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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arjay Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gendut Babi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy comes to the cage accompanied by 4 Minutes to Lockdown by Redman & Method Man. Gendut Babi has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arjay Murphy's chin.
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142 lbs
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165 cm
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140 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arjay Murphy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gendut Babi! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A swing and a miss from Babi. Babi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murphy moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Murphy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Babi but Babi pushes him off and we're back to square one. Babi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Murphy! Babi working away from the top, dropping strikes. Murphy wants to control but Babi is having none of it. Babi landing shots from mount. Babi working the ground and pound effectively.
Murphy is desperately trying to improve his position but Babi has a good base and remains in mount. Murphy manages to regain half guard. Good work. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Murphy is looking for a sweep. Babi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Babi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Murphy is defending against the submission attempts here by Babi.
That's one minute gone in the round. Murphy taking some punishment here, with Babi in his half guard. Babi prevents Murphy from improving his position. Babi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Murphy wants to get back to full guard. The fighters are battling for position here. Murphy manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Murphy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Babi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. Murphy won't allow Babi to pass to mount. Murphy tries to get to full guard but Babi has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Murphy looking for submissions off his back. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Murphy wants to improve his position but Babi is controlling well.
Murphy is refusing to be controlled, as Babi sits in half guard. Murphy has hold of Babi's hands but Babi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Murphy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Murphy. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Babi trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom. Murphy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Babi's guard. Babi wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Murphy has taken Babi's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Babi has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arjay Murphy! An out of breath Arjay Murphy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Guiterrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberto Hernandez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 cm
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162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Guiterrez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roberto Hernandez! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hernandez feints and then cracks Guiterrez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guiterrez down. A combination from Guiterrez does no damage. Hernandez moves out of range as Guiterrez throws a body kick.
Guiterrez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Hernandez has a takedown stuffed. Hernandez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guiterrez is defended easily by Hernandez. Guiterrez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Guiterrez wants it to stay on the feet. Guiterrez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hernandez doesn't succeed with the takedown and Guiterrez moves into the clinch. Henry Guiterrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Hernandez. Hernandez is defending well against a takedown attempt. Hernandez blocks the elbow strike.
Guiterrez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hernandez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guiterrez throws an elbow but misses. Hernandez tries to score a body lock takedown but Guiterrez shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Guiterrez is stalling here.
Hernandez has had enough of the clinch but Guiterrez keeps him there for the moment. Hernandez has clasped his hands together around Guiterrez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Guiterrez prevents Hernandez from moving into mount. Hernandez tries to stand but Guiterrez is controlling his head. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hernandez decides to take the fight back to the feet. Good exchange - Guiterrez coming out on top. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Guiterrez 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.
Hernandez with a lazy takedown attempt and Guiterrez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hernandez pushes Guiterrez up against the cage in a clinch. Hernandez looking to throw knees to the head but Guiterrez is blocking nicely.
Hernandez avoids the elbow strike from Guiterrez, against the cage.
Hernandez pulls guard. Guiterrez is pushing down on Hernandez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hernandez is fighting to maintain full guard but Guiterrez has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hernandez trying to control here.
Guiterrez passes the guard and advances to mount! Guiterrez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hernandez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guiterrez moves to take his opponent's back. Good control from Guiterrez. Oooh a big shot gets through from Guiterrez. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guiterrez trying to control momentarily.
Guiterrez avoiding Hernandez 's attempts to control his hands. Guiterrez biding his time, looking for the opening.
Guiterrez working for a choke but Hernandez is defending well. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Guiterrez biding his time, looking for the opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Guiterrez not allowing Hernandez to control his hands. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Guiterrez 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.
Hernandez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Guiterrez counters with a straight right hand. Guiterrez gets caught napping as Hernandez dives in and scores a takedown. Guiterrez manages to retain guard. Guiterrez throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Guiterrez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Guiterrez is working an open guard so Hernandez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hernandez is defended easily by Guiterrez. Hernandez is looking to clinch but Guiterrez is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hernandez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Guiterrez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Guiterrez shoots in but no luck this time. Hernandez fails to land the takedown. Henry Guiterrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Hernandez. Hernandez shoots in and drives through. Guiterrez sprawls well. Roberto Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hernandez misses with a takedown attempt - Guiterrez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Hernandez is breathing heavily. Both fighters circling a little - Guiterrez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Hernandez gets caught napping as Guiterrez dives in and scores a takedown. Hernandez manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Guiterrez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Hernandez pushes Guiterrez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Guiterrez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Guiterrez remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. Guiterrez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Guiterrez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Guiterrez advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guiterrez controlling from the full mount. Guiterrez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet. Guiterrez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Hernandez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Guiterrez. Hernandez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guiterrez looking to control but Hernandez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hernandez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Guiterrez 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!
Hernandez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Hernandez instigates a clinch. Hernandez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guiterrez is keeping busy. Hernandez drags the fight down to the ground.
Guiterrez forces his way into half guard. Guiterrez sitting and controlling from the half guard. Guiterrez prevents Hernandez from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guiterrez passes to full mount! Henry Guiterrez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Hernandez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Guiterrez. Guiterrez looking to control and managing it successfully. Hernandez has given up his back.
Henry Guiterrez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hernandez trying to control the action but Guiterrez just sinks the hooks in. Guiterrez biding his time, controlling Hernandez. Guiterrez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Guiterrez not allowing Hernandez to control his hands. Guiterrez trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Hernandez doesn't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hernandez trying to control the hands but Guiterrez won't let him. Hernandez tries to roll but Guiterrez sticks to his back.
