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Spirit FC-LA: Kings of Power 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chino Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and manuel duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). manuel duran struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chino Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, manuel duran!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz looks to land a combination but duran avoids it well.
Cruz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like manuel duran has been cut.
duran showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but duran slips the punch.
duran dodges the punch combination from Cruz.
Cruz tries to clinch there but duran circles away.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
duran keeps the fight on the outside.
duran slips a jab from Cruz.
duran fails to land with a series of punches.
duran clinches with his opponent.
duran landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
duran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
duran with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
duran lands a nice elbow.
duran throws a knee to the head but misses.
duran avoids the elbow strike from Cruz, against the ropes.
duran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
duran gets through Cruz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
duran lands a good knee to the midsection. Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
duran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
duran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cruz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
duran crunches a lovely knee into Cruz's ribcage.
duran misses with a knee to the head.
duran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
duran utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
duran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruz or not.
duran with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from duran.
duran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cruz's face.
Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
duran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
duran scores a nice knee to the body.
duran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
duran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but duran avoids the damage to the body.
duran lands a knee to the body.
duran lands a nice knee to the body.
duran unloads a knee to the mid-section.
duran prevents a body shot from Cruz.
duran blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
duran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
duran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by duran.
duran trying to land knees to the body.
duran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
duran blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
duran looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
duran misses with a knee strike.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz takes a shot to the head.
duran manages to break the clinch.
duran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz throws a leg kick but duran checks it.
duran moves into the clinch.
duran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
duran misses with a knee to the head.
duran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
duran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruz.
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of duran backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
duran unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
duran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
duran lands a damaging elbow.
Come on duran - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but duran avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz digs a right hand into duran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on duran's gas tank.
duran is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
duran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
duran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from duran.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruz letting duran take a breather here.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
duran lands a nice knee to the body.
duran landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
duran misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
duran tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Cruz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
duran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
duran lands a nice knee to the body.
Cruz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as duran controls his hands.
Cruz tries a body shot but duran blocks it.
duran working Cruz over with knees to the body.
duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
duran lands a nice knee to the body.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
duran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
duran tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with duran's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
duran scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Cruz.
duran dodges an elbow strike from Cruz.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from duran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
manuel duran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on manuel duran's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
duran pushes Cruz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Cruz throws an elbow but it misses.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by duran.
duran landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as duran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
duran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by duran.
duran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
duran blocking some punches.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
Cruz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
duran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from duran.
A body shot lands from Cruz.
Cruz pushes duran back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
duran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
duran unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for duran.
duran looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. duran is defending well for now.
Cruz digs a right hand underneath duran's ribcage. duran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cruz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
duran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cruz throws an elbow but misses.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. duran obliges.
Nice body punch from duran.
duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Cruz misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Cruz.
duran with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
duran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz avoiding damage as duran throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from duran.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
duran lands a nice knee to the body.
duran stalling in the clinch but Cruz improves position.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from duran.
duran lands a nice knee to the body.
duran blocks an elbow strike from Cruz.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and duran avoids it.
duran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz misses with a hook from the clinch.
duran looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
duran misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from duran.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cruz.
duran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
manuel duran seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from duran as the two fighters clinch.
Cruz is leaning against duran and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cruz missing with knees to the body.
duran lands an elbow that stopped Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, duran throws an elbow but misses.
Cruz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
duran tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
duran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
duran blocking some punches.
duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruz.
duran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
duran looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
duran lands a body punch.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cruz misses with an elbow strike.
duran lands a knee to the head.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz lands a nice shot to the body.
duran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
duran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
duran crunches a lovely knee into Cruz's ribcage.
Cruz tries to throw a body punch but duran avoids it by throwing Cruz back against the cage.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but duran avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
duran misses with a knee strike.
duran landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
duran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
duran scores a nice knee to the body.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from duran.
Cruz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by duran.
duran blocks the elbow strike.
duran with an attempt at a knee that misses.
duran is leaning against Cruz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. duran obliges.
duran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
duran tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
duran misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. duran obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cruz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
manuel duran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on manuel duran's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
duran closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
duran scores a nice knee to the body.
duran missing with knees to the body.
duran with an attempt at a knee that misses.
duran with a knee to the head.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with duran's elbow.
duran blocking some punches.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
Cruz works on duran's body with a couple of short punches.
Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with duran's elbow.
duran using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
duran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by duran.
duran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz tries a body shot but duran blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from duran.
duran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
duran lands a good knee to the midsection. Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from duran.
duran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
duran lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz misses with some punches.
duran working Cruz over with knees to the body.
duran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
duran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cruz's defenses.
duran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
duran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz avoiding damage as duran throws knees to the body.
Cruz throws an elbow that misses.
Cruz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. duran is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Cruz fails to land.
Cruz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
duran lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruz backwards.
duran using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
duran blocks an uppercut.
duran trying to land knees to the body.
duran tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
duran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cruz's defenses.
duran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by duran.
Knees to the body from duran.
A head punch blocked on the inside by duran.
duran lands a good knee to the midsection. Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
duran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by duran.
duran is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cruz is defending well for now.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but duran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz trying to land knees to the body.
duran looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
duran stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cruz throws an elbow but misses.
duran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
duran lands a nice elbow.
duran scores with a nice hook to the head.
duran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
duran tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
duran looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
duran with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
duran working Cruz over with knees to the body.
duran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
duran misses with a knee to the head.
duran avoids the elbow strike from Cruz, against the ropes.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and duran avoids it.
duran blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruz misses with the head strike.
duran tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
duran scores with a hook to the body.
Cruz can't find room to land a body shot as duran controls the action.
duran throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz lands a shot to the body.
duran putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
duran lands with a left to the head.
Cruz takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cruz scores with a hook to the body.
duran using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
duran with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
duran connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cruz's face.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Cruz avoiding damage as duran throws knees to the body.
duran tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by duran.
duran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cruz tries to work over duran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
duran landing knees to the head.
duran throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz misses with some punches.
Cruz misses with a hook to the ribs.
duran on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chino Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
manuel duran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right hand to the side of the head by duran.
duran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
manuel duran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got duran winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... manuel duran!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hulk Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Couza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronaldo Couza is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hulk Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronaldo Couza!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couza closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Couza misses with a knee to the head.
Couza prevents a takedown attempt there.
Couza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Hulk Hogan has been cut.
Couza pulls guard effortlessly.
Couza looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hogan lands a couple of digs.
Couza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hogan throws and elbow that misses. Couza uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hogan's guard. Nice move by Couza!
Couza postures up in Hogan's guard and throws a big left but Hogan blocks it.
Couza trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Couza postures up.
Couza thows a big elbow that misses.
Hogan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Couza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Couza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Couza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Couza is looking to work some ground and pound but Hogan has wrist control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Couza preventing the sweep.
Hogan is working hard here to advance position.
Hogan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hogan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hogan tries to get out of the position.
Couza postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hogan 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.
Couza throws and elbow that misses. Hogan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Couza's guard. Nice move by Hogan!
Hogan throws a strike but Couza rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Couza with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is trying to keep Couza in close.
Hogan working for a triangle but Couza defends it easily.
Couza with a nice head shot there.
Couza thows a big elbow that misses.
Couza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Couza with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Couza preventing the sweep.
Couza thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Couza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogan is keeping the position for now.
Couza distracts Hogan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hogan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Couza is aware though and is defending well.
Hogan keeping moving, preventing Couza from controlling successfully.
Couza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hogan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hogan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
Hogan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Couza keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Hogan working the head and body with strikes.
Hogan thows a huge punch but Couza dodges it nicely.
Couza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hogan is working away from the top position though.
Hogan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hogan connects with a nice short shot to Couza's temple.
Hogan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Couza dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hulk Hogan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hogan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hogan scores with a takedown into Couza's guard.
Hogan landing some decent shots from guard.
Couza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Couza avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Couza is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hogan is controlling him.
Ronaldo Couza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hogan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Couza pulls Hogan in close to prevent any damage.
Couza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hogan with a nice head shot there.
Hogan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Couza lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hogan!
Hogan tries to reverse the position but Couza maintains control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Couza breaks from Hogan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Couza raining down shots from the mount!
Couza scoring with strikes but Hogan is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Couza prevents Hogan from getting the reversal.
Couza breaks from Hogan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Couza breaks from Hogan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Couza is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hogan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hogan shrugs it off.
Hogan tries to reverse the position but Couza maintains control.
Couza working Hogan over with strikes here.
Couza breaks from Hogan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hogan wants to get back to his feet.
Couza landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couza unloading with bombs!
Couza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Couza looking to finish Hogan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hogan!
Couza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Couza working Hogan over with strikes here.
Hogan is working to get back to half guard.
