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CCF Midweek Mayhem 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varicella Zoster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed - Warrior. Varicella Zoster is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Varicella Zoster!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zoster throws a combination that misses
and Connor counters by moving into the clinch.
Zoster jumps guard and drags Connor to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zoster looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Connor has picked Zoster up and slammed him! Zoster can't keep hold of the triangle and Connor manages to pass to side control!
Connor taking a breather here.
Zoster is trying to work for a sweep but Connor has mounted him!
Connor content just to control the position here.
Zoster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Connor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zoster tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Connor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Connor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor controlling the pace for now.
Connor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Connor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Connor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zoster looks a forlorn figure.
Connor is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zoster has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Connor controlling from the full mount.
Connor landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connor raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor breaks from Zoster's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Connor 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Connor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Connor's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Connor has control of Zoster's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Zoster regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Zoster defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Connor.
Zoster is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor controlling from mount.
Zoster tries to improve his position but instead Connor has taken his back!
Zoster tries to escape the position.
Zoster is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Zoster is covering up but some of the strikes from Connor are getting through and doing damage.
Zoster defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Connor's arms.
Connor has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor lands shots from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoster is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Connor is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Zoster is defending well though. Connor let's go of the attempt for now.
Connor punches Zoster on the ear.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Connor tightening his grip on Zoster, looking for the choke.
I really don't envy Zoster right now.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
John Connor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Connor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zoster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zoster connects with a nice looking jab.
A leg kick checked by Connor.
Zoster throws a shot to the body.
Connor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zoster falls off balance throwing a combination
and Connor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Zoster!
Connor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Connor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Connor controlling his opponent.
Zoster looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoster looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Zoster is breathing heavily.
Connor controls the action.
John Connor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Connor.
Zoster is trying to break free.
Connor softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Connor looking for the choke but no joy.
Connor controlling the position well here. Zoster rolled but Connor kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Connor is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Zoster knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Zoster for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Zoster has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
Connor is hanging on to Zoster's back as he tries to escape.
Zoster preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Connor.
Zoster wants to escape the position.
Connor controls the position.
Connor patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Connor controlling from the back.
Connor has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor throwing damaging strikes from the back! Zoster could be in trouble here!
Zoster can't escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Connor. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Connor patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
A bit of a pause in the action here. Connor controlling the positon.
Zoster is trapped and Connor is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor keeps control of the position easily here as Zoster tries to buck him off.
Connor lands with a hammerfist to the side of Zoster's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor controlling from the back.
Zoster tries to roll but Connor sticks to his back.
Connor lands a shot to the head.
Connor is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Zoster. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
I would not like to be Zoster right now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zoster is trying to remain composed but Connor is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Connor has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Zoster's body.
Zoster looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
John Connor dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Connor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zoster swivels and escapes.
Connor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zoster can do to turn this around?
Connor fails with the takedown.
Connor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zoster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Connor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zoster is fending him off so far but Connor persists. Nope, Zoster circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Connor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zoster sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Connor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zoster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Connor scrambles back to his feet.
Zoster throws a good cross that connects.
Zoster scores with a jab to the head.
Connor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zoster swivels and escapes.
Jab, jab by Zoster - just one landing.
Zoster digs a good body shot into Connor's ribs.
Varicella Zoster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zoster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Connor somewhat.
Connor slips a jab and a cross from Zoster.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoster throws a nice looking combination but Connor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Connor slips a jab and a cross from Zoster.
Connor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zoster misses with a wild combination.
Connor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zoster, pushing him back against the cage.
Connor wants to take the fight to the mat but Zoster manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Connor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zoster fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Connor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zoster tries to bum rush Connor with a series of wild strikes but Connor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Connor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zoster avoids it really well and circles away.
Connor closes the distance and clinches up with Zoster, looking for a takedown. Connor pushes Zoster against the cage but Zoster circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Connor is defended easily by Zoster.
Zoster misses with a two punch combination.
Zoster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zoster lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
John Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Zoster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck for Connor with that takedown attempt.
Zoster throws a series of punches but Connor moves out of range.
Connor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zoster tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Connor is in Zoster's guard.
Connor pushes down on Zoster's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Connor stalling.
Zoster looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Connor pushes past his half guard into mount!
Connor looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Connor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Connor working the ground and pound effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor scoring with strikes but Zoster is staying in there.
Connor tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Connor scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Connor looking to secure an arm triangle but Zoster defends it well.
Connor scoring with strikes but Zoster is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Connor lands with some strikes.
Connor landing strikes from the mount.
Connor looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
John Connor clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zoster misses with a straight left.
Zoster throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Connor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zoster pinned against the cage. Zoster gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed right hand from Zoster misses the target.
No luck for Connor with that takedown attempt.
