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LA-FL 14 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quintin Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Stabler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stabler has chosen Grown Men Don't Cry as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Quintin Jefferson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elliot Stabler's chin.
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185 lbs
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184 cm
23
199 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quintin Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elliot Stabler!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jefferson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stabler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jefferson avoids it really well and circles away.
Stabler shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stabler was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stabler punching from mount but Jefferson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Stabler putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Stabler lands a big elbow.
Stabler is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Jefferson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stabler is landing with some decent strikes but Jefferson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stabler punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson blocking the ground and pound.
Stabler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jefferson wants to hold on but Stabler pushes him away.
Stabler sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Stabler sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jefferson is bucking up trying to escape but Stabler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jefferson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jefferson is trying desperately to improve position.
Jefferson taking shots to the head.
Jefferson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stabler landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stabler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Jefferson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Stabler.
Stabler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Stabler tries to control but Jefferson wriggling away.
Stabler is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jefferson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stabler lands with some strikes.
Stabler with a couple of short strikes.
Stabler working Jefferson over with strikes here.
Jefferson is rocked!
Stabler tries to control but Jefferson wriggling away.
Jefferson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stabler with a couple of short strikes.
Stabler working the ground and pound effectively.
Jefferson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jefferson tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jefferson is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stabler breaks from Jefferson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jefferson tries to reverse the position but Stabler maintains control.
Stabler with the ground and pound from mount.
Stabler landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oh Jefferson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jefferson is breathing heavily.
Stabler landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stabler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stabler raining down shots from the mount!
Stabler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Stabler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stabler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jefferson defends it nicely.
Jefferson seems to have got his legs back now.
Stabler tries to keep at a distance but Jefferson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jefferson gets underhooks to prevent Stabler's takedown attempt.
Stabler manages to break the clinch.
Stabler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jefferson as he jumps to the side.
Quintin Jefferson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elliot Stabler.
No joy there for Jefferson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jefferson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jefferson leaves Stabler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jefferson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stabler tries to avoid it but Jefferson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stabler to the ground. Stabler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Jefferson misses.
Stabler blocks a low kick nicely.
Stabler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jefferson sprawls well initially but Stabler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jefferson tries to roll over but Stabler keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Stabler's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Stabler's back!
Jefferson is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Stabler up.
Stabler trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Stabler is trying to shake Jefferson off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Jefferson won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Stabler shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Jefferson.
Jefferson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stabler shoots in for a double leg but Jefferson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jefferson scores with the left hand. Stabler knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Elliot Stabler has been cut.
Jefferson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stabler circles away quickly and effectively.
Quintin Jefferson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson connects with a single shot there.
Jefferson stuffs the takedown attempt from Stabler. Stabler gets slowly back to his feet.
Jefferson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stabler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jefferson somewhat.
Stabler misses with a low kick.
Stabler tries to clinch but Jefferson is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stabler is defended easily by Jefferson.
Jefferson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stabler's head backwards.
Jefferson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stabler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stabler trying to mount his opponent but Jefferson defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stabler thows a huge punch but Jefferson dodges it nicely.
Stabler throws a strike but Jefferson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Stabler won't allow Jefferson to get back to his feet.
Stabler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jefferson keeping moving, preventing Stabler from controlling successfully.
Jefferson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stabler is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jefferson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stabler tries for a takedown but Jefferson circles away easily
and Jefferson counters with a nice leg kick.
Jefferson scores with a jab to the head.
Jefferson shoots in looking for a takedown. Stabler tries to sprawl out of it but Jefferson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stabler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stabler closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jefferson did well to prevent Stabler getting side control.
Jefferson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stabler.
Jefferson wants to get back to full guard.
Jefferson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stabler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Stabler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elliot Stabler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jefferson leaves Stabler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jefferson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stabler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stabler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jefferson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jefferson has closed the distance and engaged Stabler in a clinch.
Stabler has Jefferson pressed against the cage, preventing Jefferson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stabler tries for a takedown. No joy.
Quintin Jefferson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elliot Stabler.
Stabler has Jefferson pressed against the cage, preventing Jefferson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jefferson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stabler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jefferson defends it nicely.
Jefferson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jefferson feints and as Stabler raises his hands in defense, Jefferson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jefferson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jefferson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stabler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson stops Stabler from standing up.
Stabler throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stabler wants to get back to his feet but Jefferson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stabler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jefferson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stabler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jefferson defends it easily.
Jefferson is working Stabler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stabler tries for a takedown but Jefferson circles away easily
and Jefferson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jefferson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jefferson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jefferson moves in looking to clinch but Stabler pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stabler with a poor takedown
and Jefferson counters with a series of strikes. Stabler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stabler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stabler tries to clinch up.