Couza is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hogan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hogan is bucking up trying to escape but Couza cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Couza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hogan looks a forlorn figure.
Hogan taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is in a horrible position here. Couza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hogan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Couza in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couza lands a big shot there that rocks Hogan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Couza working Hogan over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Couza.
Hogan is trying desperately to improve position.
Couza dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couza lands a heavy elbow.
Hogan is desperately trying to improve his position but Couza has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Couza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hulk Hogan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Couza tries to clinch but Hogan moves out of range.
Couza wants to clinch.
Couza wants to clinch up but Hogan keeps it at a distance.
Couza has taken the fight to the clinch.
Couza tries to score a body lock takedown but Hogan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hogan tries to score a body lock takedown but Couza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Couza scores with a knee to the head.
Couza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Couza tries to land a knee to the head but Hogan blocks with his arms.
Couza gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hogan.
Hogan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Couza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hulk Hogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Couza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hogan's face.
Couza tries a knee to the head but Hogan blocks it.
Hogan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Couza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hogan tries to score a body lock takedown but Couza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Couza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hogan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Couza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Couza scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couza tries to land a knee to the head but Hogan blocks with his arms.
Couza is pressed up against the ropes. Hogan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Couza down to the mat. Couza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hogan fails with a takedown attempt.
Couza instigates a clinch.
Couza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Couza stops a takedown attempt from Hogan.
Couza wants the takedown. Hogan is fighting it off but Couza persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hogan's guard against the ropes.
Couza postures up in Hogan's guard and throws a big left but Hogan blocks it.
Couza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Couza is working Hogan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hogan pushes Couza off and scrambles back to his feet.
Couza moves in looking to clinch but Hogan pushes him off.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hogan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hogan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Couza can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couza wants to control but Hogan is having none of it.
Couza is in all sorts of trouble here.
BOOM! Hogan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hogan lands with some strikes.
Couza wants to control but Hogan is having none of it.
Hogan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Couza hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hogan lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Hogan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Couza looks a forlorn figure.
Hogan thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Hogan punching from mount but Couza doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hogan lands with some strikes.
Hogan working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Couza slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Couza gets back to full guard.
Hogan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couza utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hogan throwing strikes but missing.
Hogan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Couza looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Couza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hogan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Couza's head.
Hulk Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronaldo Couza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Couza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogan.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hulk Hogan.
Well Couza 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronaldo Couza!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lay Pray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pray kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Don't Fear the Reaper- Blue Oyster Cult. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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285 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lay Pray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aron Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pray shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rogers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pray is landing with some decent strikes but Rogers is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pray scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rogers?
Pray sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Pray avoids the attempt from Rogers to control.
Rogers is looking to get to half guard.
Pray thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rogers is looking to get to half guard.
Pray looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pray tries to control but Rogers wriggling away.
Pray lands a big elbow.
Pray with a couple of short strikes.
Pray takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rogers keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray with shots to the head and body - Rogers looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rogers gets back to half guard.
Pray trying to control the action but Rogers is working from the bottom.
Pray stalling.
Pray not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pray prevents Rogers from improving his position.
Rogers is staying active underneath Pray, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pray wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rogers keeps working.
Pray will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rogers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pray fails to land the takedown.
Pray throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rogers's waist but Rogers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pray off to one side.
Pray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rogers tries to avoid it but Pray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rogers to the ground. Rogers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pray is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rogers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pray is breathing heavily.
Rogers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pray defends it nicely.
Rogers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Pray!
Rogers lands a heavy elbow.
Rogers lands a big elbow.
Pray is trying to stand up.
Pray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pray is looking to improve his position but Rogers isn't that keen on the idea.
Pray wants to hold on but Rogers pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands a big elbow.
Rogers lands with some strikes.
Pray wants to control but Rogers is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pray takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rogers working the ground and pound effectively.
Pray working to try and regain half guard.
Pray tries to hold on but Rogers postures up.
Pray is looking to improve his position but Rogers isn't that keen on the idea.
Pray is bucking up trying to escape but Rogers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Rogers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pray is looking to get to half guard.
Rogers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rogers raining down shots from the mount!
Pray on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pray tries to get out of the position.
Pray tries to hold on but Rogers pushes him away.
Rogers with shots to the head and body - Pray looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pray is desperately trying to improve his position but Rogers has a good base and remains in mount.