Zoster lands with a nice combination. Connor backs away looking to recover.
Connor shoots in looking for a takedown but Zoster manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Connor's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Connor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Zoster.
Zoster throws a series of punches but Connor avoids them all with ease.
Zoster is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A nice combination there by Zoster.
Zoster scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zoster sprawls well. Zoster wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Connor gets slowly back to his feet.
Zoster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connor moves away.
Connor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zoster circles away.
Zoster tests Connor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Connor shoots in but Zoster avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Varicella Zoster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zoster swinging wildly here.
Connor shoots for a takedown but Zoster saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Zoster misses with the combination.
Connor misses with a takedown attempt - Zoster sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Zoster.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Connor.
Connor moves out of range as Zoster strikes.
Connor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zoster circles away.
Connor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Zoster.
Connor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zoster tries to avoid it but Connor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zoster to the ground. Zoster escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zoster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Connor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zoster to score with a decent uppercut.
Zoster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Connor dives in and grabs Zoster's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zoster pushes down on Connor's head and hops out.
Connor shoots in for a takedown but Zoster shows good takedown defense.
Zoster moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Connor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zoster circles away.
Connor dodges the punch combination from Zoster.
Zoster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Zoster as Connor shoots in.
Zoster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Varicella Zoster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Zoster.
Horrible takedown by Connor or perhaps it was just good defense by Zoster which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoster goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Connor shoots in for a takedown but Zoster shows good takedown defense.
Zoster sizes up Connor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Connor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zoster sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Connor somewhat.
Connor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zoster sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zoster goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zoster tries to avoid it but Connor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zoster to the ground. Zoster escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zoster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Connor shoots in looking for a takedown. Zoster tries to sprawl out of it but Connor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zoster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor shoots in for a double leg but Zoster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Varicella Zoster dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Connor fails to land the takedown.
Zoster stuns Connor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zoster scores with a three punch combo!
Zoster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Connor moves away.
Zoster slaps away a takedown attempt from Connor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Connor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zoster darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zoster lands a two punch combo.
Connor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Connor shoots in for a double leg but Zoster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Connor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zoster swinging wildly here.
Zoster slaps away a takedown attempt from Connor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoster is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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.
Zoster throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Connor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zoster quickly recovers to half guard.
Connor is taking a breather. Zoster says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Zoster pushes Connor off looking to stand but Connor dives back in and keeps control.
Connor moves nicely into side control.
Zoster tries to bench press Connor off him but Connor keeps the position.
The referee asks Connor politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Connor prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoster is looking to regain half guard here but Connor keeps moving and retains side control.
Connor working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Zoster trying to remain calm as Connor controls from the top position.
Connor landing strikes.
Zoster is trying to work for a sweep but Connor has mounted him!
Connor looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zoster is in a horrible position here. Connor smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Connor controlling his opponent.
Zoster is in all sorts of trouble here.
Connor with a couple of short strikes.
Connor content just to control the position here.
Connor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Connor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoster wants to try and get back to his feet.
Connor controlling his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zoster defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Connor.
Connor controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Varicella Zoster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Connor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Connor seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Zoster for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Connor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Connor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for John Connor!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for John Connor!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for John Connor!
John Connor wins by unanimous decision!
John Connor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikai Arcisais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 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
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikai Arcisais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Field!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arcisais blocks a head kick by Field.
A combination from Arcisais does no damage.
Arcisais misses with a few strikes there.
Field has Arcisais up against the cage in a clinch.
Field is pressed up against the cage. Arcisais has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Field down to the mat. Field avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arcisais misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arcisais avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arcisais tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Field drives through and clinches with Arcisais against the cage.
Field stops a takedown attempt from Arcisais.
Arcisais wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikai Arcisais. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Field is trying to pull guard but Arcisais turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Arcisais wants to take the fight to the mat but Field manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Field is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Arcisais is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Field pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Field landing knees to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Field.
Field pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arcisais throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Field.
Field goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
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!
Arcisais tries to bum rush Field with a series of wild strikes but Field uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Field avoids the head kick by Arcisais.
Arcisais is breathing heavily.
Arcisais pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arcisais throws a sloppy head kick and Field moves out of range easily.
Field pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Field tries to clinch up but Arcisais circles away and keeps his distance.
Arcisais throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Field lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Field throws a body punch but Arcisais moves out of range.
Arcisais tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mikai Arcisais seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arcisais throws a head kick but Field moves out of range.
Arcisais tries a head kick but it misses.
Arcisais throws a head kick that misses.
Field moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Field tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Field wants to clinch up but Arcisais keeps it at a distance.
Arcisais throws a series of punches but Field moves out of range.
Field scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Arcisais takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Field throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arcisais's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Field fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Field throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Field drives through and clinches with Arcisais against the cage.
