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CCF Midweek Mayhem 26 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Selnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 cm
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Pena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Selnes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena drives through and clinches with Selnes against the cage.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Selnes blocks with his arms.
Pena looking to throw knees to the head but Selnes is blocking nicely.
Selnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pena.
Selnes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pena with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Selnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Pena takes an elbow to the temple.
Pena throws a knee to the head but misses.
Selnes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pena misses with a knee to the head.
Selnes trying to land knees to the body.
Selnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pena is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Selnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Selnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Selnes is pushing Pena up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Selnes looking to throw knees to the head but Pena is blocking nicely.
Selnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Selnes has Pena pressed against the cage.
Pena misses with a knee to the head.
Pena misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pena is defending well for now.
Pena looking to throw knees to the head but Selnes is blocking nicely.
Selnes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Selnes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Selnes lands a nice elbow.
Selnes connects with a knee to the head.
Pena is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Selnes is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Selnes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Selnes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Selnes lands an elbow inside that Pena shrugs off.
Pena looking to throw knees to the head but Selnes is blocking nicely.
Selnes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pena managing to block the knees to the body from Selnes.
Pena misses with a knee to the head.
Pena takes an elbow to the temple.
Pena takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Selnes to work.
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!
Selnes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Selnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pena.
Selnes lands a nice elbow.
Selnes has Pena pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Selnes.
Pena takes a knee right on the jaw!
Selnes leaning against his opponent.
Selnes lands an elbow that stopped Pena in his tracks for a moment.
Pena tries a knee to the head but Selnes blocks it.
Selnes crunches a lovely knee into Pena's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Selnes.
Selnes is working Pena over against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Selnes receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Selnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Selnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Selnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pena's defenses.
Selnes landing knees to the body.
Selnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pena is defending well for now.
Selnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Selnes presses Pena against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pena avoiding damage as Selnes throws knees to the body.
Selnes landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Selnes.
Selnes lands an elbow inside.
Selnes lands an elbow inside that Pena shrugs off.
Pena using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Selnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Selnes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Selnes.
Selnes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena misses with a knee strike.
Selnes lands a knee to the body.
Selnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Selnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pena.
The referee is keeping an eye on Selnes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pena takes an elbow to the temple.
Pena avoiding damage as Selnes throws knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Selnes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pena tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Selnes avoids it.
Pena throws a knee to the head but misses.
Selnes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pena up against the cage.
Selnes lands an elbow just above Pena 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Selnes lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jose Pena has been cut.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Selnes misses with a knee to the head.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Selnes blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Selnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Pena's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Selnes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pena sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pena darts in and clinches Selnes up against the cage.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Selnes.
Selnes trying to land knees to the body.
Selnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Selnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pena managing to block the knees to the body from Selnes.
Selnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pena is defending well for now.
Pena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jon Selnes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Selnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pena.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Selnes blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Selnes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pena's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Selnes is working Pena over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pena is defending well for now.
Pena takes an elbow to the forehead.
Selnes misses with a knee to the head.
Selnes slowing the pace effectively.
Selnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Selnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Selnes scores a nice knee to the body.
Good body shot from Selnes.
Pena takes an elbow to the forehead.
Selnes looking to stall.
Selnes slows down the pace here.
Selnes lands an elbow inside.
Selnes is pushing Pena up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
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!
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Selnes blocks with his arms.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Selnes blocks with his arms.
Selnes lands a knee to the body.
Selnes lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Selnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Selnes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jon Selnes.
Pena closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Selnes blocks with his arms.
Pena using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Selnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Selnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Selnes.
A short right from Selnes.
Selnes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pena up against the cage.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pena misses with a knee strike.
Selnes lands a knee to the body.
Selnes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Selnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Pena avoids the damage to the body.
Selnes is stalling here.
Pena tries a knee to the head but Selnes blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Selnes obliges.
Selnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Selnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Selnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pena avoids it.
Selnes lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Selnes - that landed with a thud.
Pena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Selnes trying to land knees to the body.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Selnes.
Pena being controlled against the cage.