Guiterrez controlling from the back.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Guiterrez moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hernandez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hernandez shoots in and drives through. Guiterrez sprawls well. Guiterrez stuffs the takedown. Henry Guiterrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Hernandez. Hernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Hernandez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Guiterrez moves out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Guiterrez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Guiterrez pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight! Henry Guiterrez showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Guiterrez, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Guiterrez! After winning the bout, Henry Guiterrez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Hayfore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 cm
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Jackson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Hayfore! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jackson 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. Hayfore is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well. Hayfore is trying to control the position but Jackson postures up. Hayfore has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up. Jackson throws a big elbow that misses. Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hayfore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Hayfore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Hayfore looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Hayfore had control of the position. Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jackson is figuring out what he wants to do next. Jackson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Jackson works his way into full mount! Hayfore manages to regain half guard. Good work. Hayfore is positioning himself well to prevent Jackson advancing to mount. Jackson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson is thwarting Hayfore's attempts to control the position. Jackson not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Greg Jackson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Hayfore lands a head kick!
It looks like Greg Jackson has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jackson tries to bum rush Hayfore with a series of wild strikes but Hayfore uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Hayfore explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hayfore scores with a nice body kick.
Hayfore throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Hayfore checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Hayfore lands a brutal head kick. Jackson looks out on his feet and Hayfore throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Brad Hayfore!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Bobby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy comes to the cage accompanied by Crank That. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan McCarthy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricky Bobby! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bobby dives in and grabs McCarthy's left leg, looking for a takedown. McCarthy pushes down on Bobby's head and hops out. McCarthy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. McCarthy clinches with his opponent.
McCarthy is trying to break free. Bobby prevents McCarthy from breaking the clinch. McCarthy manages to break the clinch.
McCarthy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bobby moves out of range and avoids them all easily. McCarthy throws a lazy head kick and Bobby counters with a one-two to the body. McCarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCarthy throws a right hand that Bobby ducks under and follows up with a left that Bobby also avoids with ease. Bobby fails with the takedown. McCarthy tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. McCarthy moves into the clinch. McCarthy is looking to break free of the clinch but Bobby has double underhooks. Bobby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bobby lands a big head kick that sends McCarthy tumbling to the mat! Bobby takes a step backwards and waves McCarthy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McCarthy is rocked! Nice sprawl there from McCarthy as Bobby shoots in. Oh McCarthy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Ryan McCarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Bobby. Sloppy strikes from McCarthy. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bobby shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Bobby has managed to clinch.
McCarthy seems to have got his legs back now. Bobby is trying to drag McCarthy to the mat but McCarthy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Bobby jumps guard and drags McCarthy to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Bobby manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bobby throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! McCarthy has his hands clasped together but Bobby breaks the hold and McCarthy is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Bobby!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricky Bobby! In his post fight interview, Ricky Bobby started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bullock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Liddell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Bullock! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Liddell! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bullock misses the jab. Liddell scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Bullock clinches with his opponent.
Liddell wants to get back to striking at distance but Bullock won't allow it.
Bullock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Liddell or not. Bullock pushes Liddell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Bullock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bullock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Liddell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Bullock scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bullock'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. Bullock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Liddell is trying to maintain a safe position but Bullock gets an underhook and turns Liddell into the cage. Bullock lands a shoulder strike. Bullock lands with a short shot to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bullock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round. Liddell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bullock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Liddell is trying to stall.
Liddell is trying to force a seperation but Bullock has the dominant position. Bullock misses with a body punch.
Liddell misses with a short punch on the inside. Liddell trying to stall but Bullock improves his position.
Bullock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bullock throws a right and a left that both miss. Bullock misses with a body shot.
Bullock scores with a jab to the body. Bullock moves into the clinch successfully.
Bullock can't break the clinch.
Bullock tries to work over Liddell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bullock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Liddell tries to break free but Bullock pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Liddell taking a breather. Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Liddell connects with a solid leg kick. Liddell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Bullock tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Bullock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddell can pounce on him.
Liddell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That kick from Liddell tenderised Bullock's leg. Bullock is trying to keep his angry face on. Bullock fails in his attempt to clinch. Liddell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bullock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Bullock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bullock looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Liddell throws a head kick that half lands.
Bullock closes the distance and clinches. Bullock prevents Liddell from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bullock avoids the head kick by Liddell.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bullock. Bullock is looking to clinch. A slapping body kick lands there for Liddell. Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bullock. Bullock swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
Bullock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Liddell tries to work over Bullock's front leg with a kick but Bullock checks it. Liddell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bullock.
Bullock throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Liddell feints and then cracks Bullock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bullock down. Bullock rushes Liddell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Bullock scores with a shoulder strike. Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Liddell scores with a hook to the body. Bullock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Liddell throws a leg kick which misses Bullock's front leg but catches the back leg as Bullock tries to avoid it. Bullock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Bullock avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bullock tries to clinch there but Liddell circles away.
Bullock wants to clinch up but Liddell keeps it at a distance. Liddell pushes Bullock away with a front kick. Liddell scores with a head kick. Bullock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Bullock blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Bullock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liddell throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bullock is looking to wear down Liddell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Bullock clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bullock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Liddell is trying to break the clinch but Bullock has him pressed against the cage. Liddell is looking to control Bullock's arms but Bullock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liddell has his back to the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Bullock will probably get the nod. 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.
