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QFC Tournament 102 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Millan Fuentes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Millan Fuentes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryan Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Millan Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page tries a low kick but Fuentes avoids it.
Page lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fuentes will feel that in the morning.
Fuentes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Page.
Horrible takedown by Fuentes or perhaps it was just good defense by Page which made him look bad.
Page cracks Fuentes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Page scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fuentes misses with a hook. Page ducked under it nicely.
Fuentes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Page sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Page lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Page chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fuentes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Page.
Page throws a head kick but Fuentes moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page scores with a hook to the body. Fuentes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fuentes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Page.
Fuentes shoots in looking for a takedown but Page manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fuentes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fuentes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Page. That's going to slow Fuentes down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fuentes manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Page.
Fuentes looks gassed!
Page moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Page misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Page lands a high kick!
Page scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Page.
Page has Fuentes up against the cage in a clinch.
Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Page.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fuentes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Page sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Fuentes to the ground! Page dives into full mount looking to finish!
Fuentes is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Page controlling from the full mount.
Fuentes is still in real trouble! Can Page finish him?
Fuentes seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes is wriggling around trying to escape.
Page sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fuentes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Page has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan Page has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Page scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Fuentes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Page explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Page lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bryan Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Page scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fuentes doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fuentes will feel that in the morning.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Page.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Page clinches up with Fuentes and pushes him back against the cage.
Page stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Page working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Page dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Page scores with a shot to the body.
Fuentes throws a hook but Page avoids it easily.
Page clinches up with Fuentes and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Page.
Page lands a hook that snaps the head of Fuentes backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Page.
A right hand to the body from Page.
Page lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Page.
Fuentes managing to block the knees to the body from Page.
Page pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Page throws a series of punches but Fuentes moves out of range.
Fuentes is breathing heavily.
Page looks to land a body kick but Fuentes moved away.
Page tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Page.
Page lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fuentes backwards.
Page tries to throw a body punch but Fuentes avoids it by throwing Page back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Page misses with a body punch.
Page tries a body shot but Fuentes blocks it.
Page can't find room to land a body shot as Fuentes controls the action.
A short uppercut from Page.
Page breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fuentes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Page is looking to wear down Fuentes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Page lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice body punch from Page.
Page pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Page gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Page lands a body shot in the clinch.
Page digs a right hand into Fuentes's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fuentes's gas tank.
Page lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Page lands a nice uppercut.
Page lands a shoulder strike.
Fuentes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A short body shot lands from Page as the two fighters clinch.
Page scores with a shot to the side of Fuentes's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes avoiding damage as Page throws knees to the body.
Page works on Fuentes's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Page.
Page goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Page lands a body shot.
Page's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Page scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bryan Page is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Page throws a nice outside leg kick.
Page fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Page lands a slapping body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Page. Fuentes shrugs it off though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick from Page lands but Fuentes takes it in his stride.
Page clinches up with Fuentes and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Page.
Page lands with a light punch inside.
Fuentes misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Page.
A short left from Page.
Bryan Page has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Page lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Page is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Page working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Page dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from Page does it's job there.
Fuentes misses with a straight right.
Page lands with a shot to the body.
Page drops Fuentes with a right and a left! Page comes rushing in but Fuentes regains his composure and manages to keep Page in guard.
It looks like Millan Fuentes has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Page pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fuentes is keeping the position for now.
Page has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fuentes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fuentes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bryan Page has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Fuentes misses with a wild body shot.
Page throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fuentes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fuentes fails with the takedown.
Fuentes tries to keep at a distance but Page has taken the fight into the clinch.
Page tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fuentes's elbow.
Page lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fuentes fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Page - that landed with a thud.
Page lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fuentes or not.
Page lands with a left to the head.
Page trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Page.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Page cracks Fuentes with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Page scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Page.
Page working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Page unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Fuentes! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Page is unloading with more strikes now! Fuentes drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Page!
Bryan Page thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Knight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Knight!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight doesn't manage to clinch there - Carson circles away.
Knight gets tackled into the cage by Carson. Carson maintains the clinch.
Carson tries to throw a body punch but Knight avoids it by throwing Carson back against the cage.
A short left from Carson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Knight as Carson tries to tie him up.
Knight is working for takedown but Carson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carson is trying to maintain a safe position but Knight gets an underhook and turns Carson into the cage.
Carson lands a left hand.
Carson lands a hook that snaps the head of Knight backwards.
Knight wants to get back to striking at distance but Carson won't allow it.
Carson looking to stall.
Knight has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carson after a bit of a struggle.
Carson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knight jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carson walks away with a smile on his face. Knight gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tony Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Knight.
Knight throws a leg kick but Carson moved away.
Carson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tony Carson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson slaps away a takedown attempt from Knight, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carson lands a right hook to the body.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knight's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knight scrambles back to his feet.