Pena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Selnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Selnes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pena as Selnes tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Selnes trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pena throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pena managing to block the knees to the body from Selnes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Selnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Pena's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Selnes drives through and clinches with Pena against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pena obliges.
Selnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Pena avoids the damage to the body.
Pena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Selnes pushes Pena back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pena managing to block the knees to the body from Selnes.
Pena managing to block the knees to the body from Selnes.
Pena tries a knee to the head but Selnes blocks it.
Pena tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Selnes avoids it.
A body shot lands from Selnes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pena misses with a knee strike.
Pena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Selnes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Selnes stalling the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pena avoiding damage as Selnes throws knees to the body.
Selnes lands an elbow that stopped Pena in his tracks for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Selnes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selnes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pena takes a knee right on the jaw!
Selnes lands a nice elbow.
Selnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Selnes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Selnes lands an elbow inside.
Selnes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Selnes lands a shot to the body.
Selnes lands an elbow just above Pena 's eye.
Pena tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Selnes avoids it.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Selnes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Selnes lands a shoulder strike.
Pena takes an elbow to the temple.
Selnes scores with a knee to the head.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Selnes blocks with his arms.
Selnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Selnes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Selnes lands an elbow inside.
Selnes lands an elbow just above Pena 's eye.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Selnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Selnes lands an elbow inside that Pena shrugs off.
Pena misses with a knee to the head.
Selnes lands a body shot.
Selnes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Selnes is working Pena over against the cage.
Selnes stalling in the clinch but Pena improves position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Selnes.
Pena tries a knee to the head but Selnes blocks it.
Nice body punch from Selnes - that landed with a thud.
Selnes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Selnes missing with knees to the body.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Selnes blocks with his arms.
Selnes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Selnes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pena avoiding damage as Selnes throws knees to the body.
Selnes lands a nice knee to the body.
Selnes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Selnes controlling the action here for a moment.
Selnes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Selnes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Selnes lands an elbow inside.
Selnes leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Selnes taking a breather.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Selnes blocks with his arms.
Selnes lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selnes throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Penas head.
Selnes lands a knee to the body.
Pena managing to block the knees to the body from Selnes.
Selnes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Selnes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Selnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pena.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Selnes blocks with his arms.
Pena tries a knee to the head but Selnes blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Selnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pena's defenses.
Selnes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pena.
Selnes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pena throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Selnes really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Pena's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Selnes moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pena moves into the clinch successfully.
Selnes lands an elbow inside that Pena shrugs off.
Selnes tries a knee to the head but Pena blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Selnes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Selnes misses with an elbow strike.
Pena with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Selnes blocks with his arms.
Selnes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Selnes lands an elbow inside that Pena shrugs off.
Selnes stalling against the cage.
Selnes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pena looking to throw knees to the head but Selnes is blocking nicely.
Pena looking to throw knees to the head but Selnes is blocking nicely.
Selnes lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Selnes to work.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pena misses with a knee to the head.
Pena throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pena throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Selnes landing knees to the body.
Selnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pena avoids it.
Pena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Selnes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Selnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pena avoids it.
Selnes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Selnes lands a knee to the body.
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!
Selnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pena's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Selnes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Selnes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from Selnes - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Selnes.
Selnes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Selnes missing with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Selnes.
Selnes is pushing Pena up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pena looking to throw knees to the head but Selnes is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Selnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Selnes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pena with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Selnes blocks with his arms.
Selnes lands a damaging elbow.
Selnes lands a body shot.
Pena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Selnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pena's defenses.
Selnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Selnes.
Selnes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Selnes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pena up against the cage.
Pena takes a knee to the side of the body.
Selnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pena.
Selnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pena has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selnes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Selnes blocks with his arms.
Selnes scores with a shot to the side of Pena's head.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Selnes lands an elbow inside that Pena shrugs off.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Selnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pena.
Selnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pena's defenses.
Selnes is trying to stall.
Selnes lands a damaging elbow.
Pena tries a knee to the head but Selnes blocks it.
Selnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pena avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pena on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Selnes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Selnes lands a good knee to the midsection. Pena won't want to take too many of those.
Selnes just leaning against Pena, taking a breather.
Selnes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Selnes dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jose Pena's cut.
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!
Selnes lands a body shot.
Pena rushes Selnes and presses him up against the cage.
Pena using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Selnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pena using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Selnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Selnes leaning against his opponent.
Pena tries a knee to the head but Selnes blocks it.
Selnes lands a nice elbow.
Selnes taking a breather.
Selnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Selnes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Selnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pena's defenses.
Selnes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Selnes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pena lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Selnes trying to land knees to the body.
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.
Selnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Selnes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selnes taking a breather.
Selnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pena's defenses.
Selnes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Selnes taking a breather.
Pena tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Selnes trying to land knees to the body.
Selnes digs a right hand into Pena's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pena's gas tank.
Selnes missing with knees to the body.
Selnes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Selnes just leaning against Pena, taking a breather.
Pena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Selnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Selnes looking to throw knees to the head but Pena is blocking nicely.
Selnes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pena looking to throw knees to the head but Selnes is blocking nicely.
A short uppercut from Selnes.
Selnes working Pena over with knees to the body.
Well,Pena is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena misses with a knee to the head.
Selnes pushes Pena back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Selnes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Selnes tries to land a knee to the head but Pena blocks with his arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Selnes controlling the action here for a moment.
Pena using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Selnes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Selnes.
A bit of stalling here from Selnes.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but Selnes blocks with his arms.
Selnes connects with a knee to the head.
Pena looking to throw knees to the head but Selnes is blocking nicely.
Selnes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pena's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena takes an elbow to the forehead.
Selnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pena is defending well for now.
Pena throws a knee to the head but misses.
Selnes taking a breather.
Pena looking to throw knees to the head but Selnes is blocking nicely.
Pena misses with a knee to the head.
Selnes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Selnes has Pena pressed against the cage.
Pena with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Selnes lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Selnes.
Nice elbow from Selnes.
Pena throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Selnes blocks it with crossed arms.
Pena avoiding damage as Selnes throws knees to the body.
Pena trying to land knees to the body.
Selnes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Selnes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Selnes tries to stall but Pena uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Selnes missing with knees to the body.
Pena throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Selnes.
Pena blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pena being controlled against the cage.
Selnes scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena managing to block the knees to the body from Selnes.
Selnes lands an elbow inside.
Selnes pushes Pena back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jon Selnes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pena tries a knee to the head but Selnes blocks it.
Pena avoiding damage as Selnes throws knees to the body.
Jose Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pena tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Selnes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Selnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Selnes has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Jon Selnes!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Jon Selnes!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Jon Selnes!
Jon Selnes wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lanzo Corso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mason Peters was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lanzo Corso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mason Peters!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters fails to land with a series of punches.
Peters is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corso.
Corso lands a nice looking body kick.
Peters lands with a cross.
Peters lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Peters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peters misses with a double jab
and Corso counters with a nice body kick.
Corso scores with a sloppy right hand. Peters should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peters takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Mason Peters has been cut.
Corso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Corso lands a nice knee to the body.
Peters looks gassed!
Corso lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corso landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Corso has Peters pressed against the cage, preventing Peters from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Corso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Corso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corso with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Corso obliges.
Corso unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peters lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Corso scores with a hook to the body.
Corso scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Corso.
Corso unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Corso landing knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Corso.
Corso landing knees to the body.
Corso landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Corso lands with a light punch inside.
Corso working Peters over with knees to the body.
Corso putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peters in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Corso with a knee to the head.
Peters is rocked!
Corso working the clinch nicely. Peters is working for position but Corso cracks him with a big knee to the head! Peters crumples up against the cage and Corso lands two more shots before the ref can save Peters! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Lanzo Corso!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gino Matic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Cutty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gino Matic!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutty lands with a hook. Matic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cutty slaps away a takedown attempt from Matic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Cutty. Those never looked like landing.
Matic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cutty throws a series of punches but Matic moves out of range.