Bullock tries to clinch but Liddell moves out of range. Bullock moves to clinch but Liddell breaks away and Liddell counters with a thumping low kick. Bullock fails in his attempt to clinch. Bullock tries to clinch but Liddell moves out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Bullock looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Liddell lands a high kick!
Liddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Bullock. Bullock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Liddell counters with a flying knee. Nice. Bullock tries to clinch but Liddell is having none of it. Liddell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bullock's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Liddell lands a nice hook to Bullock's body. Bullock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Bullock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bullock tries to clinch up but Liddell circles away and keeps his distance. Bullock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bullock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liddell.
That's one minute gone in the round. Liddell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bullock doesn't seem bothered though. Liddell connects with a solid leg kick. Liddell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Liddell is breathing heavily. Liddell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bullock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liddell can pounce on him.
A head kick misses from Liddell. Liddell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Liddell throws a head kick but Bullock moves out of range.
Bullock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bullock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Liddell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Bullock closes the distance and pushes Liddell back into the cage. Bullock is working Liddell over against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Liddell is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Bullock has Liddell pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bullock lands with a right to the head. A bit of stalling here from Bullock.
Bullock works on Liddell's body with a couple of short punches. Liddell looking to stall.
Bullock is trying to break free. Liddell is trying to maintain a safe position but Bullock gets an underhook and turns Liddell into the cage. Liddell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bullock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Bullock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liddell is defending well for now. Liddell is trying to push Bullock away but Bullock has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Bullock misses with a body punch.
Bullock lands a body shot. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Liddell in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bullock is stalling here.
Bullock lands a body punch. Liddell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mark Bullock has scored more points in the clinch so far. Liddell wants to stall.
Bullock lands on the inside with an uppercut. Liddell has had enough of the clinch but Bullock keeps him there for the moment. Bullock works on Liddell's body with a couple of short punches. Bullock stalls. A short right from Bullock on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Liddell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bullock wants to clinch up but Liddell keeps it at a distance. Liddell delivers a nice body kick. Liddell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liddell keeps the fight on the outside. Bullock throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Liddell feints and then cracks Bullock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bullock down. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bullock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bullock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Bullock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center. A head kick misses from Liddell. Bullock is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bullock tries to clinch up. Bullock moves out of range of the body kick. Bullock throws a series of punches but Liddell moves out of range. Liddell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Bullock will probably get the nod. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bullock moves into the clinch. Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bullock takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Liddell throws a leg kick that misses. Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and Bullock moves out of range easily. Bullock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Bullock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Liddell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Liddell throws a head kick but Bullock moves out of range.
Liddell throws a chopping leg kick but Bullock manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Bullock tries to clinch but Liddell is having none of it. Bullock has taken the fight to the clinch.
A hook to the body from Bullock.
Bullock leaning against his opponent.
Bullock looking to throw knees to the head but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Liddell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Liddell prevents a body shot from Bullock.
That's one minute gone in the round. Liddell trying to control the position but instead, Bullock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Liddell into the cage. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. A short uppercut from Bullock. Bullock is working Liddell over against the cage. Bullock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liddell backwards. Bullock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Liddell is leaning against Bullock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Bullock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liddell breaks from the clinch.
Liddell feints and then cracks Bullock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bullock down. Bullock takes the fight into the clinch. Bullock digs a right hand into Liddell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Liddell's gas tank. A left hand lands to the body for Bullock.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A right hook to the body lands for Bullock.
Bullock controlling the action here for a moment.
Bullock pushes Liddell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Bullock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bullock tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bullock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Liddell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Liddell throws a solid leg kick but Bullock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Liddell. Bullock is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Liddell connects with a leg kick. Bullock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Liddell misses with a low kick.
Bullock tries to close the distance and clinch but Liddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Bullock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullock.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bullock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Bullock misses with a body kick. Bullock has managed to clinch.
Liddell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liddell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bullock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liddell.
Liddell struggles to land a body shot inside as Bullock controls his hands.
Liddell swings wildly with an uppercut but Bullock uses good head movement to avoid it. A nice left hand lands by Bullock.
Bullock lands a body shot. Bullock breaks from the clinch.
Liddell is looking to score with low kicks. Bullock closes the distance looking to clinch and Liddell counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bullock has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liddell. Liddell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Liddell throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bullock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Bullock. Bullock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liddell swats him away and circles back towards the center. Mark Bullock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Liddell tries to score with a low kick but Bullock moves his leg out of the way. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Liddell connects with a high kick. A leg kick checked by Bullock. Bullock wants to clinch. Bullock forces Liddell back against the cage and clinches. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bullock as Liddell tries to tie him up. Chuck Liddell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Good body shot from Bullock.
And that's the end of the fight! Mark Bullock showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bullock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Bullock!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smash Spring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smash Spring has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Smash Spring! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lou Black! The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Spring looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Spring persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing. Spring shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Spring working Black over with strikes. Black tries to kick Spring off but Spring keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Spring sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though. Black really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Spring. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Spring is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Black defends it well. Spring is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work. Black is looking to control Spring's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted? Spring is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Spring really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Black wants to get back to his feet.
Spring throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Black tries to get to full guard but Spring has control of the leg. Spring is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Black sees it coming and defends easily. Black wants to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round. Black is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. Spring seems to be looking for submissions.