Rogers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pray regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rogers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rogers throwing shots but Pray is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aron Rogers will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Pray shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pray missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pray is looking for a kimura but Rogers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pray to get the leverage.
Pray thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pray looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rogers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rogers is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pray scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rogers trying to control here.
Pray is keen to just control but Rogers is a slippery customer.
Pray scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Pray winds up and cracks Rogers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pray is thwarting Rogers's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pray lands a nice short elbow.
Rogers makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rogers.
Pray looking to pass the guard.
Pray wants to control from the top but Rogers keeps moving.
Pray wants to pass the guard but Rogers is keeping the position.
Rogers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pray chips away with some ground and pound.
Pray has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pray thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pray looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Rogers with that takedown attempt.
Pray shoots and misses
and Rogers counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rogers.
Rogers throwing strikes but missing.
Pray working a defensive guard here.
Rogers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pray has his feet on Rogers's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lay Pray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pray fails with the takedown
and Rogers counters with a takedown into side control.
Rogers cracks Pray with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pray is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rogers asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rogers's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pray trying to control here.
Pray pushes Rogers off looking to stand but Rogers dives back in and keeps control.
Rogers is looking to take a break and control but Pray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pray gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rogers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pray looking for a sweep. Not yet Pray, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers landing some decent shots from guard.
Rogers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rogers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pray is trying to keep Rogers in close.
Pray manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Pray just misses with a punch to the body.
Pray throws a series of punches but Rogers moves out of range.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Pray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pray shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Rogers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lay Pray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Pray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rogers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aron Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Pray with a poor takedown
and Rogers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rogers stuffs the takedown attempt from Pray. Pray gets slowly back to his feet.
Rogers changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pray is trying to get back to his feet.
Pray is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rogers works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rogers grinds an elbow into Pray's temple.
Rogers wants to control but Pray is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Pray's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pray is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pray blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogers.
Pray wants to control but Rogers is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers stops Pray from getting back to his feet.
Aron Rogers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pray taking some punishment here, with Rogers in his half guard.
Pray pushes Rogers off looking to stand but Rogers dives back in and keeps control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rogers drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rogers preventing the sweep.
Rogers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pray wants to stand up but Rogers is controlling him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pray is on top in guard.
Pray preventing the sweep.
Rogers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rogers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers has momentary wrist control but Pray slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pray working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rogers's head.
Pray works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rogers wants to improve his position but Pray is controlling well.
Pray slows the pace down in half guard.
Pray wants to take a breather but Rogers is having none of it.
Pray throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pray works his foot free and advances to mount.
Pray has control of Rogers's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rogers regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rogers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pray pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pray lands with some strikes.
Pray punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pray looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pray landing strikes from the mount.
Pray is landing with some decent strikes but Rogers is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Aron Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pray lands a heavy elbow.
Rogers taking shots to the head.
Pray prevents Rogers from getting the reversal.
Pray looking to finish Rogers with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rogers!
Pray lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pray trying to control but Rogers is having none of it.
Pray is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rogers is trying to escape the mount.
Pray lands a big elbow.
Rogers wants to hold on but Pray pushes him away.
BOOM! Pray connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Rogers that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Pray.
Pray lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lay Pray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pray landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lay Pray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rogers 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aron Rogers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryster Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kahmir - Led Zeppelin. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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3 - 2 - 0 |
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275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cameron Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryster Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jackson sends Spencer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jackson is motioning to the referee to let Spencer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Ryster Spencer has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer fails to land the takedown.
Jackson is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Spencer hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cameron Jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Hulak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gouge Velouria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gouge Velouria is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brayden Hulak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gouge Velouria!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulak slips a jab and a cross from Velouria.
Hulak closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hulak trying to pass the guard but Velouria defending well.
Hulak throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hulak lands with a punch from half guard.
Hulak performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Velouria can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hulak has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Velouria holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hulak tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hulak lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Velouria hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulak looking for a guillotine from mount but Velouria is having none of it.
Hulak 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.
Hulak has control of Velouria's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Velouria regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Velouria is desperately trying to improve his position but Hulak has a good base and remains in mount.
Hulak moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Velouria has worked his arm free - good work by Velouria!
Hulak wants to control but Velouria is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulak landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Velouria really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hulak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hulak cracks Velouria with a big elbow.
Velouria wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hulak is looking to take a break and control but Velouria is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hulak postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hulak is looking to take a break and control but Velouria is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hulak cracks Velouria with a big right hand but Velouria just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hulak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulak is looking to take a break and control but Velouria is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hulak lands an elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Velouria looks gassed!