Carson lands an overhand right.
Knight darts in trying to clinch
and Carson counters with a left to the body.
Carson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Knight fails to land the takedown.
Knight tries to clinch but Carson moves away
and Carson counters with a series of strikes. Knight will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carson connects with the punch.
Carson lands with a nice body punch.
Aaron Knight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson clobbers Knight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carson works over Knight's head and body with a nice combination.
Knight closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carson quickly recovers to half guard.
Knight in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Carson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Knight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aaron Knight!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Galaxy Nexus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Bator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Galaxy Nexus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Piotr Bator!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bator shoots in looking for a takedown. Nexus tries to sprawl out of it but Bator keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Nexus manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nexus throws a leg kick but Bator moved away.
Bator jabs Nexus right on the nose. Nexus blinks but takes it well.
Nexus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nexus throws a wild body kick that Bator sees coming a mile off.
An inside leg kick from Nexus misses.
Bator fails with the takedown
and Nexus counters with a shoot takedown. Bator fights it but they end up in guard.
Nexus landing with the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nexus throws an elbow that misses. Bator uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nexus's guard. Nice move by Bator!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nexus has control of Bator's left arm, preventing Bator from doing any damage.
Nexus wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nexus tries to land a front kick but Bator steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nexus tries to land a front kick but Bator steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bator tries for a takedown but Nexus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Galaxy Nexus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Bator.
Bator shoots in but Nexus avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bator is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nexus's half guard.
Nexus makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nexus.
Nexus avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nexus controlling Bator's posture.
Nexus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nexus tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nexus looking for a sweep. Not yet Nexus, not yet.
Bator stops Nexus from standing up.
Nexus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nexus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bator scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nexus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nexus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nexus has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bator off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Nexus tries for a takedown but Bator sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nexus misses with a takedown attempt - Bator sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bator checks a leg kick.
Nexus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nexus tries to sprawl but Bator drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nexus is concentrating on defense, preventing Bator from advancing position.
Nexus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bator pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nexus is keeping the position for now.
Bator with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nexus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bator is bucking up trying to escape but Nexus cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nexus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nexus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nexus is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bator is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nexus lands with some strikes.
Bator really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nexus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bator looks gassed!
Nexus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nexus raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nexus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bator's face.
Nexus landing strikes from the mount and Bator is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galaxy Nexus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nexus tries to land a front kick but Bator steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bator works Nexus's body with a nice hook.
Bator doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Nexus counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nexus throws a big right hand that misses.
Nexus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bator is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nexus stands up over Bator, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Galaxy Nexus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bator preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nexus 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.
Nexus wants to pass the guard but Bator is keeping the position.
Nexus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bator preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bator is breathing heavily.
Nexus lands a couple of digs.
Nexus scoring with some ground and pound.
Nexus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nexus postures up in Bator's guard and throws a big left but Bator blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nexus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bator preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nexus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nexus stands up over Bator, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nexus throws a big right hand that misses.
Bator utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nexus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bator avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nexus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bator is keeping the position for now.
Nexus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nexus lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bator working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nexus.
Nexus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nexus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nexus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nexus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bator working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nexus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nexus makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nexus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nexus is in close to Bator's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nexus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nexus trying to control the position from guard on top but Bator is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nexus connects with a couple of short punches.
Nexus is looking to work some ground and pound but Bator has wrist control.
Nexus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nexus with a nice head shot there.
Nexus scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bator utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nexus pushing down on Bator's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bator taking some punishment here, with Nexus in his half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bator is refusing to be controlled, as Nexus sits in half guard.
Bator is in trouble now - Nexus has advanced to mount!
Nexus with shots to the head and body - Bator looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nexus lands a big elbow.
Nexus raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bator is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galaxy Nexus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nexus throws a low kick but Bator avoids it.
Nexus misses with a kick to the body.
Bator avoids a kick to the body.
Bator wants to clinch.
Nexus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nexus lands in his opponent's guard.
Nexus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nexus lands a couple of elbows.
Bator wants to stand and escape but Nexus is having none of it.
Bator avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bator takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bator utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nexus throws a big elbow that misses.
Nexus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bator swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nexus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nexus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nexus postures up and lands a big shot to Bator's brow.
Nexus stands up over Bator, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nexus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bator's guard.
Nexus lands strikes from half guard.
Nexus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nexus 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nexus trying to control the action but Bator is working from the bottom.
Nexus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bator's head.
Bator blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nexus.
Nexus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bator can do to turn this around?
Bator keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nexus is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bator avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nexus.
Nexus lands with a punch from half guard.
Nexus throwing shots but Bator is blocking nicely.
Nexus misses with a head shot. Bator uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nexus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Galaxy Nexus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nexus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nexus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nexus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nexus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nexus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nexus engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nexus throws a big elbow that misses.