Spring will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Spring working over Black with some ground and pound. Black looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Spring looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Black is trying to stand.
Spring has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Spring is looking for a kimura here.
Black is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Spring looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Spring sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Black defending well though. Black pushes Spring off looking to stand but Spring dives back in and keeps control.
Spring seems to be working for a kimura but Black defends the submission attempt. Black wants to get back to his feet. Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Spring.
Black is trying to stand up here but Spring is controlling him well. Spring is working for a submission of some sort.
Spring seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Black has hold of Spring's hands but Spring slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Black tries to kick Spring off but Spring keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Spring.
Black tries to get to full guard but Spring has control of the leg. Spring is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work. Spring looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Spring prevents Black from standing back up.
Spring scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Black punching from the bottom.
Spring is nestled in close to Black, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Spring not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Black wants to get back to his feet. Spring is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Spring throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Spring looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Spring is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Spring scoring with strikes to the body and head. Spring is looking for a kimura but Black is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Spring to get the leverage. Spring stops Black from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Spring looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Spring seems to be working for a kimura but Black defends the submission attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Smash Spring dominated that round. 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.
Black throws a right and a left that Spring avoids nicely. Smash Spring is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Spring misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spring avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Spring shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Black tries to bum rush Spring with a series of wild strikes but Spring uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Black cracks Spring with an open hand slap. Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spring paws at him with a jab and circles away. Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spring's head. Spring looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Black 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Spring takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Decent striking displayed by Black there. Black connects with the punch. Black misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Spring looks to throw the jab but Black is out of range. Black throws a series of punches but Spring avoids them all with ease. Spring scores with a takedown into Black's guard. Spring throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Spring is working Black over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Smash Spring overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Spring working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Black is looking to stand up but Spring isn't so interested in that idea. Spring postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Spring throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Black works some decent striking defense from the bottom. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Black is looking to stand up but Spring isn't so interested in that idea. Black is breathing heavily. Spring drops back looking for a leg! Black is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Black manages to kick Spring off! Spring jumps back into Black's guard. Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spring is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Spring lands a couple of digs. Black is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spring is controlling him. Spring throwing strikes but missing. Spring trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Spring throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Black is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spring is controlling him. Spring postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Black has his foot on Spring's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spring works his way back into a safe position though. Spring scoring with punches to the head and body. Spring connects with a couple of short punches. Spring lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Spring stops Black from standing up. Spring throws a big right hand that misses. Spring scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Black is rocked! Spring is in close to Black's body, working some short punches and elbows. Black is still in real trouble! Can Spring finish him? Spring thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Black is looking to stand up but Spring isn't so interested in that idea. Spring thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Spring distracts Black with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Spring landing with the ground and pound. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Spring is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Spring accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Black seems to have recovered his senses. Spring working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Black's head. Spring in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spring. Spring prevents Black from getting back to his feet. Black uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Spring lands a big head kick that sends Black tumbling to the mat! Spring takes a step backwards and waves Black back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Lou Black has been cut. Spring fails with a takedown attempt. Black connects with the punch. Black pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Spring back to the cage. Black follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Spring fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Smash Spring. That's going to take a lot out of him. Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Spring takes one on the button. Black closes the distance and lands a one-two. Black clinches up with Spring and pushes him back against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Black cracks Spring with an open hand slap.
Spring is rocked! Black feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Spring crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lou Black! A victorious Lou Black thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Papalola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hernandez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dr Dre - Xxplosive . Papalola has chosen Emmure - I Thought You Met Telly And Turned Me Into Casper as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Hernandez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Papalola! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! An inside leg kick from Papalola misses. Hernandez misses with a body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hernandez. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Papalola pushes Hernandez away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hernandez gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. Papalola really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hernandez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hernandez is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Papalola is trying to escape and Hernandez transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Papalola is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hernandez! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carlos Hernandez! After winning the bout, Carlos Hernandez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Rich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Moneymaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Rich! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Moneymaker! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moneymaker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Moneymaker misses. Rich fails with a takedown attempt. Moneymaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rich was well out of range. Poor timing from Moneymaker. Moneymaker closes the distance and lands a one-two. Moneymaker misses with a double jab.
Moneymaker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Moneymaker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Moneymaker throws a head kick that misses. Moneymaker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rich. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Rich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Moneymaker.
Moneymaker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rich. Rich shoots in looking for a takedown but Moneymaker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rich's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Rich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Moneymaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rich shoots for a takedown but Moneymaker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Moneymaker throws a combination that misses and Rich moves into the clinch. Moneymaker tries to break free but Rich pushes him back against the cage. Moneymaker breaks the clinch.
Moneymaker throws a body punch but Rich moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Moneymaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moneymaker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rich back to the cage. Moneymaker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Rich shoots for a double leg takedown but Moneymaker sprawls well. He's pushed Rich's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Danga de danga de dang - Moneymaker scores with a four punch combination! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Rich gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Moneymaker counters with a straight right hand. Nice sprawl there from Moneymaker as Rich shoots in. Rich shoots in looking for a takedown. Moneymaker tries to sprawl out of it but Rich keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Moneymaker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Rich looks for a takedown but Moneymaker sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Moneymaker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Rich leaves Moneymaker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Moneymaker shoots in and bounces Rich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Rich throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Moneymaker scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Moneymaker is looking to work some ground and pound but Rich has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Rich managing to control the position. Moneymaker trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rich's guard. Moneymaker trying to control but Rich is working from the bottom. Rich is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Moneymaker rolls with it to try and escape but Rich cranks on the arm and Moneymaker is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rick Rich!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gino Arcinas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sisi Taille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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169 lbs
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gino Arcinas! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sisi Taille! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Arcinas is looking to clinch but Taille is avoiding it.
