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Bellum 70: End of Season 3 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pellegrini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pellegrini is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Danzig - Mother. This should be fireworks!
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193 lbs
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186 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chael Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Pellegrini!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellegrini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sonnen throws a low kick but Pellegrini moves out of range easily.
Sonnen throws a series of punches but Pellegrini avoids them all with ease.
Pellegrini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Sonnen misses.
Pellegrini is looking to clinch.
Pellegrini tries to clinch up.
Pellegrini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sonnen with a jab.
Pellegrini misses with a series of wild punches.
Pellegrini tries to clinch but Sonnen is having none of it.
Pellegrini fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sonnen.
Sonnen feints and as Pellegrini raises his hands in defense, Sonnen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pellegrini looking to control.
Pellegrini is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sonnen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Pellegrini is retaining full guard.
Pellegrini is looking to sinch up a triangle. Sonnen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Pellegrini's body to avoid the submission. Pellegrini has instead reached around Sonnen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Pellegrini arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Anthony Pellegrini!
Anthony Pellegrini decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bart Marciniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tad Unhinged (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciniak comes to the cage accompanied by Nas - Hate me now. Tad Unhinged looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bart Marciniak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tad Unhinged!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciniak moves into range and clinches up with Unhinged.
Unhinged looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Marciniak jumps into guard, dragging Unhinged to the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marciniak is on top in guard.
Marciniak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marciniak wants to get up but he can't break Unhinged's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Unhinged looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Unhinged has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marciniak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marciniak tries to free his leg and advance position but Unhinged is retaining full guard.
Marciniak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Unhinged works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marciniak in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciniak wants to pass the guard but Unhinged is keeping the position.
Marciniak trying to stand up but can't free himself from Unhinged's guard.
Unhinged wants to stand up but Marciniak is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Unhinged can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marciniak throws a big right hand that misses.
Marciniak wants to stand but Unhinged is controlling his posture from full guard.
Marciniak postures up in Unhinged's guard and throws a big left but Unhinged blocks it.
Marciniak content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unhinged keeping moving, preventing Marciniak from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bart Marciniak.
Marciniak lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Unhinged backs up against the cage.
Marciniak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Unhinged at a distance.
Marciniak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Unhinged sprawls well initially but Marciniak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciniak trying to control from half guard but Unhinged is working away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Marciniak is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unhinged is refusing to be controlled, as Marciniak sits in half guard.
Marciniak looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Marciniak seems to be working for a kimura but Unhinged defends the submission attempt.
Marciniak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Unhinged looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciniak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Unhinged wants to get back to full guard.
Marciniak works his way into side control.
Marciniak in side control, throwing shots but Unhinged defends.
Marciniak has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marciniak closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Unhinged trying to control but Marciniak postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Marciniak dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marciniak moves into the clinch.
Marciniak content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Marciniak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marciniak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Marciniak.
Unhinged takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marciniak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marciniak manages to break the clinch.
Unhinged shoots in for a takedown but Marciniak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Marciniak drives through and clinches with Unhinged against the cage.
Unhinged is breathing heavily.
Marciniak lands a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marciniak stands and steps away. Unhinged gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciniak scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Unhinged drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marciniak chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marciniak clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Marciniak.
Marciniak lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Unhinged avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marciniak.
Unhinged is not content to let Marciniak control the position.
Unhinged looking for submissions off his back.
Marciniak throwing shots but Unhinged is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciniak is trying to control. Unhinged wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marciniak escapes and gets back to his feet.
Marciniak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Unhinged is defended easily by Marciniak.
Marciniak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Unhinged can do to turn this around?
Marciniak looking to score a takedown here. Unhinged is defending well but Marciniak drives through and ends up in Unhinged's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marciniak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciniak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marciniak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Unhinged wants to control but Marciniak passes easily into half guard.
Marciniak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Unhinged wants to improve his position but Marciniak is controlling well.
Marciniak keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Marciniak thows a huge punch but Unhinged dodges it nicely.
Unhinged trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciniak throwing shots but Unhinged is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Marciniak seems content to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marciniak seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Unhinged does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bart Marciniak.
Marciniak shoots in and gets a takedown into Unhinged's guard.
Marciniak trying to control but Unhinged is working from the bottom.
Marciniak avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marciniak accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Marciniak dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Marciniak clinches with his opponent.
Marciniak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Unhinged is looking to clinch but Marciniak is avoiding it.
Marciniak closes the distance and clinches.