Jefferson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stabler jabs at Jefferson's body.
Jefferson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stabler.
Stabler tries to clinch but Jefferson moves away
and Jefferson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stabler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stabler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jefferson digs a good hook to Stabler's body.
Jefferson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jefferson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jefferson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stabler.
Stabler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jefferson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stabler is trying to break the clinch but Jefferson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stabler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stabler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stabler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jefferson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jefferson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stabler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quintin Jefferson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stabler shoots and misses
and Stabler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stabler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jefferson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jefferson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stabler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stabler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jefferson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jefferson throws the left hand but Stabler avoids the punch easily.
Stabler misses with a takedown attempt - Jefferson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jefferson misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stabler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stabler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jefferson defending well though.
Stabler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jefferson defending well though.
Jefferson tries to get to full guard but Stabler has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stabler lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stabler lands a nice short elbow.
Stabler misses with a head shot. Jefferson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Elliot Stabler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jefferson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quintin Jefferson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stabler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliot Stabler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh St Pierre will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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134 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierre but St Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Reynolds with a series of wild strikes but Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Pierre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
St Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for St Pierre.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Reynolds doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reynolds shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre clinches up with Reynolds and pushes him back against the cage.
St Pierre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Pierre lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Pierre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Pierre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Reynolds is trying to drag St Pierre to the mat but St Pierre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reynolds tries to clinch but fails miserably
and St Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds darts in trying to clinch
and St Pierre counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
St Pierre is struggling to control the position.
St Pierre digs a right hand underneath Reynolds's ribcage. Reynolds let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Reynolds takes a shot to the head.
A short right from St Pierre on the inside.
St Pierre lands a body shot.
St Pierre scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St Pierre breaks from the clinch.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with St Pierre but St Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Pierre throws a combination. Reynolds tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Pierre throws a series of strikes that have Reynolds backpedaling.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St Pierre as he jumps to the side.
Reynolds tries to clinch but fails miserably
and St Pierre counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from St Pierre.
Reynolds wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
St Pierre lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Reynolds jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. Reynolds gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Reynolds looks to clinch
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Left hook, right uppercut from St Pierre.
St Pierre throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reynolds stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St Pierre lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre lands a jab-cross combination.
St Pierre scores with a hook to the body. Reynolds takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Reynolds. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
St Pierre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
St Pierre with a jab.
Reynolds has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Reynolds there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from St Pierre.
St Pierre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reynolds in his tracks.
Josh St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reynolds gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Pierre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Pierre jabs at Reynolds's body.
St Pierre is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
St Pierre is looking to slow Reynolds down with leg kicks.
St Pierre scores with a jab. Reynolds acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
St Pierre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reynolds wants to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
St Pierre goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
St Pierre is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Reynolds had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Reynolds thows a body shot but no joy.
St Pierre lands a right hook to the body.
St Pierre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
St Pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
St Pierre jabs at Reynolds's body.
St Pierre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reynolds to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reynolds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. St Pierre is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
Reynolds looking to pass the guard.
Reynolds prevents St Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Reynolds is standing up over St Pierre. St Pierre looks to escape but Reynolds dives into side control.
St Pierre is not content to let Reynolds control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh St Pierre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reynolds drops his hands momentarily and St Pierre takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Reynolds looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Reynolds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Reynolds from controlling successfully.
Reynolds trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but St Pierre manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Reynolds looking for a sweep. Not yet Reynolds, not yet.
Reynolds keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
Reynolds has his foot on St Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
Reynolds is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and St Pierre defends well.
Reynolds preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reynolds works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reynolds waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Pierre.
Reynolds with a poor takedown
and St Pierre counters with a left to the body.
St Pierre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reynolds tries to clinch up
and St Pierre moves into the clinch.
Reynolds fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds tries to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
St Pierre closes the distance and pushes Reynolds back into the cage.
St Pierre manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reynolds, pushing him back against the cage.
Reynolds fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for St Pierre.
Reynolds goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Pierre prevents it.
Nice body punch from St Pierre.
St Pierre breaks from the clinch.
Reynolds doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Josh St Pierre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from St Pierre.
Reynolds avoids a kick to the body.
St Pierre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for St Pierre. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
St Pierre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Pierre clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St Pierre stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
St Pierre lands a hook to the side of the head.
St Pierre breaks the clinch.
St Pierre scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reynolds closes the distance looking to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from St Pierre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Reynolds has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Reynolds and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reynolds walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Reynolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynolds.
St Pierre closes the distance and pushes Reynolds back into the cage.
Reynolds letting St Pierre take a breather here.
St Pierre prevents the takedown attempt.
Reynolds tries for a takedown. No joy.