Field drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Arcisais drops back looking for a leg! Field is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Field manages to kick Arcisais off! Arcisais jumps back into Field's guard.
Arcisais thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Arcisais postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Field is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Arcisais, into his guard.
Arcisais is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Field frees his head nicely. Oh but Arcisais has switched to an armbar! Field is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Mikai Arcisais!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bova comes to the cage accompanied by I came to bring the pain!. Lyle Sutton 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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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
16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Bova!
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, Lyle Sutton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutton with a poor takedown
and Bova counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sutton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bova gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bova got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sutton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bova has managed to get both his arms back between Sutton's legs - danger averted.
Bova throws a big right hand that misses.
Bova postures up and lands a big shot to Sutton's brow.
Bova scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bova postures up in Sutton's guard and throws a big left but Sutton blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bova avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sutton managing to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sutton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bova landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova postures up in Sutton's guard and throws a big left but Sutton blocks it.
Bova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bova wants to control from the top but Sutton keeps moving.
Sutton working a defensive guard here.
Sutton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bova.
Sutton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bova is aware though and is defending well.
Bova is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sutton wants to sweep but no luck.
Sutton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bova defends well.
Sutton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bova gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bova working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bova scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bova content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bova pushing down on Sutton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sutton wants to control but Bova is keeping busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sutton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bova missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bova connects with a nice short shot to Sutton's temple.
Sutton tries to roll over but Bova keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutton wants to control but Bova is keeping busy.
Bova scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bova looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bova working over Sutton with some ground and pound. Sutton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bova not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sutton has hold of Bova's hands but Bova slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bova is looking to advance position but Sutton won't allow it.
Sutton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sutton pushes Bova off looking to stand but Bova dives back in and keeps control.
Sutton looks gassed!
Bova seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sutton is looking to improve his position.
Sutton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bova is working away from the top position though.
Bova looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sutton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bova passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sutton!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bova postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sutton looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bova lands with some strikes.
Bova landing shots from mount.
Sutton is bucking up trying to escape but Bova cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bova landing shots from mount.
Sutton is rocked!
Sutton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sutton is still in real trouble! Can Bova finish him?
Bova punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sutton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sutton swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sutton seems to have recovered his senses.
Sutton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Bova connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sutton is working to get back to half guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bova dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sutton tries to clinch there but Bova circles away.
Sutton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bova pinned against the cage. Bova gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sutton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bova.
Sutton pushes Bova up against the cage in a clinch.
Sutton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sutton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bova after a bit of a struggle.
Bova has Sutton pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bova pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sutton tumbling to the mat - Bova dives into Sutton's guard.
Bova working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova postures up and lands a big shot to Sutton's brow.
Sutton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bova defends well.
Sutton has momentary wrist control but Bova slips an elbow through the middle.
Sutton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sutton is breathing heavily.
Bova works over Sutton with some ground and pound from guard.
Bova working some strikes from top position.
Bova 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.
Sutton has his foot on Bova's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bova works his way back into a safe position though.
Bova stands up over Sutton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bova chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bova scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bova pushing down on Sutton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sutton punching from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bova working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sutton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bova pulls his head out easily.
Bova working over Sutton with some ground and pound. Sutton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sutton has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Bova escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Bova!
Sutton taking a bit of punishment here - Bova scoring with strikes.
Bova scoring with punches and elbows.
Bova cracks Sutton with a big right hand but Sutton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tony Bova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bova looks up at the clock and then as Sutton takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bova smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bova lands an elbow.
Bova working the ground and pound from side control.
Sutton tries to improve position but can't.
Bova lands a nice forearm strike.
Bova in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bova scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova working the ground and pound.
Bova in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bova cracks Sutton with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Bova immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Sutton is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Bova!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bova!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Tony Bova made sure he mentioned Das Labor, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan Nickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Niaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niaz has chosen Damn it feels good to be a gangsta as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Johan Nickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dick Niaz!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niaz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nickson.
Nickson wants to clinch.
Nickson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niaz.
Nickson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Niaz finds it's way round the side to connect with Nickson's head.
Nickson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Dick Niaz has been cut.
Niaz clinches with his opponent.
Nickson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Nickson.
Nickson tries to close the distance and clinch but Niaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nickson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Niaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Niaz clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niaz working hard to break the clinch.
Niaz is looking to break free of the clinch but Nickson has double underhooks.
Nickson lands a right hand.
Niaz is looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nickson misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nickson obliges.
Nickson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nickson stalks Niaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Niaz's face. Niaz staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice jab there from Niaz.
Niaz drives through and clinches with Nickson against the cage.
Nice elbow from Nickson.
Niaz has had enough of the clinch but Nickson keeps him there for the moment.