Cutty scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cutty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matic defending well as Cutty loads up on a big left hand.
Matic slips under a jab.
Matic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cutty throws a series of punches but Matic moves out of range.
Matic throws a head kick that misses.
Cutty is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Matic tries for a takedown but Cutty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cutty moves in looking to clinch but Matic pushes him off.
Matic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutty keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bill Cutty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gino Matic.
Cutty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matic scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cutty manages to work his way to half guard, despite Matic's best efforts.
Matic is looking to advance position but Cutty won't allow it.
Cutty is defending against the submission attempts here by Matic.
Matic trying to mount his opponent but Cutty defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutty is not content to let Matic control the position.
Matic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Matic prevents Cutty from standing back up.
Matic wants to stand up but Cutty is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matic is working for a submission of some sort.
Matic missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Matic tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cutty makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cutty.
Matic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cutty is keeping the position for now.
Cutty pulls Matic in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cutty keeping full guard, as Matic tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cutty dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cutty's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matic under the eye.
Matic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cutty scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Matic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cutty was well out of range. Poor timing from Matic.
Cutty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Matic shoots in looking for a takedown. Cutty tries to sprawl out of it but Matic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cutty manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Matic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cutty circles away.
Bill Cutty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gino Matic.
Cutty stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cutty wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice shot by Cutty.
Matic shoots for a double leg takedown but Cutty sprawls well. He's pushed Matic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cutty lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matic tries a head kick but it misses.
Cutty cracks Matic with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Matic looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cutty finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cutty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Matic is breathing heavily.
Cutty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matic needs to keep his hands up - Cutty had a free shot at his head there.
Cutty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Matic is rocked!
Cutty is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matic can do to turn this around?
Cutty steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Matic is out on his feet! Cutty sets himself and nearly takes Matic's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bill Cutty!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nadir comes to the cage accompanied by M.A.S.H Theme. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jordan Jones enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abed Nadir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nadir slips under a jab from Jones.
Nadir wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Nadir has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nadir tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nadir.
Nadir misses with a body shot.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nadir tries to clinch up.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Nadir is controlling him.
Nadir throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones is trying to push Nadir away but Nadir has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Nadir has him pressed against the cage.
Nadir lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Nadir is controlling the position.
Nadir lands with a right to the head.
Jones avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Nadir improves position.
Nadir manages to break the clinch.
Nadir tries to clinch up.
Donk. Nadir catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Nadir tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nadir thinking.
Nadir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nadir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
Nadir lands with a right to the head.
Nadir wants a takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nadir as Jones tries to tie him up.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Nadir with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jordan Jones has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nadir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nadir looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Nadir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nadir lands a nice uppercut.
Jones tries for a takedown but Nadir manages to get underhooks.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Nadir taking a breather.
Nadir pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Nadir has him pressed against the cage.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nadir stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
Nadir avoiding damage.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nadir prevents it.
Abed Nadir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jordan Jones.
Nadir misses with a knee to the head.
Nadir tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Nadir'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones is trying to trip Nadir. He has hold of a leg but Nadir is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jones persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Nadir is retaining full guard.
Jones trying to control but Nadir is working from the bottom.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Nadir blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abed Nadir dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Nadir is trying to trip Jones. He has hold of a leg but Jones is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nadir persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Nadir prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Nadir throwing strikes but missing.
Jones looking to control.
Nadir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones wants to stand but Nadir is controlling the position.
Nadir has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nadir wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Nadir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand up but Nadir is controlling him.
Nadir throws a big elbow that misses.
Nadir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Nadir postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Nadir throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones is looking to stand up but Nadir isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Nadir throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones postures up in Nadir's guard and throws a big left but Nadir blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nadir keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones wants to stand but Nadir is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nadir keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir is adopting a defensive guard.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jordan Jones.
Nadir doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Nadir saw that one coming.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nadir eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jordan Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nadir instigates a clinch.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jones in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nadir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Nadir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
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!
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones is trying to break free.