Marciniak breaks the clinch.
Unhinged fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Unhinged tries to keep at a distance but Marciniak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marciniak breaks from the clinch.
Unhinged takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marciniak is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Unhinged's half guard.
Marciniak is trying to control. Unhinged wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciniak not doing much here.
Marciniak seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Marciniak is working for a submission of some sort.
Unhinged tries to roll over but Marciniak keeps him under control.
Marciniak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciniak thows a huge punch but Unhinged dodges it nicely.
Marciniak is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Marciniak tries to stand but can't do so whilst Unhinged controls his leg.
Marciniak is trying to control the action in half guard but Unhinged is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bart Marciniak.
Marciniak connects with a body shot that sends Unhinged's belly button to the back.
Marciniak shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciniak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Unhinged's head.
Unhinged wants to improve his position but Marciniak is controlling well.
Unhinged is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Marciniak pulls his head out easily.
Marciniak stalling.
Unhinged wants to get back to full guard.
Tad Unhinged has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unhinged looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Marciniak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Unhinged has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marciniak is working away from the top position though.
Marciniak wants to work for an arm triangle but Unhinged is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marciniak thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bart Marciniak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marciniak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bart Marciniak!
After winning the bout, Bart Marciniak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Gotti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Nutron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jimmy Nutron was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Gotti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Nutron!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gotti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nutron's hands.
Nutron looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gotti slaps away a takedown attempt from Nutron, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gotti cracks a nice hook into Nutron's ribs.
Gotti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gotti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gotti rushes Nutron and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Gotti wants to break free but Nutron has control.
Gotti working hard to break the clinch.
Gotti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gotti.
Gotti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gotti breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gotti throws a head kick that misses.
Gotti clinches.
Gotti breaks from the clinch.
Gotti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nutron gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Nutron tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Gotti is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Nutron buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Nutron!! Nutron is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Gotti throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Gotti!
Jimmy Gotti made sure to mention his sponsor, Firebird Designs in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drago Solovyov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Fisherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Solovyov comes into the arena with Crawling by Linkin Park blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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300 lbs
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253 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drago Solovyov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Fisherman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisherman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circling - Fisherman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Solovyov slaps away a takedown attempt from Fisherman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fisherman tries to clinch up but Solovyov circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Solovyov.
Fisherman throws a series of punches but Solovyov moves out of range.
Fisherman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fisherman throws a sloppy head kick and Solovyov moves out of range easily.
Fisherman shoots in for a takedown but Solovyov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Drago Solovyov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Fisherman.
Fisherman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisherman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Fisherman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solovyov throws a head kick that misses.
Fisherman has a takedown stuffed.
Solovyov throws a head kick but Fisherman moves out of range.
Solovyov moves out of range of the leg kick from Fisherman.
Fisherman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Solovyov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Solovyov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fisherman.
Solovyov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Solovyov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Solovyov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fisherman sprawling to the canvas! Fisherman rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Solovyov finish him?!
Fisherman is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisherman is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Solovyov doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Fisherman crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Fisherman's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drago Solovyov!
A very excited looking Drago Solovyov 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Lambert has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Demetrious Johnson's chin.
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222 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demetrious Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Lambert!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Lambert sits in half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Johnson makes his way to full guard, as Lambert worked for a kimura.
Lambert controlling from the top position.
Johnson pulls Lambert in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Lambert from controlling successfully.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Lambert tries to pass.
John Lambert has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson scores with a shot to the body.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Lambert's ribs.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lambert doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Lambert takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lambert looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lambert on the side of the head.
Lambert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A clash of legs there as Johnson blocks the low kick.
Lambert tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lambert shoots in looking for a takedown. Johnson tries to sprawl out of it but Lambert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Johnson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Demetrious Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Lambert got wobbled bad by a big combination! Johnson presses forward with punches and knees until Lambert stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Lambert closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demetrious Johnson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Curt Warburton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Gualco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warburton's entrance music is Manowar Die For Metal. A fine choice. The key to victory for Curt Warburton has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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149 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Curt Warburton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Gualco!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warburton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warburton doesn't manage to clinch there - Gualco circles away.
Warburton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gualco circles away.
Curt Warburton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Warburton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Warburton scores with a takedown into Gualco's guard.
Warburton stops Gualco from standing up.
Gualco looking for a sweep. Not yet Gualco, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gualco holds on and takes a little breather.
