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HFC 90 Bad Blood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Robillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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218 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Robillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giant Giant!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robillard is looking to clinch but Giant is avoiding it.
Robillard lands with a kick to the temple. Giant shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A big left from Giant misses.
Giant misses with a two punch combination.
Giant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Giant thows a body shot but no joy.
Giant misses with a straight left.
Giant stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Robillard.
Giant throws an overhand right that lands on Robillard's shoulder, as Robillard tries to avoid the shot.
Robillard doesn't manage to clinch there - Giant circles away.
Robillard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giant.
Robillard lands a big head kick that sends Giant tumbling to the mat! Robillard takes a step backwards and waves Giant back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Giant is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Robillard moves into range and clinches up with Giant.
Giant is still on wobbly legs! Can Robillard finish him?
Giant tries to break free but Robillard pushes him back against the cage.
Robillard stalls.
Still in the clinch, Robillard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robillard has Giant pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Giant takes an elbow to the forehead.
Giant is looking to break free of the clinch but Robillard has double underhooks.
Robillard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robillard comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Giant is pressed against the cage. Robillard pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Giant! Two more big strikes from Robillard and Giant crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dominic Robillard!
In his post fight interview, Dominic Robillard started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Koga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Chekhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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133 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Nelson Koga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Chekhov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chekhov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chekhov connects with an inside leg kick.
Chekhov misses with a wild body shot.
Chekhov lands a front kick.
Chekhov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chekhov throws out a leg kick but Koga moves out of range and Chekhov only half commits.
Koga throws a front kick aimed at Chekhov's knee but Chekhov avoids it well.
Koga misses the body punch
and Chekhov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chekhov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chekhov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Koga has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chekhov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick from Chekhov lands but Koga takes it in his stride.
It looks like Nelson Koga has been cut.
Chekhov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koga takes a step back to recover.
Chekhov lands a high kick!
Koga misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koga scores with a jab to the body.
Chekhov lands a leg kick that knocks Koga off balance momentarily.
Koga thows a leg kick but Chekhov checks it
and Chekhov counters with a nice leg kick.
Chekhov is looking to slow Koga down with leg kicks.
Koga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chekhov lands a head kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chekhov.
Koga is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koga on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Koga swings for the body but Chekhov moves out of range.
Chekhov with a jab.
Koga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koga works over Chekhov's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov connects with a solid leg kick.
Chekhov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Koga misses its intended target.
Good leg kick by Chekhov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chekhov lands a nice shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chekhov - that will leave a mark!
Koga thows a body shot but no joy.
Koga throws a hook but Chekhov avoids it easily.
Koga is looking to wear down Chekhov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Koga tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chekhov lands a nice looking body kick.
Koga is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick from Chekhov.
A jab from Chekhov does it's job there.
Chekhov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chekhov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chekhov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chekhov takes a swing at Koga's ribcage but misses.
Chekhov throws a head kick that Koga semi-blocks.
Decent striking displayed by Chekhov there.
Nelson Koga's cut is getting worse.
Chekhov throws a nice head kick!
Koga is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Chekhov uses the oldest trick in the book to send Koga tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Chekhov is absolutely delighted - when Koga wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anton Chekhov!
During a confident post fight interview, Anton Chekhov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Saltzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Messinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Messinger has chosen Huckleberry by Ichabod as his entrance music. Will Messinger is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Saltzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Will Messinger!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messinger shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Saltzman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Saltzman looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Messinger stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Saltzman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Messinger moves into the clinch.
Messinger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Messinger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Messinger stands up and waves to Saltzman to follow him.
Donk. Messinger catches Saltzman right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saltzman gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Messinger to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Messinger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messinger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Messinger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Messinger throws a big right hand that misses.
Messinger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Saltzman can't keep his opponent in guard - Messinger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Messinger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Messinger working Saltzman over with strikes.
Messinger gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messinger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Saltzman sprawls well initially but Messinger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Messinger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messinger seems to be looking for submissions.
Messinger stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messinger rushes Saltzman and presses him up against the cage.
Messinger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Messinger has clasped his hands together around Saltzman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Messinger in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Messinger stands up.
Messinger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Messinger trying to control the position from guard on top but Saltzman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Messinger stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Messinger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Messinger lands with a slapping head kick.
Messinger clinches up with Saltzman and pushes him back against the cage.
Messinger wants the takedown. Saltzman is fighting it off but Messinger persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Saltzman's guard against the cage.
Messinger distracts Saltzman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Messinger scoring with punches to the head and body.
Messinger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Messinger gets to his feet. Saltzman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Messinger cracks Saltzman with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Will Messinger 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.
Messinger gets a takedown into half guard.
Saltzman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Messinger on the ground.
Saltzman won't allow Messinger to pass to mount.
Messinger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Messinger moves into full mount! Saltzman won't be happy about that!
Messinger is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Saltzman to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Saltzman shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Messinger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Messinger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messinger is landing with some decent strikes but Saltzman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Saltzman is rocked!