Nadir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nadir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Nadir with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nadir misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nadir misses with a knee to the head.
Nadir misses with some punches.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abed Nadir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Abed Nadir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nadir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nadir has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nadir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nadir misses with a knee strike.
Jones avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Jones wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nadir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nadir takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abed Nadir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nadir closes the distance and clinches.
Jones avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nadir scores a nice knee to the body.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Nadir has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nadir missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Nadir.
Nadir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Nadir.
Nadir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Nadir fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones lands with a cross.
Nadir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nadir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Nadir.
Nadir fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abed Nadir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Nadir.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Nadir avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Nadir tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Nadir has double underhooks.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nadir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nadir misses with the head strike.
Nadir is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to break free but Nadir has control.
Nadir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Nadir gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
Nadir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Nadir has double underhooks.
Nadir lands a shoulder strike.
Nadir working Jones over with knees to the body.
Nadir stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the head but Jones blocks with his arms.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nadir is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nadir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nadir lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nadir slows down the pace here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nadir scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abed Nadir clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jordan Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones pushes Nadir up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nadir missing with knees to the body.
Nadir is pushing Jones up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nadir pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nadir is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Nadir has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Nadir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Nadir in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nadir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Nadir looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nadir prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Nadir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nadir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nadir gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jones regains guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones is looking to stand up but Nadir isn't so interested in that idea.
Nadir postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Nadir throws a big elbow that misses.
Nadir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadir wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Nadir looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nadir looking to control.
Nadir on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nadir tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nadir is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Nadir is working from the bottom.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Nadir gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones pushes Nadir off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nadir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nadir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones clinches up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nadir just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nadir tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Nadir looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abed Nadir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nadir connects with a knee to the head.
Nadir misses with some punches.
Nadir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Nadir won't allow it.
Jones is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Abed Nadir will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jordan Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nadir takes one on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Nadir shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nadir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Nadir thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a series of punches but Nadir moves out of range.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Nadir closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Nadir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadir looking to throw knees to the head but Jones is blocking nicely.
Abed Nadir has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nadir lands a knee to the head.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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.
Nadir breaks the clinch.
A combination from Nadir does no damage.
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Nadir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Nadir moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Nadir has managed to clinch.
Jones avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Jones is trying to break free.
Jones wants to break free but Nadir has control.
Nadir is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nadir keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Nadir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nadir slows down the pace here.
Nadir connects with a knee to the head.
Nadir working aggressively here.
Jones wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nadir has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Nadir as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir trying to land knees to the body.
Jones avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Nadir misses with a knee strike.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Nadir is controlling the position.
Nadir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nadir misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nadir misses with a knee strike.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nadir displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Nadir is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nadir gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nadir has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nadir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
Nadir breaks the clinch.
Abed Nadir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones punishes Nadir's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Nadir back into the cage.
Jordan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jones avoids it.
Nadir prevents a body shot from Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abed Nadir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nadir, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Abed Nadir!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Abed Nadir!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Abed Nadir!
Abed Nadir wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Abed Nadir 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dilan Seddigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Elorde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seddigh comes to the cage accompanied by Tech Nine - Absolute Power. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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220 lbs
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205 lbs
9 - 15 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dilan Seddigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flash Elorde!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seddigh misses with a body shot.
Seddigh misses with a looping left.
Seddigh throws a body punch but Elorde moves out of range.
Seddigh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elorde moves away.
Seddigh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Elorde to the ground. Seddigh is now in Elorde's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Seddigh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Elorde is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Seddigh won't allow Elorde to sweep him here.
Elorde looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seddigh trying to control the position from guard on top but Elorde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elorde has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Seddigh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Seddigh trying to control but Elorde is working from the bottom.
Elorde looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Seddigh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seddigh tries to free his leg and advance position but Elorde is retaining full guard.
Elorde has his foot on Seddigh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seddigh works his way back into a safe position though.
Elorde is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seddigh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Seddigh wants to control from the top but Elorde keeps moving.
Elorde is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Elorde looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Seddigh lands a couple of elbows.