Hulak is looking to take a break and control but Velouria is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Velouria is looking to reverse the position.
Hulak lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Velouria gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hulak in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Gouge Velouria has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulak looking to isolate an arm here. Velouria doesn't see it coming and as Hulak extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Hulak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brayden Hulak!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hevi Hends (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Holy Wars... The Punishment Due. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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224 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayne Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hevi Hends!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hends changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crawford tries to avoid it but Hends manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crawford to the ground. Crawford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hends paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hends drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hends landing some decent shots from guard.
Hends throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crawford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hends is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hends is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hends distracts Crawford with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hends scoring with some ground and pound.
Hends throws and elbow that misses. Crawford uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hends's guard. Nice move by Crawford!
Hends is looking to stand up but Crawford isn't so interested in that idea.
Crawford might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crawford wants to control from the top but Hends keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford won't allow Hends to get back to his feet.
Crawford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hends preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Crawford wants to stand but Hends is controlling his posture from full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crawford feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Crawford stops Hends from standing up.
Crawford is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hends wants to stand up but Crawford is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hends working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crawford.
Crawford trying to control but Hends is working from the bottom.
Crawford tries to free his leg and advance position but Hends is retaining full guard.
Crawford wants to control from the top but Hends keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crawford gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hends counters with a shoot takedown. Crawford fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hends is working Crawford over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hends with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hends accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crawford working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hends.
Hends with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hends is working Crawford over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hends throws and elbow that misses. Crawford uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hends's guard. Nice move by Crawford!
Crawford looking to sit in guard and control but Hends gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hends lands a couple of elbows.
Hends trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hevi Hends dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hends fails with the takedown
and Crawford counters by clinching up.
Hends can't get the takedown.
Hends drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wayne Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hevi Hends.
Hends has clasped his hands together around Crawford's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Crawford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hends throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Crawford works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hevi Hends has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hends throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crawford blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hends.
Hends seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Crawford is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hends lands a nice short elbow.
Hends looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crawford with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Hends.
Hends is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hends drops an elbow to the side of Crawford's head.
Crawford taking some punishment here, with Hends in his half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hends throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hends not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hends thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crawford's head.
Hends not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crawford trying to control but Hends postures up.
Hends winds up and cracks Crawford with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hends connects with a nice short shot to Crawford's temple.
Hends sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crawford defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hends lands a nice short elbow.
Hends missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hends is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hends not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hends 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.
Hends missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hends winds up and cracks Crawford with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hends throwing shots but Crawford is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hends missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hends thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crawford's head.
Crawford has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hends is working away from the top position though.
Crawford on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hends is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crawford is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Hends.
Hends lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hends is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hends landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hends lands with a punch from half guard.
Hends is nestled in close to Crawford, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hends lands a nice short elbow.
Hends is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crawford is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hends scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hends not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hends winds up and cracks Crawford with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hends has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hends working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hevi Hends showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hends looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hends postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crawford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hends landing with the ground and pound.
Crawford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hends throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hends landing with the ground and pound.
Crawford escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hends gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hends postures up in Crawford's guard and throws a big left but Crawford blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hends postures up.
Hends is working Crawford over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hends lands a couple of digs.
Hends working some strikes from top position.
Hends postures up in Crawford's guard and throws a big left but Crawford blocks it.
Hends lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hends with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hends throws a big right hand that misses.
Hends scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hends trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crawford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crawford utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hends scoring with some ground and pound.
Hends trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hends is in close to Crawford's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hends with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hends thows a big elbow that misses.
Hends slips nicely into half guard.
Hends working the head and body with strikes.
Crawford is looking to improve his position.
Hends thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crawford's head.
Crawford wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hends is nestled in close to Crawford, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hends lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crawford keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hends looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crawford with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hends stops Crawford from getting back to his feet.
Hends missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crawford missing with punches from the bottom.
Hends landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hends not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hends slips a nice elbow through Crawford's hands, connecting with Crawford's forehead.
Hends lands with a punch from half guard.
Hends working over Crawford with some ground and pound. Crawford looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wayne Crawford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hends thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crawford's head.
Hends looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hends misses with a head shot. Crawford uses the momentum to regain guard.