Messinger working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Saltzman turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Messinger off and cradles Saltzman's limp body as Messinger celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Will Messinger!
A less than humble Will Messinger misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haka Maka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maka is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Island Music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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201 lbs
18 - 16 - 0 |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haka Maka!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a head kick but Maka moves out of range.
Hall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maka is defended easily by Hall.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Maka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hall is staying active underneath Maka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hall knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Maka is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hall is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Haka Maka!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Haka Maka made sure he mentioned Das Labor, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Lockwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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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
17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Lockwood!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lockwood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fisher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lockwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lockwood lands with a cross.
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
Lockwood scores with a head kick.
Lockwood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lockwood connects with the punch.
Fisher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lockwood.
Fisher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fisher lands an elbow just above Lockwood 's eye.
It looks like Adam Lockwood has been cut.
Lockwood misses with a body punch.
Lockwood gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fisher.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fisher changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lockwood fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fisher throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Lockwood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lockwood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lockwood avoids the head kick by Fisher.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lockwood as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lockwood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice defenses there by Lockwood.
Fisher shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fisher showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lockwood tries to get to full guard but Fisher has control of the leg.
Fisher is working for a kimura but Lockwood is defending it quite comfortably.
Lockwood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockwood is refusing to be controlled, as Fisher sits in half guard.
Lockwood manages to get to full guard.
Lockwood is controlling Fisher's posture.
Fisher wants to control from the top but Lockwood keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockwood pulls Fisher in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Fisher.
Lockwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fisher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lockwood moves out of range of the body kick from Fisher.
Lockwood gets tackled into the cage by Fisher. Fisher maintains the clinch.
A short right from Fisher on the inside.
Lockwood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fisher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fisher misses with an elbow strike.
Lockwood scores with a shoulder strike.
Fisher lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fisher goes for a takedown attempt but Lockwood pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fisher walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lockwood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fisher doesn't seem phased though.
Some wild striking there from Fisher.
Lockwood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fisher tries to clinch up but Lockwood circles away and keeps his distance.
Lockwood ducks under a wild hook from Fisher.
Lockwood misses with a leg kick.
Lockwood circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Lockwood misses.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lockwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fisher clinches up with Lockwood and pushes him back against the cage.
Lockwood tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
Lockwood avoids the elbow strike from Fisher, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A right hand to the body from Fisher.
Fisher misses with an elbow strike.
Lockwood gets through Fisher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fisher is leaning against Lockwood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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 John Fisher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Lockwood's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lockwood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lockwood but Lockwood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lockwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fisher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lockwood loads up on a big right hand but Fisher slips the punch.
Lockwood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lockwood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like John Fisher has been cut.
Lockwood throws a head kick that misses.
Fisher fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lockwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lockwood throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fisher's head.
Fisher shoots in looking for a takedown but Lockwood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fisher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Fisher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Lockwood.
Lockwood changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fisher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fisher has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lockwood finds it's way round the side to connect with Fisher's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lockwood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fisher thinking.
Lockwood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fisher. That did some damage!
Lockwood scores with a three punch combo!
Lockwood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
John Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lockwood misses with a straight right.
Adam Lockwood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fisher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lockwood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A cross from Lockwood lands.
Fisher tries to clinch up.
Fisher misses with a takedown
and Lockwood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lockwood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lockwood is looking to slow Fisher down with leg kicks.
Fisher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lockwood doesn't seem bothered though.
Fisher shoots in looking for a takedown. Lockwood tries to sprawl out of it but Fisher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lockwood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lockwood tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown but Lockwood shows good takedown defense.
Fisher tries to clinch up
and Lockwood counters with a nice body shot.
Donk. Lockwood catches Fisher right on the button with a cross.
Fisher clinches up against the cage.
Lockwood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fisher is working for takedown but Lockwood is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lockwood pushes Fisher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fisher tries to land knees in the clinch but Lockwood avoids the damage to the body.
Lockwood struggles to land a body shot inside as Fisher controls his hands.
Lockwood misses with some punches.
Fisher has Lockwood pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lockwood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lockwood blocks an elbow strike from Fisher.
Fisher swings wildly with an uppercut but Lockwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fisher is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockwood gets through Fisher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lockwood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Lockwood lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lockwood scores with a shoulder strike.
Lockwood lands a hook that snaps the head of Fisher backwards.
Fisher goes for a takedown attempt but Lockwood pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Lockwood does it's job there.
Lockwood lands a head kick. Fisher smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fisher is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher ducks right into an uppercut from Lockwood.
Oh Fisher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lockwood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fisher's sensitive parts.
Lockwood steps in with a hook that catches Fisher right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Lockwood follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Fisher looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Lockwood!
A relieved looking Adam Lockwood thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eskobar Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willians Trautman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Trautman's choice of entrance music: Bolt Thrower - No guts, no glory. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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167 lbs
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171 lbs
19 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eskobar Andersson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willians Trautman!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trautman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andersson, pushing him back against the cage.