Arcinas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Taille works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Arcinas has a takedown stuffed. Arcinas dodges the punch combination from Taille.
Danga de danga de dang - Taille scores with a four punch combination! Taille misses with a wild combination.
Arcinas slips a jab and a cross from Taille.
Arcinas scores to the head and body with a nice combination! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Taille lands a jab-cross combination. Taille moves out of range of the strikes. Taille throws a jab when Arcinas was well out of range. Arcinas tries to clinch there but Taille circles away.
Gino Arcinas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Arcinas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arcinas shoots in looking for a takedown. Taille tries to sprawl out of it but Arcinas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taille manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Arcinas throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Taille rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arcinas moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Taille misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taille lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taille keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gino Arcinas. That's going to take a lot out of him. Taille misses with a combination
and Arcinas counters with a body kick that stops Taille in his tracks momentarily. Taille connects with a body shot that sends Arcinas's belly button to the back. Taille works the jab nicely. No joy there for Taille, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taille misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taille scores with the left hand. Arcinas knows he should have avoided that one. Arcinas tries to bum rush Taille with a series of wild strikes but Taille uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Arcinas throws a head kick that misses. Taille misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arcinas shoots for a takedown but Taille saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Arcinas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taille throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arcinas. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice straight punches there by Taille. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Taille. Taille slips a jab and a cross from Arcinas.
Taille throws a right and a left that Arcinas avoids nicely. Arcinas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Arcinas tries for a takedown but Taille sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Taille has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Arcinas lands a high kick!
Arcinas drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Taille is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here. Taille looks gassed! Arcinas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Arcinas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Taille gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! Arcinas jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Taille manages to avoid the submission attempt. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Taille is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Arcinas asserts his dominance and retains side control. Arcinas is trying to get an arm triangle but Taille is defending well. Arcinas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taille is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. Arcinas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Taille throws Arcinas to one side and escapes! Taille misses with the combination.
Taille avoids the body shot from Arcinas.
Taille lands with an overhand left. Taille looks to land a combination but Arcinas avoids it well. No joy there for Taille, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Taille misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Arcinas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Taille's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arcinas under the eye. Taille throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arcinas counters with a head kick. That will keep Taille thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gino Arcinas will probably get the nod. 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.
Taille avoids the head kick by Arcinas.
Arcinas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Arcinas ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Arcinas misses with a wild combination.
Arcinas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arcinas. Arcinas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Taille connects with a body shot. Sisi Taille seems to be getting the better of the standup. Taille defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arcinas. Taille blocks a head kick by Arcinas.
Taille throws a series of strikes that have Arcinas backpedaling.
Arcinas moves to clinch but Taille breaks away and Taille counters with a right hand to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Arcinas throws a series of punches but Taille moves out of range. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Taille throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arcinas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Arcinas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Arcinas. Some wild striking there from Taille.
Sisi Taille is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Arcinas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Taille swinging wildly here.
Taille fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arcinas manages to avoid it. Taille throws a right and a left that both miss. Taille tries to bum rush Arcinas with a series of wild strikes but Arcinas uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Taille takes a body punch but keeps moving. Arcinas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taille. Arcinas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arcinas tries to clinch but Taille moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arcinas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Taille misses the jab. Gino Arcinas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Arcinas scores with a three punch combo!
Arcinas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taille takes a kick to the side of the head. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Arcinas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taille swats him away and circles back towards the center. Arcinas fails to land with a series of punches.
Taille will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arcinas tries to clinch there but Taille circles away.
Taille throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arcinas. Arcinas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Arcinas throws a nice looking combination but Taille bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Arcinas fails with the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gino Arcinas. That's going to take a lot out of him. A combination from Taille does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arcinas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taille moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Arcinas tries to clinch up and Taille counters with a lovely shot to the body. Arcinas moves in looking to clinch but Taille pushes him off. A left lands for Taille. Arcinas dives in and grabs Taille's left leg, looking for a takedown. Taille pushes down on Arcinas's head and hops out. Arcinas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arcinas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taille manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Arcinas looks to score with a jab to the body but Taille is just out of range. Arcinas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Arcinas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Taille moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taille!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Taille displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Taille scores with a jab to the body. Arcinas throws a head kick but Taille moves out of range.
Arcinas throws the left hand but Taille avoids the punch easily. Taille digs a good hook to Arcinas's body.
Taille blocks a head kick by Arcinas.
Taille scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. A jab from Taille does it's job there. Taille works the jab nicely. Arcinas tries a head kick but it misses.
Taille avoids the head kick by Arcinas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Arcinas tries to clinch up but Taille circles away and keeps his distance. Arcinas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Arcinas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. Taille lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arcinas backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sisi Taille 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.
Taille scores with a nice right hand.
Taille throws a right hand that Arcinas ducks under and follows up with a left that Arcinas also avoids with ease. Arcinas throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Arcinas misses with a two punch combination.
