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QFC Tournament 66 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oscar Juarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Baker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juarez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baker slips a straight right by Juarez.
A swing and a miss from Baker.
Juarez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baker circles away quickly and effectively.
Juarez scores with a hook.
Juarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Baker.
Baker throws a nice looking combination but Juarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tom Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Juarez.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Juarez misses.
Baker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Juarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Juarez is breathing heavily.
Juarez thows a body shot but no joy.
Baker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Baker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baker lands a big right hand that sends Juarez crashing to the mat! Baker stays standing though and waves Juarez back to his feet!
Juarez is rocked!
It looks like Oscar Juarez has been cut.
Baker connects with a body shot.
Oh Juarez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Juarez stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Baker runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Baker!
After winning the bout, Tom Baker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idi Ota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Mousas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Ota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edgar Mousas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mousas looks for a takedown but Ota sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Ota. No joy for Mousas on that attempt.
Ota closes the distance and clinches.
Ota connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mousas's face.
It looks like Edgar Mousas has been cut.
Ota tries to land a knee to the head but Mousas blocks with his arms.
Ota lands a knee to the head.
Mousas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Idi Ota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Mousas.
Ota with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ota drops Mousas with a big knee straight up the middle! Mousas is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mousas looks gassed!
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!
Mousas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ota moves into range and clinches up with Mousas.
Ota crunches a lovely knee into Mousas's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ota.
Ota landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ota with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Ota.
Ota unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ota tries to land a knee to the head but Mousas blocks with his arms.
Ota with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Edgar Mousas's cut even more.
Ota crunches a lovely knee into Mousas's ribcage.
Mousas can't break the clinch.
Ota with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ota looking to throw knees to the head but Mousas is blocking nicely.
Ota lands a nice knee to the body.
Ota connects with a knee to the head.
Ota lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ota using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ota unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mousas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ota landing knees to the head.
Ota with a knee to the head.
Mousas is trying to pull guard but Ota has him pressed against the cage.
Ota putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mousas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ota tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ota tries to land knees in the clinch but Mousas avoids the damage to the body.
Mousas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ota to keep the fight standing.
Ota lands a knee to the body.
Ota is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mousas is defending well for now.
Ota misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mousas.
Ota missing with knees to the body.
Mousas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ota to keep the fight standing.
Ota landing knees to the head.
Mousas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ota tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mousas avoids it.
Ota misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mousas.
Mousas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ota smiles and moves away.
Idi Ota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mousas closes the distance and clinches up with Ota, looking for a takedown. Mousas pushes Ota against the cage but Ota circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ota moves into the clinch successfully.
Ota tries a knee to the head but Mousas blocks it.
Ota landing knees to the body.
Ota landing knees to the head.
Ota lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ota throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mousas blocks it with crossed arms.
Mousas tries to pull guard but Ota forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mousas is looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Ota.
Ota landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ota using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ota putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mousas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousas is trying to break the clinch but Ota is controlling him.
Ota with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousas tries to pull guard but Ota holds him up against the cage and eventually Mousas drops back down to his feet.
Ota crunches a lovely knee into Mousas's ribcage.
Mousas is trying to pull guard but Ota has him pressed against the cage.
Ota landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ota unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mousas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ota landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mousas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mousas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ota smiles and moves away.
Edgar Mousas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ota pushes Mousas up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Idi Ota dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Mousas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mousas looks for a takedown but Ota sprawls well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mousas fails to pull guard.
Mousas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ota landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ota landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Ota.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ota.
Ota connects with a knee to the head.
Mousas is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ota is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ota landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ota scores with a knee to the head.
Ota crunches a lovely knee into Mousas's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ota landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ota connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mousas's face.
Ota with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ota landing knees to the head.
The cut above Edgar Mousas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ota using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mousas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mousas fails to pull guard.
Idi Ota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Mousas.
Ota with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mousas jumps guard but Ota stands there with Mousas around his waist. Mousas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ota landing knees to the head.
Mousas is trying to pull guard but Ota turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mousas takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Ota.
Mousas tries to pull guard but Ota won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ota with a knee to the head.
Ota misses with a knee strike.
Ota misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mousas.