Reynolds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Pierre scores with a shot to the side of Reynolds's head.
Reynolds jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. Reynolds gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Reynolds has his takedown stuffed
and St Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Reynolds darts in trying to clinch
enabling St Pierre to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reynolds misses with a hook to the body
and St Pierre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reynolds thinking.
Reynolds takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St Pierre lands with a nice combination. Reynolds backs away looking to recover.
St Pierre cracks Reynolds with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
St Pierre forces Reynolds back against the cage and clinches.
A short left from St Pierre.
Reynolds looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Still in the clinch, St Pierre scores with a nice short uppercut.
St Pierre has Reynolds pressed against the cage, preventing Reynolds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Pierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Reynolds.
Nice body punch from St Pierre.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.
Reynolds loads up on a big right hand but St Pierre slips the punch.
Jab by St Pierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre throws a low kick, looking for Reynolds's leg but Reynolds calmly moves out of range.
Reynolds misses with a body shot
and St Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Reynolds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reynolds walks into a stiff left hand from St Pierre.
Reynolds shoots and misses
and St Pierre counters with a stiff right hand.
Reynolds takes one to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from St Pierre.
A jab from St Pierre does it's job there.
Reynolds throws a hook but St Pierre avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for St Pierre.
A right-left combo lands from St Pierre.
St Pierre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
St Pierre lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St Pierre.
Reynolds is rocked!
St Pierre connects with a solid leg kick.
Oh Reynolds is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reynolds tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting St Pierre counter with a right hand.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reynolds with a poor takedown
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Pierre digs a good body shot into Reynolds's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from St Pierre.
St Pierre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
St Pierre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
St Pierre lands a lovely overhand right.
St Pierre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but St Pierre won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds throws a body punch but St Pierre moves out of range.
Reynolds seems to have got his legs back now.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from St Pierre - that landed with a thud.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but St Pierre won't allow it.
Reynolds trying to land knees to the body.
Reynolds tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St Pierre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Pierre lands with a short shot to the head.
St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reynolds is looking to wear down St Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Pierre lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reynolds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Pierre is working the combinations to good effect here.
Reynolds takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
St Pierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre gets a clinch.
St Pierre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tim Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries for a takedown but St Pierre manages to get underhooks.
St Pierre lands with a right to the head.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but St Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Reynolds drops back down to his feet.
St Pierre is pushing Reynolds up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
St Pierre lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from St Pierre - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from St Pierre.
Reynolds has St Pierre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. St Pierre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
St Pierre displaying some good clinch control by pressing Reynolds up against the cage.
A short right from St Pierre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre blocks a body shot from Reynolds.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but St Pierre won't allow it.
St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reynolds closes the distance looking to clinch
and St Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
St Pierre scores with a one two! Reynolds had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
St Pierre moves into the clinch.
Reynolds tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St Pierre gets through Reynolds's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St Pierre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Reynolds is trying to drag St Pierre to the mat but St Pierre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Reynolds wants a takedown but no success here.
Reynolds fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St Pierre lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to pull guard but St Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Reynolds drops back down to his feet.
A short uppercut from St Pierre.
Reynolds has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. St Pierre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Reynolds goes for a takedown attempt but St Pierre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Reynolds looks to land a left hand but St Pierre moved out of range nicely.
Reynolds shoots and misses
and St Pierre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Pierre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
St Pierre's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Josh St Pierre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reynolds is trying to work for a single leg takedown but St Pierre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Reynolds goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St Pierre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kino no Tabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kino no Tabi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
no Tabi fails with a takedown attempt.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
no Tabi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - no Tabi lands in his opponent's guard.
no Tabi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson looking to control.
Henderson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for no Tabi on the ground.
no Tabi lands a couple of elbows.
no Tabi stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Henderson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henderson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Henderson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
no Tabi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Henderson wants to land a leg kick but no Tabi is out of range.
no Tabi shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joe Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kino no Tabi.
no Tabi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
no Tabi wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
no Tabi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henderson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
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. no Tabi connects with a nice short shot to Henderson's temple.
Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Henderson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Henderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Henderson striking from half guard on the bottom.
no Tabi blocks the strikes from Henderson.
Nice strikes from no Tabi there.
no Tabi winds up and cracks Henderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
no Tabi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
no Tabi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Henderson is not content to let no Tabi control the position.
Henderson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to improve his position but no Tabi is controlling well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
no Tabi lands with a punch from half guard.
no Tabi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Henderson tries to roll over but no Tabi keeps him under control.
no Tabi uses his free foot to push down on Henderson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Henderson.
Henderson is breathing heavily.
no Tabi raining down shots from the mount!
Henderson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Henderson tries to get out of the position.