Crawford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hends postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crawford working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hends doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hends manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hevi Hends is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hends scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hevi Hends comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hends winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hevi Hends!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fong Sai Yuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Big John has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Big John!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fong Sai Yuk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sai Yuk misses with an uppercut.
John misses with a double jab.
Sai Yuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sai Yuk throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for John, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
John misses with the combination.
John fails to land with a series of punches.
John misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sai Yuk is defended easily by John.
Big John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John throws a series of punches but Sai Yuk moves out of range.
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Fong Sai Yuk has been cut.
John digs a good hook to Sai Yuk's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sai Yuk defending well as John loads up on a big left hand.
John cracks Sai Yuk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A combination from John does no damage.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slow jab from John misses its intended target.
John lands with a nice body punch.
John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sai Yuk circles away quickly and effectively.
John missing with a left hand there. Sai Yuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John misses with a looping right.
John misses with a hook.
John throws a series of punches but Sai Yuk avoids them all with ease.
Sai Yuk misses the jab.
Sai Yuk gets a takedown into half guard.
Sai Yuk wants to free his trapped foot but John is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sai Yuk working the head and body with strikes.
Sai Yuk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sai Yuk works his way into full mount!
Sai Yuk lands a heavy elbow.
Sai Yuk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sai Yuk with a couple of short strikes.
John is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
John blocking the ground and pound.
Sai Yuk punching from mount but John doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sai Yuk is landing with some decent strikes but John is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sai Yuk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sai Yuk postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. John looks a forlorn figure.
Sai Yuk working the ground and pound effectively.
Sai Yuk avoids the attempt from John to control.
The referee warns John that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sai Yuk thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Sai Yuk thowing shots but they're missing.
Sai Yuk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
John wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sai Yuk.
John is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sai Yuk sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
John working to try and regain half guard.
Sai Yuk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sai Yuk lands a big shot there that rocks John but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
John on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if John tries to get out of the position.
Sai Yuk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sai Yuk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
John is breathing heavily.
Sai Yuk lands a big shot there that rocks John but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sai Yuk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sai Yuk working John over with strikes here.
John is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sai Yuk with shots to the head and body - John looks very uncomfortable down there.
Oh John is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
John takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Sai Yuk's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fong Sai Yuk!
Fong Sai Yuk is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krayzie Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes to the ring accompanied by Thuggish Ruggish Bone. Krayzie Bone could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stan Marsh's chin.
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206 lbs
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krayzie Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Marsh!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marsh missing with a left hand there. Bone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Marsh misses the target.
Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marsh.
A big right from Marsh misses.
A combination from Bone does no damage.
Marsh missing with a left hand there. Bone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marsh swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
Marsh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Marsh misses the target.
Bone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marsh.
Bone misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Bone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bone moves away from the strike by Marsh.
Stan Marsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marsh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marsh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marsh misses with a hook.
Marsh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marsh looks to throw the jab but Bone is out of range.
Marsh misses with a combination
enabling Bone to counter with a crisp jab.
Marsh misses with a looping right.
Marsh misses with a hook.
Marsh falls off balance throwing a combination
so Bone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marsh wants to stand but Bone is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh looking to control.
Bone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bone preventing the sweep.
Marsh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Marsh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bone controls the pace.
Marsh thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Marsh lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Bone trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone stopping the sweep attempt from Marsh.
Bone looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Marsh is looking to stand up but Bone isn't so interested in that idea.
Marsh controls Bone momentarily but Bone frees himself.
Bone preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marsh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Marsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marsh.
Marsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marsh.
Marsh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marsh misses with a combination
and Marsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Marsh misses the target.
Marsh misses with a combination
and Bone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsh misses with a body shot
and Bone counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marsh misses with a combination
and Bone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marsh thinking.
Marsh looks gassed!
Bone lands with an uppercut that bounces Marsh off the ropes and back into rage.
Bone connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Krayzie Bone will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marsh misses with a body shot
and Bone counters with a nice uppercut.
Marsh misses with a combination
and Bone counters with a nice uppercut.
Marsh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bone counters with a one-two to the body.
A left and a right from Bone both land. Nice combination.
Marsh misses the body punch
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bone lands a nice looking body shot.
Bone lands with a cross.
Krayzie Bone is winning the standup battle so far.
Bone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bone punishes Marsh's body with a nice straight punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Marsh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bone gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone is trying to control the action in half guard but Marsh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Well, if Bone 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.
Marsh tries to roll over but Bone keeps him under control.