Elorde looking for subs off his back but Seddigh has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Elorde won't allow Seddigh to pass to mount.
Seddigh content to control rather than advance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elorde is not content to let Seddigh control the position.
Seddigh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Seddigh working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Elorde is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Seddigh pulls his head out easily.
Elorde is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Elorde taking some punishment here, with Seddigh in his half guard.
Seddigh with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Elorde has hold of Seddigh's hands but Seddigh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seddigh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Seddigh is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Seddigh trying to control the pace.
Seddigh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Elorde defends it well.
Seddigh is trying to control. Elorde wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Elorde actively working from the bottom here.
Seddigh lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Seddigh moves into full mount! Elorde won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seddigh tries to control but Elorde wriggling away.
Seddigh lands a big shot there that rocks Elorde but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Seddigh punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seddigh lands a heavy elbow.
Seddigh trying to control but Elorde is having none of it.
Elorde sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Elorde is looking for a sweep. Seddigh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Seddigh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elorde looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Elorde looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Seddigh lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dilan Seddigh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Elorde uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seddigh.
Elorde gets caught flat footed, as Seddigh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Seddigh sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dilan Seddigh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elorde has his foot on Seddigh's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Seddigh works his way back into a safe position though.
Elorde is looking for a triangle here but Seddigh uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Seddigh is looking to take a break and control but Elorde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Elorde is trying to get back to half guard.
Seddigh takes a little break here. Elorde wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seddigh works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Elorde is looking to regain half guard here but Seddigh keeps moving and retains side control.
Elorde takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Seddigh scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Elorde to see if he's OK.
Seddigh cracks Elorde with a big elbow.
Seddigh is staying tight to Elorde's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Elorde gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Seddigh.
Seddigh working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seddigh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Seddigh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Seddigh in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elorde keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Elorde looking for submissions off his back.
Seddigh working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Elorde actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elorde looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Seddigh drops an elbow to the side of Elorde's head.
Elorde is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Seddigh pulls his head out easily.
Elorde is breathing heavily.
Seddigh slips a nice elbow through Elorde's hands, connecting with Elorde's forehead.
Seddigh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Elorde has managed to free his arm - good work.
Seddigh is looking for a kimura but Elorde is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Seddigh to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Seddigh is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Seddigh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Seddigh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Seddigh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Elorde with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Seddigh slows the pace down in half guard.
Elorde looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Elorde looking for submissions off his back.
Elorde has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Seddigh escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Seddigh!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elorde tries to improve position but can't.
Elorde on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seddigh scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Elorde to see if he's OK.
Elorde tries to improve position but can't.
Seddigh landing a few strikes.
Seddigh landing a few strikes.
Elorde manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Seddigh controlling the action here.
Seddigh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seddigh working the head and body with strikes.
Elorde actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dilan Seddigh dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Seddigh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Elorde working to try and regain half guard.
Seddigh is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Elorde can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Seddigh punishing his opponent with strikes.
Elorde is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Seddigh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Seddigh raining down hammerfists from mount.
Elorde is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elorde is wriggling around trying to escape.
Elorde is still in real trouble! Can Seddigh finish him?
A big strike lands for Seddigh! That's really hurt Elorde and he's turned his back - Seddigh keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Seddigh jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dilan Seddigh!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Sanders IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Aarons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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200 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Sanders IV!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brett Aarons!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders IV scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sanders IV is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aarons has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sanders IV is putting a hurting on Aarons here, landing some big shots from side control.
Aarons tries to bench press Sanders IV off him but Sanders IV keeps the position.
Sanders IV trying to control the action but Aarons is working from the bottom.
Sanders IV landing a few strikes.
It looks like Brett Aarons has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders IV lands an elbow.
Sanders IV postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sanders IV tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanders IV decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aarons misses with a low kick.
Aarons misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aarons. Sanders IV does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanders IV shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Aarons is trying desperately to improve position.
Sanders IV has control of Aarons's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Aarons regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sanders IV jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Aarons is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Aarons and Sanders IV has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders IV trying to control the position but Aarons is working away.