Henderson really wants to buck no Tabi off and get back to his feet.
no Tabi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
no Tabi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
no Tabi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Henderson's face.
no Tabi breaks from Henderson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
no Tabi lands a nice shot to the head.
no Tabi lands a big elbow.
no Tabi looking to control but Henderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Henderson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! no Tabi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
no Tabi cracks Henderson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
no Tabi lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
no Tabi scoring with strikes but Henderson is staying in there.
Henderson taking shots to the head.
no Tabi lands a big shot there that rocks Henderson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
no Tabi raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
no Tabi has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Henderson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kino no Tabi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odafin Tutuola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Wicheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tutuola comes to the cage accompanied by Funny Ice T Moments. Wicheals is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Think I'm Cute. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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219 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odafin Tutuola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Wicheals!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wicheals lands a head kick. Tutuola smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Odafin Tutuola has been cut.
Wicheals gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wicheals has his feet on Tutuola's thighs here. He's pushed Tutuola off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Tutuola screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shawn Wicheals!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Araujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rickson Araujo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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203 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rickson Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quentin King!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Araujo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Araujo throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
Araujo connects with a single shot there.
Araujo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Araujo.
Araujo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Araujo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
Araujo scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Araujo misses with a wild combination.
Araujo throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Quentin King has been cut.
Araujo throws a nice head kick!
Araujo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Araujo throws a good cross that connects.
Araujo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before King has time to react.
Rickson Araujo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Araujo throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
King walks into a left hand.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Araujo. Araujo obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Araujo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Araujo.
King drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
King wants to pass the guard but Araujo is keeping the position.
Araujo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Araujo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of King, into his guard.
King keeping moving, preventing Araujo from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King wants to sweep here but Araujo controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Araujo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quentin King's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Araujo scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Araujo lands an overhand right.
Horrible takedown by King or perhaps it was just good defense by Araujo which made him look bad.
King throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Araujo's waist but Araujo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing King off to one side.
Nice uppercut lands for Araujo. That snapped King's head back.
Araujo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Araujo digs a good hook to King's body.
Araujo throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Araujo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Araujo connects with a nice looking jab.
King shoots in looking for a takedown. Araujo tries to sprawl out of it but King keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Araujo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rickson Araujo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quentin King.
Araujo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Araujo.
King is breathing heavily.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Araujo, right into the meat.
Araujo scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Araujo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by King.
Araujo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick from Araujo lands but King takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Araujo duly obliges.
That has opened up Quentin King's cut even more.
Araujo stalks King and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into King's face. King staggers backwards, shaken.
King shoots in for a takedown but Araujo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Araujo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rickson Araujo is winning the standup battle so far.
Araujo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Araujo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt King.
Araujo thumps King with a low kick.
Araujo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Araujo duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Araujo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Araujo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Araujo. No joy for King on that attempt.
King on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Araujo. Araujo obviously looking to wear him down.
Rickson Araujo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Araujo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Araujo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice straight punches there by Araujo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Araujo.
The cut above Quentin King's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Araujo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Quentin King's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Araujo.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Araujo.
An inside leg kick lands from Araujo.
Araujo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Araujo - that will leave a mark!
Araujo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to King's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo connects with a good right hand that stumbles King. King circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Araujo scores with a decent looking hook.
Araujo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Araujo lands with a nice combination. King backs away looking to recover.
A chopping leg kick lands by Araujo.
Araujo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Araujo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Araujo keeps King at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Araujo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Araujo throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Araujo, right into the meat.
Araujo scoring well with a low kick there.
Araujo works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Araujo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Araujo tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Araujo to the ground. Araujo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Araujo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
King sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Araujo delivers a nice body kick.
Araujo scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Araujo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Araujo finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Araujo can pounce on him.
Araujo lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
A right-left combo lands from Araujo.
Quentin King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rickson Araujo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Araujo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Araujo scores with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Araujo cracks King with a right hand to the side of the head.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Araujo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Araujo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Araujo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and B Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Mir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, B Unit!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mir is fending him off so far but Unit persists. Nope, Mir circles away and we're back to standing.
Unit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mir doesn't manage to clinch there - Unit circles away.
Mir drives through and clinches with Unit against the cage.
Mir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Unit tightens his grip and picks Mir up, before dumping him to the ground. Mir manages to land in guard.
Unit stops Mir from standing up.
Mir trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Unit thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mir wants to stand and escape but Unit is having none of it.
Mir kicks Unit off and gets to his feet.
Unit shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Unit has a takedown stuffed.
Jake Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of B Unit.
Mir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mir is pressed up against the cage. Unit has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mir down to the mat. Mir avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mir moves into the clinch successfully.
