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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JB Pencil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pencil has chosen Second Chance as his entrance music. JB Pencil struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.1lbs 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. John Locke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JB Pencil!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pencil misses with a few strikes there.
Locke shoots in but no luck this time.
Locke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pencil.
Pencil looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Locke shoots in looking for a takedown but Pencil manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Locke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Locke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pencil swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pencil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Locke circles away quickly and effectively.
Locke wants to clinch up but Pencil keeps it at a distance.
Pencil throws a right and a left that Locke avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Pencil misses.
Locke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pencil swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Locke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pencil misses with the combination.
A jab lands there for Pencil.
Pencil swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pencil throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pencil stuffs the takedown attempt from Locke. Locke gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pencil gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Locke tries to pull guard but Pencil holds him up against the cage and eventually Locke drops back down to his feet.
Locke looking to slow down the pace here.
Locke goes for a takedown attempt but Pencil pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Locke shoots in looking for a takedown but Pencil manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Locke's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pencil closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pencil lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pencil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pencil working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pencil really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Locke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pencil throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Locke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pencil doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Locke is tightening it up a little... Pencil has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Pencil reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Pencil taps out! Nice BJJ there by Locke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Locke!
After the big win, John Locke made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BeastMode and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Apacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabolous Fjodor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fjodor has chosen Era - Enea Vollare Mezzo as his entrance music. Fabolous Fjodor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matthew Apacz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabolous Fjodor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjodor misses with a few strikes there.
Fjodor just misses with a punch to the body.
Apacz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fjodor throws out the jab.
Apacz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fjodor scores with a nice right hand.
Fjodor scores with the left hand. Apacz knows he should have avoided that one.
Fjodor misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Fjodor.
Fjodor throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Fjodor misses.
Fjodor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fjodor lands a jab.
It looks like Matthew Apacz has been cut.
Apacz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fjodor pinned against the cage. Fjodor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apacz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fjodor.
Fjodor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Apacz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fjodor connects with a looping right hand.
Fjodor throws a hook but Apacz avoids it easily.
Fjodor misses the jab.
Apacz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Apacz slips a straight right by Fjodor.
Apacz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Apacz is rocked!
Apacz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fjodor.
Oh Apacz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fjodor cracks Apacz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fjodor tried to score with a low kick but Apacz checks it.
Fjodor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Apacz defending well as Fjodor loads up on a big left hand.
Apacz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fjodor's waist but Fjodor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Apacz off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Apacz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Apacz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fjodor as he jumps to the side.
Apacz seems to have got his legs back now.
Fjodor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Decent striking displayed by Fjodor there.
Fjodor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fjodor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Apacz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fjodor scores with a nice right hand.
Apacz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fjodor as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apacz blocks a jab.
Fjodor lands with a straight right. Apacz didn't see that one coming.
Apacz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fjodor pinned against the cage. Fjodor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Apacz with that takedown attempt.
Apacz is breathing heavily.
Fjodor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fjodor is looking to slow Apacz down with leg kicks.
Fjodor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apacz fails with a takedown attempt.
Fjodor misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fjodor, as that shot connected.
Fjodor with a jab.
Matthew Apacz's cut is getting worse.
Fjodor misses with a hook.
Fjodor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apacz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fjodor as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apacz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fjodor cracks Apacz with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Apacz looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fjodor finish him?
Fjodor throws a looping overhand right but Apacz ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabolous Fjodor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Apacz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fjodor drops Apacz with a naaaaasty hook - Apacz is in real trouble here! Fjodor dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabolous Fjodor!
Fabolous Fjodor spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dong Hyun Kim Kardashian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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275 lbs
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dong Hyun Kim Kardashian!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kardashian drops Gracie with a left and a right! Oh, Gracie is hurt - Kardashian dives into side control looking to finish!
Gracie is rocked!
It looks like George Gracie has been cut.
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!