Taille lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arcinas backs up against the cage.
Arcinas gets the takedown into side control. Arcinas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taille has escaped the position, nice work there. Arcinas tries for a kimura but Taille is defending well. Taille throws Arcinas to one side and escapes! Arcinas shoots in and drives through. Taille sprawls well. Taille fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. A punch combination from Taille misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Taille scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Arcinas slips a jab and a cross from Taille.
Taille rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arcinas moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Taille swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taille thows a left - swing and a miss! Taille misses with the combination.
Arcinas tries to close the distance and clinch but Taille swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Arcinas wants to clinch up but Taille keeps it at a distance. Arcinas slips under a jab from Taille. Taille fails to land with a series of punches.
Arcinas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taille as he avoids it easily. No luck for Arcinas with that takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gino Arcinas. That's going to take a lot out of him. Taille ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Taille showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arcinas.
Arcinas looks to land a combination but Taille avoids it well. Taille misses with a body shot.
Taille moves out of range of the body kick. Arcinas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arcinas takes a shot right to the bread basket. Sloppy strikes from Arcinas. Those never looked like landing. Sloppy strikes from Taille. Those never looked like landing. A looping hook to the body misses from Arcinas. Taille does a little dance to reset his feet. Arcinas needs to keep his hands up - Taille had a free shot at his head there. Arcinas shoots in but Taille avoids the takedown attempt easily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Sloppy strikes from Taille. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Taille misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arcinas throws a lazy head kick and Taille counters with a lovely shot to the body. Arcinas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taille throws a series of punches but Arcinas moves out of range. Arcinas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick misses from Arcinas. A decent looking cross lands there for Arcinas. Arcinas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Taille stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taille wants it to stay on the feet. Taille misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taille fails to land with a series of punches.
Arcinas misses with a head kick.
Taille misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Taille throws a right hand that Arcinas ducks under and follows up with a left that Arcinas also avoids with ease. Arcinas fails with a takedown attempt. Taille lands with a nice combination. Arcinas backs away looking to recover. Arcinas lands with an overhand left. Taille stalks Arcinas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Arcinas's face. Arcinas staggers backwards, shaken. Arcinas tries a head kick but it misses.
Arcinas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arcinas swinging wildly here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Taille wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Danga de danga de dang - Taille scores with a four punch combination! Arcinas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Taille works the jab nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sisi Taille just about did enough to take it. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab from Taille. Taille lands with a shot to the body. Arcinas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taille manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Taille blocks a head kick by Arcinas.
Arcinas throws a head kick that misses. Arcinas throws a head kick but Taille moves out of range.
Arcinas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Taille displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Taille misses with the combination.
Taille throws a series of punches but Arcinas moves out of range. Taille slaps away a takedown attempt from Arcinas, before circling back to the center of the mat. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Taille lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arcinas circles away quickly and effectively. Arcinas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round. Taille misses with a double jab.
Arcinas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Arcinas looks to score with a jab to the body but Taille is just out of range. Arcinas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taille swats him away and circles back towards the center. Taille defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arcinas. Taille dodges the punch combination from Arcinas.
Nice cross by Taille. Taille misses with a double jab.
Taille bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arcinas's head backwards. Arcinas throws a nice looking combination but Taille bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Arcinas shoots in for a double leg but Taille sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gino Arcinas. That's going to take a lot out of him. Taille misses with a double jab.
Arcinas walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arcinas is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Taille tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arcinas was well out of range. Poor timing from Taille. Arcinas darts in trying to clinch and Taille counters with a left and a right that stings Arcinas. Arcinas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taille manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Taille lands a nice hook to Arcinas's body. Arcinas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Taille tries to bum rush Arcinas with a series of wild strikes but Arcinas uses good footwork to avoid the assault. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Taille falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arcinas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Taille is lucky that one didn't land flush. Taille lands a nice looking body shot.
Taille avoids the head kick by Arcinas.
Taille swats away the attempt to clinch by Arcinas.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A jab lands there for Taille. Arcinas wants to clinch up but Taille keeps it at a distance. Taille keeps the fight on the outside. Arcinas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Taille's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Taille duly obliges. Arcinas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Taille. Those never looked like landing. Arcinas doesn't manage to clinch there - Taille circles away.
Taille throws a series of punches but Arcinas moves out of range. Arcinas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arcinas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Taille. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Arcinas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taille takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Arcinas misses with a double jab.
Arcinas doesn't manage to clinch there - Taille circles away.
Arcinas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taille defends it nicely. Taille misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action! Arcinas throws a right and a left that both miss. Taille misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arcinas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. A shot to the liver by Taille. Beautiful body shot. Taille looks to land a combination but Arcinas avoids it well. Arcinas slips a jab and a cross from Taille.
A punch combination from Arcinas misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sisi Taille will probably get the nod - 10:9. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick from Arcinas lands but Taille takes it in his stride. Arcinas wants to clinch but Taille slips to the side and Taille counters with a series of strikes. Arcinas will be more careful next time no doubt. Arcinas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arcinas tries to clinch up. Arcinas misses with a takedown attempt and Taille counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Nice shot lands for Taille. Taille swats away the attempt to clinch by Arcinas. Taille throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taille lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arcinas circles away quickly and effectively. Arcinas shoots in but no luck this time. Taille blocks a head kick by Arcinas.