Mir effectively controlling the action here.
Mir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Unit.
Mir prevents the takedown attempt.
Mir is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Unit looks gassed!
Mir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Unit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Unit has picked Mir up - he's going for a ride! Unit dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mir is trying to stand up here but Unit is controlling him well.
Mir has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Unit is working away from the top position though.
Mir is concentrating on defense, preventing Unit from advancing position.
Mir trying to control from the bottom.
Mir tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Mir on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mir tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Unit is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mir defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mir flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Unit!
Mir postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Unit looks a forlorn figure.
Unit sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Mir knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Unit on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unit has one foot on Mir's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Mir closes the distance and pushes Unit back into the cage.
Unit drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mir gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Unit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mir is defending well for now.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mir tries to land a knee to the head but Unit blocks with his arms.
Mir managing to block the knees to the body from Unit.
Unit being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit is trying to drag Mir to the mat but Mir just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Unit is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mir gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mir with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mir is looking to stand up but Unit won't let him.
Mir stands up over Unit, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Unit throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mir is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mir content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mir got a little sloppy there for a moment and Unit has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mir has managed to get both his arms back between Unit's legs - danger averted.
Mir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mir is in close to Unit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mir postures up in Unit's guard and throws a big left but Unit blocks it.
Unit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mir!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unit looking for a guillotine from mount but Mir is having none of it.
Mir tries to lock up and control but Unit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mir is looking to get to half guard.
Mir squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Unit is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mir has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mir tries to lock up and control but Unit gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Unit is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Mir to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mir shrugs it off.
Mir swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Unit working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Mir dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mir shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Unit napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Unit tries to bench press Mir off him but Mir keeps the position.
Mir wants to stand but Unit is controlling his arm.
Mir trying to control the action but Unit is working from the bottom.
Unit tries to escape but Mir is in control.
Mir is putting a hurting on Unit here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mir lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Unit gets back to half guard.
Unit has hold of Mir's hands but Mir slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Unit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mir pulls his head out easily.
Mir lands strikes from half guard.
B Unit has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mir lands a nice short elbow.
Unit is breathing heavily.
Mir is trying to control the action in half guard but Unit is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Unit is trying to stand up here but Mir is controlling him well.
Mir wants to stand but Unit has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mir is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mir landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unit pushes Mir off looking to stand but Mir dives back in and keeps control.
Mir scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mir wants to stand up but Unit has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mir working Unit over with strikes.
Mir is trying to control. Unit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Unit's head.
Unit actively working from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Unit is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mir sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Unit blocks a head kick by Mir.
Mir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mir gets underhooks to prevent Unit's takedown attempt.
Mir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Unit gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Unit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mir wants to control but Unit is keeping busy.
Unit trying to pass the guard but Mir defending well.
Mir throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mir is trying to maintain the position but Unit is very close to passing his half guard.
Mir misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mir pushes Unit off looking to stand but Unit dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch but Unit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mir wants to clinch up but Unit keeps it at a distance.
Unit looks for a takedown but Mir sprawls well.
Jake Mir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of B Unit.
Mir gets a clinch.
Unit has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mir avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mir unloads a knee to the mid-section. Unit lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Mir.
Mir lands a knee to the body.
Mir with a knee to the head.
Mir is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Mir connects with a knee to the head.
Unit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir avoiding damage as Unit throws knees to the body.
Unit looking for a takedown.
Mir scores a nice knee to the body.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Unit missing with knees to the body.
Unit prevents a body shot from Mir.
Unit missing with knees to the body.
Unit prevents the takedown attempt.
Unit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mir avoids it.
Mir misses with a punch on the inside.
Unit wants a takedown but no success here.
Mir connects with a nasty looking knee right to Unit's face.
Unit drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mir misses with the head strike.
Unit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mir avoiding damage as Unit throws knees to the body.
Unit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mir is defending well for now.
Unit is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mir is leaning against Unit and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Unit tries to land knees in the clinch but Mir avoids the damage to the body.
Mir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Mir dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Unit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mir closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Unit tries for a takedown but Mir manages to get underhooks.
Mir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mir dives in and grabs Unit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Unit pushes down on Mir's head and hops out.
Mir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mir with a poor takedown
and Unit counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mir!
Mir wants to hold on but Unit pushes him away.
Unit is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mir has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Unit is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Mir is trying hard to land a takedown here. Unit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Unit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mir.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Mir. No joy for Unit on that attempt.
Mir tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Unit moves into the clinch.
Mir is looking to control Unit's arms but Unit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mir has his back to the cage.
Mir misses with a knee to the head.
Mir is looking to control Unit's arms but Unit gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mir has his back to the cage.