Kardashian advances to full mount.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Kardashian! Gracie is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dong Hyun Kim Kardashian!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mitrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Michetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mitrione might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kiss my irish ass !! . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Mitrione !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sterling Michetti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michetti throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Matt Mitrione has been cut.
Mitrione needs to keep his hands up - Michetti had a free shot at his head there.
Michetti cracks Mitrione with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Mitrione tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Michetti pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Mitrione is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sterling Michetti!
Our winner, Sterling Michetti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zivojin Miric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karlos Villante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villante has chosen War Pigs as his entrance music. Karlos Villante has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zivojin Miric!
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, Karlos Villante!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miric digs a good hook to Villante's body.
Nice uppercut lands for Miric. That snapped Villante's head back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Miric darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Miric paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Miric.
Miric lands with a good body shot.
Miric lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villante takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Miric keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miric connects with a single shot there.
Miric lands with a nice body punch.
Villante takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Miric slaps away a takedown attempt from Villante, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zivojin Miric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miric connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miric scores with a jab.
Miric scores with a nice strike.
Villante is rocked!
Villante is aggressively charging in as Miric backs up avoiding any damage. Miric tosses out a jab and Villante runs right into it face first! Villante is out cold! Miric dropped down on all fours and is barking in Villante's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zivojin Miric!
Our winner, Zivojin Miric, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tat Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tat Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pedro Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Suarez thinking.
Suarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suarez fails with the takedown
and Taylor makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tat Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Suarez.
Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taylor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suarez.
Suarez misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No luck for Suarez with that takedown attempt.
Taylor lands a high kick!
Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suarez.
Taylor throws a nice outside leg kick.
Suarez has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Suarez tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Taylor connects with a leg kick. Suarez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taylor fails to land the takedown.
Taylor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Suarez throws a head kick that misses
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suarez has his takedown stuffed
and Taylor counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taylor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Suarez with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a nice body shot.
Suarez looks winded!
Taylor lands a two punch combo.
Taylor works over Suarez's head and body with a nice combination.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Suarez's body.
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suarez's calf.
Taylor throws a one two combo.
Taylor lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Suarez is trying desperately to land a takedown but Taylor is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Suarez.
Suarez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck for Suarez with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a head kick. Suarez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taylor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taylor feints a jab promting Suarez to slip. Taylor then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Suarez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Suarez tries to move into range but Taylor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left and a right from Taylor both land. Nice combination.
Suarez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Suarez fails to land the takedown.
Suarez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor throws a combination. Suarez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Suarez looks for a takedown but Taylor sprawls well.
Taylor throws a series of strikes that have Suarez backpedaling.
Suarez shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Suarez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Taylor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suarez working the body and head with strikes.
Taylor is trying to control Suarez's posture but Suarez avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tat Taylor dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Suarez has his takedown stuffed
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suarez backs up against the cage.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Suarez enables Taylor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Suarez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Taylor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Suarez's guard.
Suarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suarez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Suarez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Suarez can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Taylor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Suarez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Taylor has Suarez in his guard.
Suarez throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Suarez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Suarez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suarez preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Suarez postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Suarez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Suarez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Suarez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Taylor dives on top into 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!
Taylor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Suarez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Suarez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taylor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taylor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Suarez is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taylor gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Suarez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taylor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Suarez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taylor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
Taylor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Suarez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor tries to move to mount but Suarez blocks the move with his legs.
Suarez is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Suarez dodges the ground and pound from Taylor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tat Taylor dominated that second round.
That's time! Taylor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Suarez shoots in but Taylor avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taylor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suarez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Suarez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Suarez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.
Suarez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Taylor passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Suarez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Taylor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Suarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suarez can't escape the position.
Taylor working the ground and pound effectively.
Suarez is rocked!
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!
Taylor cracks Suarez with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tat Taylor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norman Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai has chosen The Art of 8 Limbs as his entrance music. Muay Thai is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Thai regains guard immediately.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
Diaz trying to control but Thai is working from the bottom.