Bone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Marsh flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bone tries to stand and escape but Marsh is controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marsh punishes Bone's body with a nice straight punch.
Marsh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marsh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marsh misses with an uppercut. Bone saw that one coming.
Stan Marsh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Marsh misses
so Bone counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Marsh lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Marsh will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Marsh is on top in guard.
Bone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bone is pulling down on Marsh's head. It's preventing any offense from Marsh, at least for the moment.
Marsh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsh is looking to work some ground and pound but Bone has wrist control.
Marsh is looking to work some ground and pound but Bone has wrist control.
Bone looking for a sweep. Not yet Bone, not yet.
Bone is adopting a defensive guard.
Marsh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marsh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bone scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Marsh.
Marsh swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Marsh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bone counters with a nice uppercut.
Marsh misses with a double jab
and Bone counters with a straight right hand.
Marsh misses with a body shot
and Bone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marsh throws a sloppy body shot
and Bone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marsh thinking.
Marsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bone's corner calls for a 1-2. Bone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marsh misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marsh misses with a combination
and Bone counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone slips a jab from Marsh.
Marsh misses with a shot to the body
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marsh to score with a decent uppercut.
A slow jab from Marsh misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krayzie Bone dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Marsh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bone counters with a nice uppercut.
Bone lands a lovely overhand right.
Marsh throws a hook but Bone avoids it easily.
Bone needs to keep his hands up - Marsh had a free shot at his head there.
Bone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Marsh misses its intended target.
Marsh misses with a double jab
and Bone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, jab by Bone - just one landing.
Marsh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Marsh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bone counters with a left and a right that stings Marsh.
Bone throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marsh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marsh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bone cracks a nice hook into Marsh's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone connects with a jab.
Bone dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bone scores with a punch to the head.
Bone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bone cracks Marsh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marsh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bone stuns Marsh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bone jabs at Marsh's body.
Bone lands a two punch combo.
Bone jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marsh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marsh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bone counters with a three punch combo that has Marsh backing up. Marsh nods at Bone to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands with a hook. Marsh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marsh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bone is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bone cracks Marsh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Marsh throws a big shot that misses.
Bone throws a one two combo.
Bone wants to clinch.
A jab from Marsh misses.
Marsh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bone counters with a left and a right that stings Marsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bone.
Bone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the body from Marsh misses
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marsh throws a hook but Bone blocks it.
Bone lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marsh misses with an uppercut.
Marsh misses with a combination
and Bone counters with a one-two to the body.
Marsh loads up on a big right hand but Bone slips the punch.
Bone wants to clinch up but Marsh keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Marsh misses.
A nice combination there by Bone.
Bone scores with a hook to the body. Marsh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsh misses with a looping right.
Marsh throws a jab when Bone was well out of range.
Stan Marsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bone jabs at Marsh's body.
Bone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bone scores with a hook to the body. Marsh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bone!
Bone misses with a series of wild punches.
Krayzie Bone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bone.
Marsh misses with a jab to the body
and Bone counters with a left and a right that stings Marsh.
Bone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marsh can do to turn this around?
Bone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bone looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bone is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krayzie Bone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bone 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krayzie Bone!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gryphon Andersoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Vitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vitor's choice of entrance music: Pregador Luo - Apaga Mas Não Bate. Gryphon Andersoon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joao Vitor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gryphon Andersoon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Vitor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Andersoon.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andersoon.
Vitor looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersoon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andersoon lands a big head kick that sends Vitor tumbling to the mat! Andersoon takes a step backwards and waves Vitor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vitor is rocked!
It looks like Joao Vitor has been cut.
Andersoon throws a head kick but Vitor moves out of range.
Andersoon tries to clinch but Vitor moves out of range.
Andersoon lands a big head kick that sends Vitor tumbling to the mat! Andersoon takes a step backwards and waves Vitor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vitor is still on wobbly legs! Can Andersoon finish him?
Andersoon cracks the inside of Vitor's front leg.
Vitor seems to have recovered his senses.
Andersoon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vitor's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersoon scores with a leg kick.
Andersoon lands a big head kick that sends Vitor tumbling to the mat! Andersoon takes a step backwards and waves Vitor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Vitor is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Andersoon.
Look low, kick high! Andersoon uses the oldest trick in the book to send Vitor tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Andersoon is absolutely delighted - when Vitor wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gryphon Andersoon!
Gryphon Andersoon retains his heavyweight title!
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