Warburton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Warburton stands up over Gualco, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gualco looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gualco looking to hit a scissor sweep but Warburton is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warburton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Warburton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gualco seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Scott Gualco wasn't active enough on the ground.
Warburton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Warburton closes the distance and clinches.
Warburton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Warburton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gualco won't allow Warburton to get back to his feet.
Gualco is in close to Warburton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gualco keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Warburton's head.
Warburton wants to get back to his feet but Gualco is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gualco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Warburton wants to stand and escape but Gualco is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gualco content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gualco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gualco with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warburton wants to stand but Gualco is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gualco with a nice head shot there.
Gualco won't allow Warburton to get back to his feet.
Gualco 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.
Gualco chips away with some ground and pound.
Gualco landing with the ground and pound.
Gualco advances position into side control!
Warburton tries to escape but Gualco is in control.
Gualco working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Warburton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Warburton pushes Gualco away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gualco gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warburton takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Check out the look on Gualco's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gualco scoring with punches and elbows.
Gualco scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gualco working the head and body with strikes.
Warburton is rocked!
Gualco scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Warburton is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Gualco can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Gualco!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demian Mondello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Demian Mondello has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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275 lbs
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285 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demian Mondello!
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, Marshall Winters!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winters dives in and scores a takedown into Mondello's guard.
Winters 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.
Mondello looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winters avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Winters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mondello. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mondello isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Winters stacks Mondello on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Winters!
Mondello sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Winters seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mondello does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mondello looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Winters scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mondello is staying active underneath Winters, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Winters scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondello actively working from the bottom here.
Mondello looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mondello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mondello actively working from the bottom here.
Mondello actively working from the bottom here.
Winters trying to control from half guard but Mondello is working away.
Winters looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Winters landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mondello looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Winters keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Winters trying to control the action but Mondello is working from the bottom.
Mondello wants to get back to full guard.
Mondello actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Winters 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.
Winters takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mondello manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mondello throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Winters escapes and throws Mondello's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Winters working away.
Winters has knee on belly momentarily but Mondello bucks him off and regains half guard.
Mondello looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Winters pushes past his half guard into mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mondello regains half guard.
Winters is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mondello!
Winters landing shots from mount.
Mondello regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Winters there.
Winters looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mondello with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mondello actively working from the bottom here.
Winters wants to take a breather but Mondello is having none of it.
Mondello actively working from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winters controlling the pace.
Mondello gets back to full guard.
Winters is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Mondello has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Winters is looking to defend but Mondello has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Winters! Mondello pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Winters taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Demian Mondello!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makahlen Gorbachoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Worthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makahlen Gorbachoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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281 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Makahlen Gorbachoff!
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, Warren Worthington!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbachoff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gorbachoff tries to throw a body punch but Worthington avoids it by throwing Gorbachoff back against the cage.
Gorbachoff is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Worthington looks gassed!
Gorbachoff tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Worthington's elbow.
Gorbachoff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Worthington pulls his leg out and moves away.
A combination from Worthington does no damage.
Gorbachoff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Worthington.
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!
Gorbachoff scores with a spinning back kick!
Gorbachoff lands a jab to Worthington's midsection.
Gorbachoff looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gorbachoff chips away with some ground and pound.
Gorbachoff 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.
Gorbachoff throws a big right hand that misses.
Gorbachoff cracks Worthington with a solid left hand.
Gorbachoff is in close to Worthington's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gorbachoff lands a couple of digs.
Gorbachoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Worthington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worthington wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gorbachoff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Worthington. Those never looked like landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gorbachoff.
Worthington throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gorbachoff does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gorbachoff swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Worthington.
Worthington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gorbachoff throws a nice outside leg kick.
Worthington blocks a leg kick.
Worthington throws a sloppy head kick and Gorbachoff moves out of range easily.
Gorbachoff swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gorbachoff scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Gorbachoff misses.
Gorbachoff is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Worthington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gorbachoff closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Worthington to the mat! Worthington manages to get full guard.
Gorbachoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Worthington swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorbachoff content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gorbachoff wants to control from the top but Worthington keeps moving.
Gorbachoff advances to half guard.
Gorbachoff is working for a submission of some sort.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gorbachoff lands a nice short elbow.
Gorbachoff works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gorbachoff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Worthington's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gorbachoff has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Worthington's face.
Worthington is rocked!
Gorbachoff lands a big shot to the head and Worthington winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Makahlen Gorbachoff!
A victorious Makahlen Gorbachoff thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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