Diaz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thai keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Diaz throws a strike but Thai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the position.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thai defends well.
Diaz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Diaz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Thai puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Diaz is controlling Thai's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Thai tries to stand and escape but Diaz is controlling the position.
Diaz trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Thai manages to pass to mount!
Diaz is trying to reverse the position but instead Thai has taken his back - oops!
Thai is not going to allow Diaz to sit and survive in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Diaz has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Thai wants to control but Diaz is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai keeps control of the position as Diaz tries to break free.
Thai avoiding Diaz 's attempts to control his hands.
Diaz wants to escape the position.
Thai trying to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz tries to escape but Thai has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Diaz turns into Thai and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diaz has managed to clinch.
A short right from Thai on the inside.
Thai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz has Thai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Diaz keeps control of Thai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz drags the fight down to the ground.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thai stopping the sweep attempt from Diaz.
Diaz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thai tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Thai counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Thai enables Diaz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thai manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Diaz is looking to pass into half guard but Thai pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Thai is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz 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.
Thai forces his way into half guard.
Diaz is trying to control but Thai manages to pass to mount!
Diaz is trying to escape the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norman Diaz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
Diaz tries to hold on but Thai postures up.
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Thai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diaz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Diaz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thai tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diaz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diaz is keeping busy.
Diaz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thai walks away with a smile on his face. Diaz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Norman Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz rushes Thai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thai smiles and moves away.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz scores with a nice body kick.
Thai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thai leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thai is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Diaz scoring with punches and elbows.
Diaz working the strikes but Thai uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Diaz is looking to take a break and control but Thai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thai regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Diaz.
Thai keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thai is keeping the position for now.
Thai keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz won't allow Thai to sweep him here.
Diaz working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diaz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Thai keeps moving.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz looking to sit in guard and control but Thai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz looking for a sweep. Not yet Diaz, not yet.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diaz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Thai puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Diaz wants to get back to full guard.
Thai is thwarting Diaz's attempts to control the position.
Diaz tries to get to full guard but Thai has control of the leg.
Diaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Diaz.
Muay Thai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norman Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thai won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Diaz!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Minoru Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kofi Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kaze ni Nare. Minoru Suzuki had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Kofi Kingston told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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23
187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoru Suzuki!
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, Kofi Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston tries to score a power double leg takedown but Suzuki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kingston somewhat.
Suzuki closes the distance and clinches up with Kingston, looking for a takedown. Suzuki pushes Kingston against the cage but Kingston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suzuki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kingston smiles and moves away.
Minoru Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingston scores with a one two! Suzuki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Suzuki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kingston is fending him off so far but Suzuki persists. Nope, Kingston circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Minoru Suzuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Suzuki passes Kingston's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kingston wants to improve his position but Suzuki is controlling well.
Kingston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Suzuki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzuki prevents Kingston from standing back up.
Suzuki is trying to work for a kimura but Kingston is defending well.
Kingston is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kingston has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kingston punching from the bottom.
Kingston is trying to stand.
Suzuki seems to be looking for submissions.
Suzuki seems to be working for a kimura but Kingston defends the submission attempt.
Suzuki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kingston is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki seems to be working for a kimura but Kingston defends the submission attempt.
Suzuki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kingston wants to improve his position but Suzuki is controlling well.
Suzuki trying to control the action but Kingston is working from the bottom.
Suzuki wants to free his trapped foot but Kingston is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Suzuki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kingston is trying to maintain the position but Suzuki is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki trying to control the action but Kingston is working from the bottom.
Suzuki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Suzuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kingston keeps working.
Suzuki is working for a submission of some sort.
Kingston wants to get back to full guard.
Kingston trying to control but Suzuki postures up.
Suzuki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki wants to pass to mount but Kingston is defending the position.
Suzuki 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. Kingston tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Suzuki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Minoru Suzuki!
Minoru Suzuki opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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