Sanders IV is trying to get an arm triangle but Aarons is defending well.
Sanders IV thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aarons is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders IV is looking to take a break and control but Aarons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanders IV tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sanders IV thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aarons is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders IV is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Aarons looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sanders IV gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Aarons is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sanders IV lets go of the hold and Aarons can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mark Sanders IV!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabuko Nabakenya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabakenya has chosen Stand up and shout (Steel Dragon) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kabuko Nabakenya has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sean Parker's chin.
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205 lbs
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208 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Sean Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabuko Nabakenya!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabakenya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nabakenya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Parker works over Nabakenya's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Kabuko Nabakenya has been cut.
Parker fails with a takedown attempt.
Parker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nabakenya as he jumps to the side.
Parker looks for a takedown but Nabakenya sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Nabakenya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nabakenya.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nabakenya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nabakenya shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Parker eats them both and turns towards Nabakenya to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nabakenya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nabakenya throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Nabakenya there.
Sloppy strikes from Nabakenya. Those never looked like landing.
Nabakenya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parker.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nabakenya but Nabakenya pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nabakenya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nabakenya misses with a wild combination.
Kabuko Nabakenya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker throws a series of punches but Nabakenya moves out of range.
Parker shoots in but Nabakenya avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Parker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Parker counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Parker takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker wants to control but Nabakenya is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nabakenya defends it well.
Parker wants to pass to mount but Nabakenya is defending the position.
Parker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nabakenya tries to kick Parker off but Parker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Parker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Parker throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Nabakenya to regain full guard.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Nabakenya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Parker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Parker wants to stand but Nabakenya is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nabakenya uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Nabakenya lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nabakenya but Nabakenya pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Parker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nabakenya circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nabakenya throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nabakenya counters with a nice uppercut.
Nabakenya has Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
Nabakenya lands a body shot.
Nabakenya wants to break free but Parker has control.
Nabakenya gets underhooks to prevent Parker's takedown attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Parker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nabakenya to keep the fight standing.
Nabakenya is trying to push Parker away but Parker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Parker prevents Nabakenya from breaking the clinch.
Parker tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nabakenya pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nabakenya lands a jab-cross combination.
Nabakenya moves in looking to clinch but Parker pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kabuko Nabakenya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kabuko Nabakenya's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nabakenya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Nabakenya.
Parker is looking for a takedown.
Parker has clasped his hands together around Nabakenya's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Parker is looking to take a break and control but Nabakenya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nabakenya is pushing Parker's head away, looking to escape. Parker manages to hold on to the position though.
Parker throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nabakenya wants to get back to his feet but Parker drags him back down.
Nabakenya dodges the ground and pound from Parker.
Nabakenya is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Parker has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nabakenya can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabakenya is not content to let Parker control the position.
Parker looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Nabakenya is avoiding damage well.
Parker is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nabakenya will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Parker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Nabakenya, who protects the arm well.
Nabakenya sneaks out the side door and pushes Parker away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabakenya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nabakenya swivels and escapes.
Nabakenya misses with a series of wild punches.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nabakenya enables Parker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nabakenya manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Parker looking to pass the guard.
Parker is looking to work some ground and pound but Nabakenya has wrist control.
Parker trying to control the position from guard on top but Nabakenya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nabakenya wants to stand but Parker is controlling the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nabakenya has momentary wrist control but Parker slips an elbow through the middle.
Parker prevents Nabakenya from getting back to his feet.
Parker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nabakenya, up you get!
Nabakenya is breathing heavily.
Nabakenya leaves Parker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nabakenya is looking to clinch.
Parker tries to clinch but Nabakenya is having none of it.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Nabakenya circles away.
Nabakenya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Parker or perhaps it was just good defense by Nabakenya which made him look bad.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Nabakenya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabakenya lands with a good body shot.
Parker avoids the head kick by Nabakenya.
Nabakenya throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Sean Parker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nabakenya clinches up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Parker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nabakenya gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nabakenya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nabakenya leaves Parker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nabakenya lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nabakenya throws a right and a left that both miss.