Nickson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Niaz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickson with a knee to the head.
Niaz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Niaz misses with a punch to the body.
Nickson manages to break the clinch.
Nickson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niaz.
Nickson closes the distance and pushes Niaz back into the cage.
Nickson manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Nickson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nickson.
Niaz looks gassed!
Niaz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Niaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niaz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Niaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nickson.
That has opened up Dick Niaz's cut even more.
Niaz is trying to push Nickson away but Nickson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Niaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickson's elbow.
Nickson lands a nice knee to the body.
Nickson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nickson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nickson shoots in for a takedown but Niaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nickson wants to clinch up but Niaz keeps it at a distance.
Niaz throws a wild hook but Nickson just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Niaz gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Nickson raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Nickson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TJ Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aj Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford comes to the cage accompanied by The Cranberries - Zombie. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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181 lbs
7 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aj Santos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Crawford moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crawford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Crawford is trying to defend but Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crawford sees it coming and defends easily.
Santos stops Crawford from getting back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Crawford is just riding it out for now. Santos eventually gives up the hold.
Crawford is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos stops Crawford from getting back to his feet.
Santos maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Crawford could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Santos has cracked it and Crawford is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aj Santos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marc Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmidt comes to the cage accompanied by Rammstein - Feuer Frei. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marc Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Schmidt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bob fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bob.
Schmidt throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.
Schmidt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bob.
Schmidt shoots in and gets a takedown into Bob's guard.
Bob throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Schmidt frees his head nicely. Oh but Bob has switched to an armbar! Schmidt is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Silent Bob!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brad Will (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jose Rizal 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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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Will!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Rizal!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rizal in particular looking to stall.
Rizal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Will is just riding it out for now. Rizal eventually gives up the hold.
Rizal seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizal slows the pace down in half guard.
Will is not content to let Rizal control the position.
Rizal thows a huge punch but Will dodges it nicely.
Rizal seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Will really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rizal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Will is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizal seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Will is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jose Rizal!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julian Assange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sandmeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Julian Assange!
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, Lee Sandmeyer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandmeyer throws a shot from downtown. Assange moves away and avoids it.
Sandmeyer throws a sloppy head kick and Assange moves out of range easily.
Sandmeyer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sandmeyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assange circles away quickly and effectively.
Sandmeyer moves out of range of the body kick from Assange.
A low kick from Sandmeyer misses
and Assange counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee Sandmeyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandmeyer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sandmeyer throws a right hand that Assange ducks under and follows up with a left that Assange also avoids with ease.
Sandmeyer misses with a takedown attempt - Assange sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sandmeyer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assange moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sandmeyer misses with a takedown
and Assange counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Assange thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sandmeyer's head.
Assange 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assange with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Assange lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Assange looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sandmeyer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Assange looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Assange throwing shots but Sandmeyer is blocking nicely.
Assange working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assange scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Assange thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sandmeyer's head.
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 two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Assange connects with a nice short shot to Sandmeyer's temple.
Assange stalling.
Ground and pound from Assange.
Assange slows the pace down in half guard.
Sandmeyer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Assange. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Assange looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sandmeyer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assange thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sandmeyer's head.
Assange scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sandmeyer is looking to escape.
Assange is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sandmeyer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Assange pulls his head out easily.
Sandmeyer looks gassed!
Sandmeyer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Assange.
Well, if Assange is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Sandmeyer won't allow Assange to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assange working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Assange takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Assange looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Assange lands a nice short elbow.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Assange dominated that round.
That's time! Assange's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sandmeyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sandmeyer throws a series of punches but Assange avoids them all with ease.
Sandmeyer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Assange counters with a stiff right hand.
Sandmeyer fails with a takedown attempt.
Assange closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sandmeyer quickly recovers to half guard.
Assange lands with a punch from half guard.
Assange slows the pace down in half guard.
Assange is trying to control the action in half guard but Sandmeyer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assange content to control rather than advance.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Assange uses his free foot to push down on Sandmeyer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sandmeyer.
Assange lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Assange unloading with bombs!
Julian Assange overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assange is landing with some decent strikes but Sandmeyer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Assange is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sandmeyer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sandmeyer is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assange controlling from mount.
Assange is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandmeyer can do to turn this around?
Assange has hold of Sandmeyer's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sandmeyer manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Assange breaks from Sandmeyer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Assange with good strikes from the mount here!
Assange with a couple of short strikes.
Sandmeyer is rocked!
Assange tries to control but Sandmeyer wriggling away.
Assange punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sandmeyer is still in real trouble! Can Assange finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandmeyer tries to buck Assange off but he can't manage it.
Sandmeyer seems to have recovered his senses.
Assange working the ground and pound effectively.
Assange unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Sandmeyer wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Assange celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Assange!
During a confident post fight interview, Julian Assange thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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