Mir avoids a wild elbow strike from Unit.
Unit throws an elbow that misses.
Mir tries to land knees in the clinch but Unit avoids the damage to the body.
Unit is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Unit.
Mir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mir managing to block the knees to the body from Unit.
Mir looking to throw knees to the head but Unit is blocking nicely.
Mir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Unit.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mir is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mir wants to clinch but Unit slips to the side
and Unit counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mir!
Mir defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Unit.
Mir tries to hold on but Unit pushes him away.
Unit working for a guillotine from mount but Mir is in no mood to give up.
Mir is trying to stand up.
Mir is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mir is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Unit working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mir is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unit working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mir defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Unit.
Mir flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Mir is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Unit blocks Mir's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Unit is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mir has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Unit with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Unit wants to finish this one by submission but Mir is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Unit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to control but Unit is having none of it.
Mir wants to try and get back to his feet.
Unit looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Unit working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mir is mounted and he's throwing punches. Is that wise?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mir wants to control but Unit is having none of it.
Unit is working for a guillotine from mount but Mir frees his head quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
B Unit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mir has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Mir!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paramendr Chakra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paramendr Chakra!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chakra closes the distance and clinches up with Wagner, looking for a takedown. Chakra pushes Wagner against the cage but Wagner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chakra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wagner decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chakra tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Wagner has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Chakra wants to hold on but Wagner pushes him away.
Chakra wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wagner.
Wagner is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chakra can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wagner working for a submission but Chakra is keeping him at bay.
Wagner looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wagner tries to control but Chakra wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chakra regains half guard.
Wagner is trying to work for a kimura but Chakra is defending well.
Chakra wants to control but Wagner is keeping busy.
Chakra wants to improve his position but Wagner is controlling well.
Wagner blocks the strikes from Chakra.
Wagner is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chakra is trying to control but can't.
Chakra is staying active underneath Wagner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chakra trying to control but Wagner postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chakra tries to clinch up but Wagner circles away and keeps his distance.
Wagner throws a body punch but Chakra moves out of range.
Kurt Wagner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wagner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chakra's hands.
Nice shot by Wagner.
Chakra closes the distance and clinches.
Chakra misses with the head strike.
Chakra misses with a knee strike.
Wagner jumps guard.
Wagner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chakra is one step ahead there.
Wagner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wagner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wagner is trying to control the position but Chakra postures up.
Wagner is looking for a triangle but Chakra pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chakra doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Wagner is tightening it up a little... Chakra has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Chakra reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Chakra taps out! nice BJJ there by Wagner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kurt Wagner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Deamon Arippa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ImA Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arippa comes to the cage accompanied by Eye's Set To Kill - Darling. ImA Man is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deamon Arippa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, ImA Man!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arippa misses with a series of wild punches.
Arippa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Arippa lands a glancing blow to the side of Man's head.
Man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arippa has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
Arippa breaks from the clinch.
Arippa misses with a looping left.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Arippa circles away.
Man tries to clinch but Arippa is having none of it.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arippa.
Some wild striking there from Arippa.
Man throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arippa's waist but Arippa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Man off to one side.
Arippa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man tries to clinch up.
Man cracks Arippa with an open hand slap.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Arippa.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arippa.
A slow jab from Arippa misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man swats away the attempt to clinch by Arippa.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Arippa's front leg but catches the back leg as Arippa tries to avoid it.
Deamon Arippa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arippa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arippa looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Arippa throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man digs a good body shot into Arippa's ribs.
Arippa clinches.
Arippa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Arippa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arippa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arippa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Man is rocked!
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arippa.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Arippa finish him?
Arippa drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Man's head, knocking him out cold! Arippa is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deamon Arippa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nunchi Halonchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Campbell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nunchi Halonchi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell throws a lazy right hand but Halonchi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halonchi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Campbell sprawls well. Campbell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Halonchi gets slowly back to his feet.
Halonchi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Campbell is fending him off so far but Halonchi persists. Nope, Campbell circles away and we're back to standing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Campbell.
Campbell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Halonchi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Campbell crashes against the mat.
Campbell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Halonchi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Campbell maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Halonchi could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Campbell has cracked it and Halonchi is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Campbell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Campbell! Bruce Campbell retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Az Anubis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrell Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Az Anubis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrell Harvey!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey tries for a takedown but Anubis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anubis throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Anubis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harvey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harvey shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anubis but Anubis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anubis throws a jab but it's blocked by Harvey.
Anubis wants to clinch.
Harvey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Az Anubis has been cut.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Anubis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Tyrell Harvey has been cut.
Harvey misses with a takedown attempt - Anubis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Az Anubis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell Harvey.