Mousas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ota walks away with a smile on his face. Mousas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ota closes the distance and pushes Mousas back into the cage.
Ota landing knees to the body.
Ota tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ota tries to land knees in the clinch but Mousas avoids the damage to the body.
Ota throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mousas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ota walks away with a smile on his face. Mousas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Idi Ota is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mousas fails to land the takedown.
Mousas tries for a takedown but Ota sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ota gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ota with a knee to the head.
Ota is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mousas is defending well for now.
Mousas tries to pull guard but Ota holds him up against the cage and eventually Mousas drops back down to his feet.
Ota landing knees to the body.
Mousas managing to block the knees to the body from Ota.
Mousas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mousas has had enough of the clinch but Ota keeps him there for the moment.
Mousas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ota walks away with a smile on his face. Mousas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ota displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mousas throws out the jab.
Ota darts in and clinches Mousas up against the cage.
Ota looking to throw knees to the head but Mousas is blocking nicely.
Mousas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ota walks away with a smile on his face. Mousas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Mousas or perhaps it was just good defense by Ota which made him look bad.
Ota clinches with his opponent.
Ota lands a good knee to the midsection. Mousas won't want to take too many of those.
Mousas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousas tries to pull guard but Ota forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ota utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ota utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mousas is trying to drag Ota to the mat but Ota just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Idi Ota has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mousas takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Idi Ota dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Mousas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Ota. No joy for Mousas on that attempt.
Mousas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ota as he jumps to the side.
Ota drives through and clinches with Mousas against the cage.
Mousas is trying to pull guard but Ota turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Idi Ota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Mousas.
Ota throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ota landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ota lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ota lands a knee to the body.
Ota working Mousas over with knees to the body.
Ota connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mousas's face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ota with a knee to the head.
Ota working Mousas over with knees to the body.
Ota utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Ota.
Mousas is trying to pull guard but Ota turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mousas jumps guard but Ota turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ota connects with a knee to the head.
Ota landing knees to the head.
Ota tries a knee to the head but Mousas blocks it.
Mousas jumps guard but Ota turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mousas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ota to keep the fight standing.
Ota lands a nice knee to the body.
Ota scores a nice knee to the body.
Mousas tries to pull guard but Ota forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ota connects with a knee to the head.
Ota misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mousas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ota missing with knees to the body.
Ota missing with knees to the body.
Ota trying to land knees to the body.
Mousas tries to pull guard but Ota won't allow it.
Mousas managing to block the knees to the body from Ota.
Mousas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ota walks away with a smile on his face. Mousas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ota closes the distance and clinches.
Mousas tries to pull guard but Ota won't allow it.
Ota putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mousas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ota trying to land knees to the body.
Mousas tries to pull guard but Ota won't allow it.
Mousas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A knee to the head by Ota.
Ota is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mousas can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ota with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mousas is trying to pull guard but Ota has him pressed against the cage.
Mousas fails to pull guard.
Ota is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ota landing knees to the head.
Ota lands a nice knee to the body.
Mousas jumps guard but Ota stands there with Mousas around his waist. Mousas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mousas tries to pull guard but Ota won't allow it.
Ota lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ota obliges.
Ota scores with a knee to the head.
Mousas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ota smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousas gets tackled into the cage by Ota. Ota maintains the clinch.
Mousas tries to pull guard but Ota holds him up against the cage and eventually Mousas drops back down to his feet.
Ota unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ota landing knees to the head.
Ota using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mousas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mousas tries to pull guard but Ota forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mousas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ota to keep the fight standing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ota lands a knee to the body.
Ota connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mousas's face.
Edgar Mousas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Idi Ota is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ota blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Idi Ota showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ota has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Idi Ota!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Idi Ota!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Idi Ota!
Idi Ota wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jame Mathews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jame Mathews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Mathews's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones wants to control from the top but Mathews keeps moving.
Jones drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mathews manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jones has Mathews in his guard.
Jones has Mathews pulled in close to control his posture.
Jones working for a triangle but Mathews defends it easily.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Mathews knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathews is sitting in close to Jones's body. Jones has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mathews is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mathews is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Jones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Jones!