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. Arcinas looks for the body kick but Taille saw that one coming. A left and a right from Taille both land. Nice combination. Taille misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Taille swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arcinas. Arcinas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taille.
Taille with a body punch. A glancing blow. Arcinas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taille.
Taille connects with a looping right hand.
Arcinas misses with a two punch combination.
Taille slaps away a takedown attempt from Arcinas, before circling back to the center of the mat. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gino Arcinas. That's going to take a lot out of him. Arcinas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arcinas fails with a takedown attempt. Some wild striking there from Taille.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Arcinas fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Arcinas is looking to wear down Taille with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Arcinas tries to close the distance and clinch but Taille swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Arcinas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arcinas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Taille manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Arcinas tries to clinch up and Taille counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Arcinas avoids the body shot from Taille.
Taille fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arcinas manages to avoid it. Arcinas darts in and clinches Taille up against the cage. Taille is pressed up against the cage. Arcinas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taille down to the mat. Taille avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Taille lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Arcinas misses with a takedown attempt - Taille sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. The crowd cheers as Taille lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arcinas doesn't seem phased though. Taille throws a series of punches but Arcinas moves out of range. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Arcinas is defended easily by Taille. Arcinas throws a head kick but Taille moves out of range.
Taille lands a two punch combo.
Taille dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Arcinas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arcinas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taille swats him away and circles back towards the center. Taille lands with an uppercut that bounces Arcinas off the cage and back into range. Taille's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Taille duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Taille blocks a head kick by Arcinas.
A head kick from Arcinas lands but Taille takes it in his stride. Arcinas tries to clinch but Taille is having none of it. Taille throws a right and a left that Arcinas avoids nicely. Taille goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Taille throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Arcinas shoots in but no luck this time. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Arcinas is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Arcinas connects with a high kick. Taille jabs at Arcinas's body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Taille showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arcinas.
Taille looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Sisi Taille. I think Taille 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sisi Taille! Sisi Taille is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Complex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Overfield Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Complex kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Johnny Cash-When the Man Comes Around. Overfield Jr has chosen I Need A Doctor as his entrance music. Napoleon Complex could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jason Overfield Jr's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Complex! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Overfield Jr! The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Overfield Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Complex's guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Overfield Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Complex working a defensive guard here.
Overfield Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Complex seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Overfield Jr wants to stand but Complex has a closed guard, so he can't escape. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Complex is controlling Overfield Jr's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Napoleon Complex wasn't doing enough on the ground. Overfield Jr moves to clinch but Complex breaks away and Complex counters with a low kick, right behind Overfield Jr 's knee. Complex throws an overhand right that lands on Overfield Jr's shoulder, as Overfield Jr tries to avoid the shot. Overfield Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into Complex's guard. Complex has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Complex throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Complex looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Complex working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Overfield Jr. Complex pulls Overfield Jr in close to prevent any damage. Overfield Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Complex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Napoleon Complex. Complex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overfield Jr.
Overfield Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Complex keeps the fight on the outside. Overfield Jr tries to clinch up. Complex swings for the body but Overfield Jr moves out of range.
Overfield Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Complex fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overfield Jr manages to avoid it. Complex swats away the attempt to clinch by Overfield Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Overfield Jr. Overfield Jr tries to clinch there but Complex circles away.
Complex keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Overfield Jr wants to clinch and Complex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Overfield Jr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Overfield Jr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Overfield Jr pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Overfield Jr lands a big shot there that rocks Complex but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Complex wants to hold on but Overfield Jr pushes him away. Poor strikes thrown by Overfield Jr there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Complex is looking to improve his position but Overfield Jr isn't that keen on the idea. Overfield Jr throws some wild stikes that Complex manages to avoid easily.
Overfield Jr jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Complex is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Complex and Overfield Jr has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Overfield Jr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Complex tries to bench press Overfield Jr off him but Overfield Jr keeps the position. Complex manages to get back to half guard. Overfield Jr lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Complex manages to get to full guard.
Complex looking to control.
Complex working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Overfield Jr. Overfield Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Complex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Overfield Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Complex has control of Overfield Jr's left arm, preventing Overfield Jr from doing any damage. Complex bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Overfield Jr's guard. Complex's corner is telling him to maintain position. Complex decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The fight stays on the outside here - Overfield Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Overfield Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Complex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Napoleon Complex is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Complex keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Complex jabbing away but nothing is landing. Complex lands with a shot to the body. Overfield Jr moves to clinch but Complex breaks away and Complex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Overfield Jr will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Overfield Jr closes the distance looking to clinch and Complex counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Overfield Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Complex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Complex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Complex lands with a shot to the body. Complex stuffs the takedown. Complex swats away the attempt to clinch by Overfield Jr. A jab from Complex misses. Overfield Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Complex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overfield Jr closes the distance and pushes Complex back into the cage. Complex digs a right hand underneath Overfield Jr's ribcage. Overfield Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected. Complex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Complex scores with a shoulder strike. Overfield Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Complex lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Complex has a couple of punches blocked by Overfield Jr.
Complex digs a right hand underneath Overfield Jr's ribcage. Overfield Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected. Overfield Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Complex.
Complex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Complex. Overfield Jr presses Complex against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Complex takes a shot to the head. Overfield Jr tries for a takedown but Complex manages to get underhooks.
Napoleon Complex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Overfield Jr. Complex softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Complex has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Complex scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Complex scores with a nice hook to the head. Overfield Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Overfield Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Complex up against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Overfield Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Overfield Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Overfield Jr blocks an uppercut.