Anubis throws a right hand that Harvey ducks under and follows up with a left that Harvey also avoids with ease.
Harvey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anubis.
Anubis tries to work over Harvey's front leg with a kick but Harvey checks it.
Harvey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anubis's waist but Anubis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harvey off to one side.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis throws a sloppy body shot
and Harvey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Harvey prevents Anubis from improving his position.
Anubis pushes Harvey off looking to stand but Harvey dives back in and keeps control.
Harvey is keen to just control but Anubis is a slippery customer.
Anubis is looking for a sweep. Harvey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harvey misses with a head shot. Anubis uses the momentum to regain guard.
Anubis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anubis tries to get out of the position.
Harvey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harvey postures up.
Harvey throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anubis misses with an uppercut. Harvey saw that one coming.
Anubis throws a head kick that Harvey semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harvey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anubis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anubis's waist but Anubis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harvey off to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anubis.
Harvey looks gassed!
Anubis looks to land a right hand but Harvey moved out of range.
Harvey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anubis.
Az Anubis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anubis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harvey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Anubis throws a sloppy head kick and Harvey moves out of range easily.
Anubis has Harvey up against the cage in a clinch.
Harvey is trying to drag Anubis to the mat but Anubis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Harvey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harvey being controlled against the cage.
Anubis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anubis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Harvey blocks it with crossed arms.
Anubis stops a takedown attempt from Harvey.
Anubis connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Anubis lands a knee to the body.
Anubis digs a right hand underneath Harvey's ribcage. Harvey let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anubis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That has opened up Tyrell Harvey's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Anubis.
Anubis stalling against the cage.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but Harvey blocks with his arms.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but Harvey blocks with his arms.
Harvey wants a takedown.
Harvey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Anubis prevents it.
Anubis misses with a knee strike.
Anubis tries a knee to the head but Harvey blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anubis looking to throw knees to the head but Harvey is blocking nicely.
Anubis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis misses with a knee strike.
Anubis stops a takedown attempt from Harvey.
Harvey tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harvey tries for a takedown but Anubis manages to get underhooks.
Anubis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anubis with a knee to the head.
Anubis stops a takedown attempt from Harvey.
Harvey throws an elbow but it misses.
Harvey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short body shot lands from Anubis as the two fighters clinch.
Anubis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anubis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harvey up against the cage.
Harvey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anubis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anubis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Harvey is trying to drag Anubis to the mat but Anubis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Anubis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harvey backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Az Anubis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anubis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Harvey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Anubis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Harvey tries for a takedown but Anubis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anubis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Harvey's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Good leg kick by Anubis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Anubis closes the distance but Harvey moves to the side
and Harvey counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anubis struggling a bit here.
Anubis tries to bench press Harvey off him but Harvey keeps the position.
An elbow from Harvey crashes against the mat.
Harvey working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anubis is looking for a sweep.
Harvey trying to control the action but Anubis is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harvey scores with a body shot.
Harvey slips under a jab from Anubis.
Anubis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Az Anubis is winning the standup battle so far.
Anubis tries to clinch up but Harvey circles away and keeps his distance.
Harvey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harvey keeps the fight on the outside.
Harvey avoids the head kick by Anubis.
An inside leg kick lands from Anubis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey fails to land the takedown.
Az Anubis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell Harvey.
Anubis throws a leg kick which misses Harvey's front leg but catches the back leg as Harvey tries to avoid it.
Anubis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anubis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anubis lands a jab to Harvey's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Anubis. That snapped Harvey's head back.
Anubis wants to clinch up but Harvey keeps it at a distance.
Anubis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harvey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anubis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Anubis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The cut above Tyrell Harvey's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anubis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Az Anubis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anubis misses with a looping right.
Anubis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anubis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anubis throws a hook to the side of Harvey's head but Harvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anubis just misses with a punch to the body.
Harvey shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anubis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Anubis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Harvey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anubis's head.
Anubis is trying to stand.
Harvey works his foot free and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Harvey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Anubis's face.
Harvey connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anubis is desperately trying to improve his position but Harvey has a good base and remains in mount.
Anubis taking shots to the head.
Anubis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Harvey avoids the attempt from Anubis to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harvey working the ground and pound effectively.
Anubis tries to lock up and control but Harvey gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Az Anubis dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Harvey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Anubis controls Harvey momentarily but Harvey frees himself.
Harvey stops Anubis from standing up.
Anubis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anubis wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Harvey is now in half guard.
Harvey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Harvey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anubis's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anubis is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis tries to roll over but Harvey keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harvey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Harvey slips nicely into half guard.