In his post fight interview, Mike Jones started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tourney Champ!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champ lands a nice hook to Kelly's body. Kelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kelly throws a solid leg kick but Champ takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kelly.
Kelly wants to clinch but Champ slips to the side
and Champ counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Champ misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Champ.
Kelly is trying to break free.
Champ content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Champ stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Champ lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Champ lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Champ on the inside.
Champ scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Matt Kelly has been cut.
Champ lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good body shot from Champ.
Champ lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Good body shot from Champ.
Nice body punch from Champ - that landed with a thud.
Kelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Champ avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Champ lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Champ.
Champ lands a body punch in the clinch.
Champ working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Champ lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Champ scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Champ presses Kelly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Champ working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Champ.
Champ is looking for a takedown.
Champ working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Champ.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Champ creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Champ lands a nice uppercut.
Champ lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ pushes Kelly back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Champ.
Champ drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Matt Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tourney Champ.
Kelly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Champ.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Champ.
Kelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Champ counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Champ misses its intended target.
Champ throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Champ misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Champ moves into the clinch.
Champ is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Champ scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Champ.
A frustrated look appears on Kelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Champ lands a hook to the side of the head.
Champ manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Champ is leaning against Kelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Champ lands a body punch in the clinch.
Champ lands an uppercut.
Champ lands a body punch in the clinch.
Champ throws an elbow but it misses.
A hook to the body from Champ.
Champ lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Champ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Champ, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kelly tries to clinch up
and Champ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Champ will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Champ jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Champ instigates a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Champ lands a body shot in the clinch.
Champ lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kelly or not.
Champ lands a nice shot to the body.
Champ softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Champ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Kelly'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.
Champ moves into the clinch.
Kelly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Champ avoids the damage to the body.
Champ scores with a shoulder strike.
Champ stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Champ.
Champ makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Champ lands a body shot.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Champ.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly tries to circle away but Champ has him pinned against the cage.
Champ is leaning against Kelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Champ lands a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Champ looking for a takedown.
Champ is working Kelly over against the cage.
Champ tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Champ.
Champ lands a body shot in the clinch.
Champ working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Champ misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kelly.
Champ lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Champ.
A short uppercut from Champ.
Champ lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kelly or not.
Champ is leaning against Kelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Champ lands with a light punch inside.
Champ is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kelly is defending well.
Matt Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tourney Champ.
Kelly throws an elbow that misses.
Champ pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Champ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kelly is looking to break free of the clinch but Champ has double underhooks.
Champ content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Champ works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Champ pressing his opponent against the cage.
Champ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Champ scores with a hook to the body.
Champ lands a body shot.
Champ avoiding damage.
Champ throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
A right hook to the body lands for Champ.
Champ stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Champ.
Champ is working Kelly over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ lands with a left to the head.
Champ lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Champ scores with a hook to the body.
Champ has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kelly avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Champ lands a body shot.
Kelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Champ works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Champ.
A right hand to the body from Champ.
Champ lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Champ.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Champ.
Champ missing with knees to the body.
Champ blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kelly stops a takedown attempt from Champ.
Champ is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kelly pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champ digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.
Champ lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Champ.
A short uppercut from Champ.
A short right from Champ.
A short right from Champ on the inside.
A short uppercut from Champ.
Champ scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Champ creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Champ lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Champ - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Champ scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tourney Champ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Kelly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kelly wants to clinch
and Champ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Champ misses with a double jab.
Champ has Kelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Champ digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.
Champ cracks Kelly with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Champ.
A right hand to the body from Champ.
Champ tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
Champ lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Champ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Champ lands a right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Champ cracks Kelly with a nice body shot.
Champ lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Champ.
A short right from Champ.
Champ scores with a nice hook to the head.
Champ is pushing Kelly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short uppercut from Champ.
A short uppercut from Champ.
Kelly throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Champ blocks it with crossed arms.
Champ lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Champ.
Champ digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.
Champ lands a body punch.
Champ lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tourney Champ seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good body shot from Champ.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champ lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Champ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ cracks Kelly with a nice body shot.
Champ lands a body punch in the clinch.
Champ lands a body punch.
Champ throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
Champ lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kelly.