Trautman tries to pull guard but Andersson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Trautman jumps guard.
Andersson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Trautman is keeping the position for now.
Andersson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Trautman is trying to control the position but Andersson postures up.
Andersson tries to stand but Trautman is controlling from the bottom.
Trautman looking for a guillotine here but Andersson defends easily.
Trautman working for a triangle but Andersson defends it easily.
Andersson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trautman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Andersson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Andersson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Trautman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andersson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Trautman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Trautman has a closed guard, preventing Andersson from standing up.
Andersson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Andersson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Andersson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trautman gets tackled into the cage by Andersson. Andersson maintains the clinch.
Trautman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Andersson walks away with a smile on his face. Trautman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Andersson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Trautman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trautman drives through and clinches with Andersson against the cage.
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!
Trautman is trying to pull guard but Andersson has him pressed against the cage.
Eskobar Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willians Trautman.
Trautman tries to pull guard but Andersson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Andersson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andersson tries a knee to the head but Trautman blocks it.
Trautman pulls Andersson into guard.
Andersson trying to control the position from guard on top but Trautman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trautman working for a triangle but Andersson defends it easily.
Andersson stands up from Trautman's guard - Andersson perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is looking to clinch but Trautman is avoiding it.
Trautman shoots in but no luck this time.
Trautman darts in and clinches Andersson up against the cage.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but Trautman blocks with his arms.
Trautman is trying to pull guard but Andersson has him pressed against the cage.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trautman tries to pull guard but Andersson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Andersson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trautman blocks it with crossed arms.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trautman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Andersson walks away with a smile on his face. Trautman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trautman shoots for a takedown but Andersson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Andersson slips a jab from Trautman.
Trautman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andersson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Trautman takes a kick to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trautman shoots and misses
and Andersson counters with a nice uppercut.
Andersson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trautman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Andersson walks away with a smile on his face. Trautman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trautman closes the distance and clinches.
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 Eskobar Andersson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Andersson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trautman clinches.
Andersson stops a takedown attempt from Trautman.
Trautman effectively controlling the action here.
Trautman pulls guard effortlessly.
Andersson trying to control but Trautman is working from the bottom.
Andersson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Trautman, up you get!
Andersson clinches with his opponent.
Trautman tries for a takedown but Andersson manages to get underhooks.
Trautman fails to pull guard.
Eskobar Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willians Trautman.
Trautman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Andersson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Trautman has hold of one of Andersson's legs. Andersson is fighting the takedown attempt but Trautman gets the trip and lands the takedown 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!
Andersson seems keen to control Trautman's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trautman is looking to advance position but Andersson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Trautman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andersson stands up from mount. Strange move.
Willians Trautman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trautman throws a lazy uppercut
and Andersson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trautman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Andersson counters with a head kick that drops Trautman to the mat! Trautman scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Trautman is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trautman clinches up with Andersson and pushes him back against the cage.
Andersson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trautman jumps guard but Andersson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Trautman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andersson tries to work over Trautman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andersson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andersson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trautman blocks a body shot from Andersson.
Andersson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trautman blocks it with crossed arms.
Trautman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trautman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trautman fails to pull guard.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eskobar Andersson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Andersson.
Trautman decides to pull guard.
Trautman keeping moving, preventing Andersson from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson drops back looking for a leg! Trautman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Trautman manages to kick Andersson off! Andersson jumps back into Trautman's guard.
Andersson wants to stand but Trautman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Trautman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Andersson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Trautman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trautman clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trautman tries to pull guard but Andersson won't allow it.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trautman tries to pull guard but Andersson holds him up against the cage and eventually Trautman drops back down to his feet.
Andersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trautman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trautman avoiding damage as Andersson throws knees to the body.
Trautman tries to pull guard but Andersson won't allow it.
Trautman is trying to pull guard but Andersson has him pressed against the cage.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but Trautman blocks with his arms.
Trautman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Andersson smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Andersson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trautman gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eskobar Andersson 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.
Trautman drives through and clinches with Andersson against the cage.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andersson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andersson landing knees to the head.
It looks like Willians Trautman has been cut.
Trautman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Andersson smiles and moves away.
Trautman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Andersson sprawls well. Andersson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trautman gets slowly back to his feet.
Trautman avoids the head kick by Andersson.
Trautman fails with the takedown
and Andersson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Trautman is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Eskobar Andersson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willians Trautman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trautman shoots in looking for a takedown but Andersson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Trautman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trautman fails to land the takedown.
Trautman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trautman with a poor takedown
and Andersson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Andersson wants to clinch up but Trautman keeps it at a distance.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Trautman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trautman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Andersson counters with a crisp one two that drops Trautman! Andersson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Trautman to his feet! Trautman is in big trouble!
Trautman is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trautman wants to stay close but Andersson steps back to make room for something. Trautman seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Andersson and Trautman drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eskobar Andersson!
Eskobar Andersson is the new lightweight champion!
A less than humble Eskobar Andersson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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