard and control but Josten gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hara has his hands on Josten's head, controlling the position.
Hara trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Hara was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A head kick by Josten misses
and Hara counters with a takedown into side control.
Josten is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hara's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Josten controlling the position well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hara trying to control from half guard but Josten is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hara seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hara seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Josten is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Josh Hara!
Post fight, Josh Hara stared into the camera and said 'It very big victory for me and i very happy! I wanna win this tournament and will get new champion! It's my dream and i go for it!'.
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