Champ is pushing Kelly up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Champ presses Kelly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Champ lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Champ scores with a nice hook to the head.
Champ works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Champ gets through Kelly's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kelly is pressed up against the cage. Champ has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kelly down to the mat. Kelly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Champ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champ throws a combination. Kelly tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Champ scores with a one two! Kelly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Champ misses with a few strikes there.
Champ circles away from the clinch attempt
and Champ counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Champ is working Kelly over against the cage.
Kelly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Champ.
A hook to the body from Champ.
Champ is working for takedown but Kelly is calmly controlling the position for now.
Champ digs a right hand into Kelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kelly's gas tank.
Champ is trying to drag Kelly to the mat but Kelly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Matt Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tourney Champ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champ lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Champ tries to land knees in the clinch but Kelly avoids the damage to the body.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Champ avoids it.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Kelly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but Champ blocks it.
Champ lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Champ.
Champ lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly trying to control the position but instead, Champ has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kelly into the cage.
Champ works on Kelly's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tourney Champ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Champ 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Tourney Champ!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Tourney Champ!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Tourney Champ!
Tourney Champ wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arman Awanian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anders Om (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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289 lbs
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264 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arman Awanian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anders Om!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Om stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Om wants it to stay on the feet.
Om misses with a looping right.
Om shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Om showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Awanian scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Om manages to mount him!
Om trying to control but Awanian is having none of it.
Awanian tries to hold on but Om pushes him away.
Awanian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Awanian tries to get out of the position.
Om putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Om connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Awanian is in all sorts of trouble here.
Awanian throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Om blocks Awanian's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Om lands a big shot there that rocks Awanian but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Awanian could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Om blocks Awanian's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Om landing strikes from the mount and Awanian is in trouble!
Om lands a big shot there that rocks Awanian but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Awanian is rocked!
Om is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Awanian goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Om!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Anders Om!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erico De Le Silvio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erico De Le Silvio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Le Silvio is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Le Silvio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch up.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by De Le Silvio.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. De Le Silvio fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson trying to control but De Le Silvio is working from the bottom.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of De Le Silvio's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but De Le Silvio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Le Silvio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but De Le Silvio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Le Silvio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
De Le Silvio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but De Le Silvio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson seems keen to control De Le Silvio's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Le Silvio missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Le Silvio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
De Le Silvio throws a big right hand that misses.
De Le Silvio trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
De Le Silvio fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Le Silvio wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Le Silvio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Le Silvio tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson is nestled in close to De Le Silvio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson working De Le Silvio over with strikes.
De Le Silvio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
De Le Silvio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a head shot. De Le Silvio uses the momentum to regain guard.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
De Le Silvio looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Le Silvio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Johnson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
De Le Silvio tries a head kick but it misses.
De Le Silvio blocks the body kick.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Le Silvio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Le Silvio wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
De Le Silvio wants to clinch.
De Le Silvio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a low kick, looking for De Le Silvio's leg but De Le Silvio calmly moves out of range.
Johnson throws a leg kick that misses.
De Le Silvio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson scores with a takedown into De Le Silvio's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Le Silvio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson stands up over De Le Silvio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Le Silvio is keeping the position for now.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
De Le Silvio wants to stand but Johnson is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson trying to control but De Le Silvio is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but De Le Silvio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Le Silvio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson wants to control from the top but De Le Silvio keeps moving.
De Le Silvio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
De Le Silvio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Le Silvio being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but De Le Silvio is retaining full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but De Le Silvio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Le Silvio has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson works over De Le Silvio with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but De Le Silvio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson passes De Le Silvio's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Le Silvio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to control. De Le Silvio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Le Silvio taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
De Le Silvio blocks a leg kick.
De Le Silvio wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
De Le Silvio wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
De Le Silvio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Le Silvio is looking to clinch.
De Le Silvio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. De Le Silvio fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson cracks De Le Silvio with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Le Silvio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johnson.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Le Silvio is rocked!
Larry Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson distracts De Le Silvio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh De Le Silvio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson loads up on a big left hand. De Le Silvio felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Johnson looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! De Le Silvio can't hide his disappointment, as Johnson celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Johnson!
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