Harvey working over Anubis with some ground and pound. Anubis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Harvey looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anubis is controlling Harvey's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Anubis tries to get to full guard but Harvey has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anubis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anubis tries to get to full guard but Harvey has control of the leg.
Harvey wants to control but Anubis is keeping him busy.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anubis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anubis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anubis connects with a right hand. Harvey shakes it off.
Anubis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anubis is looking to clinch but Harvey is avoiding it.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Harvey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Anubis is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey drops an elbow to the side of Anubis's head.
Harvey trying to pass the guard but Anubis defending well.
Anubis wants to control but Harvey passes into side.
Anubis pushes Harvey away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harvey gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Harvey tries to advance to mount but Anubis denies him.
Anubis is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anubis tries to bum rush Harvey with a series of wild strikes but Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Harvey with that takedown attempt.
Anubis tries a head kick but it misses.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown by Harvey or perhaps it was just good defense by Anubis which made him look bad.
Harvey avoids the head kick by Anubis.
Anubis tries to clinch up but Harvey circles away and keeps his distance.
Anubis throws a shot from downtown. Harvey moves away and avoids it.
Harvey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Anubis stuffs the takedown.
Az Anubis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell Harvey.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrell Harvey really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harvey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anubis.
Harvey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anubis.
Harvey looks for a takedown but Anubis sprawls well.
Harvey just misses with a punch to the body.
Anubis ducks under a wild hook from Harvey.
A left lands for Anubis.
Harvey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Anubis.
Harvey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anubis.
Harvey needs to keep his hands up - Anubis had a free shot at his head there.
Anubis looks to land a left hand but Harvey moved out of range nicely.
Harvey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anubis circles away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Good shot there by Anubis.
Anubis moves into the clinch.
Anubis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Harvey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Anubis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Az Anubis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell Harvey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis controlling the action here for a moment.
Anubis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A knee to the head by Anubis.
A right hand to the body from Anubis.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harvey avoids it.
Anubis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Harvey.
Anubis connects with a knee to the head.
Harvey wants a takedown but no success here.
Anubis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harveys head.
Anubis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harvey backwards.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harvey avoids it.
Anubis pushes Harvey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Anubis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anubis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey managing to block the knees to the body from Anubis.
Anubis stops a takedown attempt from Harvey.
Anubis misses with a knee to the head.
Anubis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harvey gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Harvey is looking to work some ground and pound but Anubis has wrist control.
Anubis looking to control.
Harvey won't allow Anubis to get back to his feet.
Anubis is trying to keep Harvey in close.
Tyrell Harvey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anubis wants to stand and escape but Harvey is having none of it.
Harvey is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Harvey postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey throwing strikes but missing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anubis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harvey avoids a kick to the body.
Anubis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harvey.
Harvey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Anubis misses with a few strikes there.
Anubis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anubis throws a lazy right hand but Harvey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anubis tries a head kick but it misses.
Harvey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harvey ducks under a wild hook from Anubis.
Anubis misses with an uppercut. Harvey saw that one coming.
Harvey closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harvey stops Anubis from getting back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Harvey there.
Harvey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Harvey is pressing down on Anubis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Anubis is holding on for now.
Anubis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anubis is looking to control Harvey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Anubis avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Az Anubis had his way with Tyrell Harvey in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A head kick misses from Anubis.
Anubis throws a head kick but Harvey moves out of range.
Anubis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harvey.
Harvey takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Anubis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anubis throws a leg kick which misses Harvey's front leg but catches the back leg as Harvey tries to avoid it.
Anubis throws a head kick that misses.
Harvey looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Anubis tries to kick Harvey off but Harvey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Harvey prevents Anubis from improving his position.
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.
Harvey winds up and cracks Anubis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anubis wants to control but Harvey passes into side.
Harvey landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Harvey controlling the position from side mount.
Anubis is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Anubis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Harvey scores with a couple of short elbows.
Anubis is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Harvey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Harvey trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harvey is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harvey passes to full mount!
Anubis tries to buck Harvey off but he can't manage it.
Anubis wants to hold on but Harvey pushes him away.
Anubis can't escape the position.
Anubis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Anubis can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey controlling the pace for now.
Harvey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anubis's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Anubis is working to get back to half guard.
Harvey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Harvey is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Anubis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Harvey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harvey prevents Anubis from improving his position.
Harvey trying to pass the guard but Anubis defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anubis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Harvey working over Anubis with some ground and pound. Anubis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anubis trying to control here.
Az Anubis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harvey prevents Anubis from improving his position.
Harvey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Harvey stalling.
Tyrell Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harvey is looking for a kimura but Anubis is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Harvey to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrell Harvey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anubis 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 Suge Night scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Az Anubis!
Az Anubis is the new light heavyweight champion!
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