Parker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nabakenya is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Parker asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Parker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kabuko Nabakenya's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nabakenya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Parker on the side of the head.
Nabakenya throws a head kick that misses.
Nabakenya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Parker.
Nabakenya tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Nabakenya throws a nice head kick!
Nabakenya shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Parker eats them both and turns towards Nabakenya to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nabakenya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kabuko Nabakenya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Parker closes the distance and clinches up with Nabakenya, looking for a takedown. Parker pushes Nabakenya against the cage but Nabakenya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nabakenya is looking to clinch.
Nabakenya closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nabakenya lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabakenya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Parker tries to score a body lock takedown but Nabakenya shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short right from Nabakenya on the inside.
Nabakenya breaks the clinch.
Nabakenya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nabakenya doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Some wild striking there from Nabakenya.
Nabakenya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parker is defended easily by Nabakenya.
Nabakenya throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Nabakenya wants to clinch.
Kabuko Nabakenya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker shoots in looking for a takedown but Nabakenya manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Parker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker swats away the attempt to clinch by Nabakenya.
Nabakenya misses with a double jab.
Nabakenya connects with a body shot.
Parker shoots in for a takedown but Nabakenya shows good takedown defense.
Parker shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker misses with a head shot. Nabakenya uses the momentum to regain guard.
Parker is looking to stand up but Nabakenya won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nabakenya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Parker stops Nabakenya from standing up.
Parker wants to control from the top but Nabakenya keeps moving.
Nabakenya wants to get back to his feet but Parker is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nabakenya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Parker.
Parker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Parker has gone for a leg lock! Nabakenya slips out almost immediately though and dives into Parker's guard.
Parker is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nabakenya wants to get back to striking at distance but Parker won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nabakenya creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parker has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nabakenya regains guard immediately.
Nabakenya keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kabuko Nabakenya really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kabuko Nabakenya's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nabakenya misses with a series of wild punches.
Nabakenya tries to clinch up but Parker circles away and keeps his distance.
Nabakenya clinches up with Parker and pushes him back against the cage.
Parker lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Nabakenya keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nabakenya defending well though.
Parker tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nabakenya knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sean Parker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parker thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nabakenya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Parker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker wants to work for an arm triangle but Nabakenya is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Parker 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.
Parker prevents Nabakenya from standing back up.
Nabakenya is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Parker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nabakenya has managed to free his arm - good work.
Parker seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nabakenya defending well though.
Nabakenya wants to get back to his feet.
Parker thows a huge punch but Nabakenya dodges it nicely.
Parker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nabakenya taking some punishment here, with Parker in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker 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.
Parker in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Nabakenya tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sean Parker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Roqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bracks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Bracks told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Roqua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Bracks!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roqua tries to sprawl but Bracks drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Roqua tries to roll over but Bracks keeps him under control.
Roqua wants to get back to full guard but Bracks has passed into side control.
Roqua is trying to improve his position.
Roqua is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bracks's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bracks wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bracks in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Roqua tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bracks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Bracks!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romo Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romo Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Romo Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gareth Edwards!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards scores with a jab to the head.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Diaz scores with a takedown into Edwards's guard.
Edwards is trying to keep Diaz in close.
Diaz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Edwards wants to stand and escape but Diaz is having none of it.
Edwards can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diaz controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Romo Diaz just wasn't active enough.
Edwards throws a chopping leg kick but Diaz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and Edwards counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Edwards counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romo Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edwards throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Edwards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Edwards throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz has his takedown stuffed
and Edwards counters with a nice leg kick.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Edwards circles away easily
and Edwards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Edwards.
Diaz shoots in and bounces Edwards off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Edwards working for a triangle but Diaz defends it easily.
Diaz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Edwards on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Edwards tries to kick Diaz off but Diaz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Edwards is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz is taking a breather. Edwards says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Diaz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Edwards!
Diaz cracks Edwards with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romo Diaz!
After winning the bout, Romo Diaz 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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