Piotr Bator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nexus landing with the ground and pound.
Nexus wants to pass the guard but Bator is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nexus content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Galaxy Nexus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nexus 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Galaxy Nexus!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Galaxy Nexus!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Galaxy Nexus!
Galaxy Nexus wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Galaxy Nexus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucy Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucy Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Steel Penn tenderised Burns's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Steel Penn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steel Penn wants it to stay on the feet.
Steel Penn throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Steel Penn.
Steel Penn throws a front kick aimed at Burns's knee but Burns avoids it well.
Steel Penn throws a leg kick that misses.
Steel Penn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
Burns could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Burns closes the distance and clinches up with Steel Penn, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes Steel Penn against the cage but Steel Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel Penn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Steel Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns's sensitive parts.
Steel Penn scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel Penn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Steel Penn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steel Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Steel Penn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns takes a kick to the side of the head.
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mr Steel Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burns tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Burns blocks the leg kick.
Steel Penn tries a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Nice sprawl there from Steel Penn as Burns shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucy Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns checks a low kick from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steel Penn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Burns takes a swing at Steel Penn's ribcage but misses.
Steel Penn lands with a kick to the temple. Burns shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel Penn connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Steel Penn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Steel Penn tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Steel Penn pinned against the cage. Steel Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burns shoots and misses
and Steel Penn counters with an inside leg kick.
Burns shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steel Penn but Steel Penn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steel Penn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burns is able to avoid easily.
Good leg kick by Steel Penn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burns shoots in looking for a takedown but Steel Penn manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burns's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Burns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steel Penn.
Steel Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn lands a high kick!
Steel Penn connects with an inside leg kick.
Steel Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel Penn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel Penn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burns. That did some damage!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burns.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burns.
Burns is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel Penn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Burns's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Steel Penn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steel Penn throws a front kick aimed at Burns's knee but Burns avoids it well.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Burns. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Steel Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from Burns, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steel Penn tries a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Steel Penn as Burns shoots in.
Steel Penn cracks the inside of Burns's front leg.
Mr Steel Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Steel Penn wants to land a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Steel Penn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Burns is defended easily by Steel Penn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucy Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn throws a leg kick that misses.
Steel Penn motions for Burns to come forward. Steel Penn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steel Penn motions for Burns to come forward. Steel Penn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steel Penn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steel Penn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burns is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Burns might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Steel Penn misses with a low kick as Burns jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burns is out of range and Steel Penn settles back down.
Burns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steel Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steel Penn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burns closes the distance and clinches up with Steel Penn, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes Steel Penn against the cage but Steel Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Steel Penn.
Burns blocks a head kick by Steel Penn.
Burns avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Steel Penn scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel Penn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns fails with the takedown.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Steel Penn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steel Penn feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Steel Penn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Steel Penn is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Steel Penn throws a low kick but Burns moves out of range easily.
Steel Penn misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Steel Penn. No joy for Burns on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel Penn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steel Penn wants it to stay on the feet.
Steel Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns's sensitive parts.
Steel Penn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns.
Steel Penn tries to work over Burns's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it.
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
Steel Penn shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good work by Burns as he checks the leg kick.
Steel Penn is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns closes the distance and clinches up with Steel Penn, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes Steel Penn against the cage but Steel Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Steel Penn 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! This is the final round!
Steel Penn does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Steel Penn motions for Burns to come forward. Steel Penn throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steel Penn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Steel Penn. That's going to slow Burns down.
Steel Penn throws a head kick but Burns moves out of range.
Steel Penn lands a high kick!
Steel Penn throws a low kick, looking for Burns's leg but Burns calmly moves out of range.
Steel Penn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Steel Penn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns shoots for a double leg takedown but Steel Penn sprawls well. He's pushed Burns's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Steel Penn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steel Penn.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
Steel Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel Penn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns's sensitive parts.
Steel Penn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns checks a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burns.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucy Burns. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steel Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steel Penn is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Steel Penn circles away and we're back to standing.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burns shoots in for a takedown but Steel Penn shows good takedown defense.
Steel Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steel Penn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mr Steel Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burns has a takedown stuffed.
Steel Penn misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steel Penn as he avoids it easily.
Steel Penn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steel Penn wants to land a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Steel Penn misses with a low kick.
Steel Penn connects with a leg kick. Burns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn misses with a head kick.
Steel Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Steel Penn tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Steel Penn defends it nicely.
Steel Penn feints and then cracks Burns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Steel Penn.
Mr Steel Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steel Penn. Steel Penn obviously looking to wear him down.
Lucy Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns looks to land a left hand but Steel Penn moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Steel Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steel Penn 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Mr Steel Penn!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Mr Steel Penn!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Mr Steel Penn!
Mr Steel Penn wins by unanimous decision!
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