Complex working some nice short punches in the clinch. Overfield Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Complex works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Complex on the inside. Nice body punch from Complex - that landed with a thud.
Complex scores with an uppercut up the middle. Complex digs a right hand into Overfield Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Overfield Jr's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Overfield Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Complex up against the cage. Napoleon Complex has scored more points in the clinch so far. Overfield Jr lands a right hand. Complex misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Overfield Jr. Overfield Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Complex is keeping busy. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Complex. Complex makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Complex avoiding damage.
Complex digs a right hand underneath Overfield Jr's ribcage. Overfield Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected. Complex slowing the pace effectively. Complex scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Complex misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Complex. Overfield Jr scores with a nice hook to the head. Complex throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Overfield Jrs head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Complex. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Overfield Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Complex avoids the damage to the body. Complex lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Overfield Jr is struggling to control the position. Overfield Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Complex is working Overfield Jr over against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Complex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Complex'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. Overfield Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Complex.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Complex dominated that second round. 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.
Overfield Jr blocks a jab. A slow jab from Complex misses its intended target. Overfield Jr darts in trying to clinch and Complex counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Complex waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Overfield Jr. Overfield Jr tries to clinch there but Complex circles away.
Overfield Jr wants to clinch. Overfield Jr is looking to clinch but Complex is avoiding it.
A shot to the liver by Complex. Beautiful body shot. Overfield Jr closes the distance but Complex moves to the side and Complex counters with a lovely shot to the body. Overfield Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Overfield Jr tries to clinch up but Complex circles away and keeps his distance. Jason Overfield Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Overfield Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Complex breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Overfield Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Napoleon Complex is winning the standup battle so far. Overfield Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Complex swats him away and circles back towards the center. The fight stays on the outside here - Overfield Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Overfield Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Complex is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Overfield Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Overfield Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Complex trying to control here.
Complex works his way to full guard. Good work. Complex lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Overfield Jr! Overfield Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Overfield Jr tries to reverse the position but Complex maintains control. Complex controlling from the full mount. Complex looking to control but Overfield Jr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Complex sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Overfield Jr is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Complex dominating with strikes here. Complex putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Complex avoids the attempt from Overfield Jr to control. Overfield Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Complex has a good base and remains in mount. Complex takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Complex dominating with strikes here. Overfield Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Overfield Jr swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing. Overfield Jr tries to lock up and control but Complex gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Complex connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Overfield Jr is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Overfield Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Overfield Jr is still in real trouble! Can Complex finish him? Overfield Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Overfield Jr seems to have recovered his senses. Complex raining down shots from the mount! Complex looking to control and managing it successfully. Overfield Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Complex controlling the pace for now. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Overfield Jr wants to control but Complex is having none of it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Complex clearly takes that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Complex swings for the body but Overfield Jr moves out of range.
Overfield Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Overfield Jr tries to clinch enabling Complex to counter with a crisp jab. Overfield Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Complex avoids it really well and circles away. Overfield Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving. Complex throws a jab when Overfield Jr was well out of range. Complex throws a jab but it's blocked by Overfield Jr. Overfield Jr tries to clinch there but Complex circles away.
Overfield Jr tries to clinch but Complex is having none of it. Complex throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Overfield Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Complex.
Complex swings for the body but Overfield Jr moves out of range.
Overfield Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Complex swats him away and circles back towards the center. Overfield Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round. Complex is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overfield Jr. Complex misses with a low kick. Overfield Jr shoots and misses and Complex makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Overfield Jr is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Overfield Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Complex manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Complex throws a shot to the body.
Complex throws an overhand right that lands on Overfield Jr's shoulder, as Overfield Jr tries to avoid the shot. Complex throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Complex lands with a good body shot. The crowd cheers as Complex lands an impressive looking overhand right. Overfield Jr doesn't seem phased though. Overfield Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Napoleon Complex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Overfield Jr. Complex jabbing away but nothing is landing. Jason Overfield Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Overfield Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Overfield Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Overfield Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably and Complex counters with a crisp one two that drops Overfield Jr! Complex thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Overfield Jr to his feet! Overfield Jr is in big trouble! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Overfield Jr fails with the takedown. Complex is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Overfield Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Complex looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Complex misses the target. Overfield Jr dodges the punch combination from Complex.
Overfield Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Complex swats him away and circles back towards the center. Complex fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Overfield Jr manages to avoid it. Overfield Jr takes one on the button. Complex uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Overfield Jr moves in looking to clinch but Complex pushes him off. Overfield Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Complex fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Overfield Jr. Overfield Jr tries to clinch up. Overfield Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Complex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. The fight stays on the outside here - Overfield Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Overfield Jr tries to clinch there but Complex circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Complex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overfield Jr.
Complex scores with the left hand. Overfield Jr knows he should have avoided that one. Nice sprawl there from Complex as Overfield Jr shoots in. Complex getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Overfield Jr closes the distance looking to clinch and Complex counters with a stiff right hand. Overfield Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Complex circles away.
Overfield Jr closes the distance but Complex moves to the side and Complex counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Complex punishes Overfield Jr's body with a nice straight punch. Complex lands with a big right hook that stumbles Overfield Jr - he's out on his feet here! Complex follows up with another monster hook that separates Overfield Jr from consciousness! Overfield Jr falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Complex stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Napoleon Complex! Napoleon Complex retains his bantamweight title! A victorious Napoleon Complex thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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