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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franciszek Brzeszczyszczykiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Father Futie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Father Futie has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Franciszek Brzeszczyszczykiewicz's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franciszek Brzeszczyszczykiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Father Futie!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brzeszczyszczykiewicz lands an overhand right.
Futie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Futie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brzeszczyszczykiewicz.
Futie looks to throw the jab but Brzeszczyszczykiewicz is out of range.
Futie looks to throw the jab but Brzeszczyszczykiewicz is out of range.
Futie fails to land with a series of punches.
Futie throws out a loose jab but Brzeszczyszczykiewicz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Futie misses with a body shot.
Futie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Franciszek Brzeszczyszczykiewicz has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Futie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brzeszczyszczykiewicz misses with an uppercut. Futie saw that one coming.
Futie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Futie misses.
Brzeszczyszczykiewicz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Futie.
Futie throws a looping overhand right but Brzeszczyszczykiewicz ducks down to avoid it.
Brzeszczyszczykiewicz fails with a takedown attempt.
Brzeszczyszczykiewicz is breathing heavily.
Brzeszczyszczykiewicz ducks under a wild hook from Futie.
Futie moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Brzeszczyszczykiewicz goes down! Can Futie finish him!?
Brzeszczyszczykiewicz is rocked!
Futie trying to control but Brzeszczyszczykiewicz is working from the bottom.
Oh Brzeszczyszczykiewicz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Futie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futie postures up and lands a big shot to Brzeszczyszczykiewicz's brow.
Brzeszczyszczykiewicz seems to have got his legs back now.
Futie postures up.
Futie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brzeszczyszczykiewicz's head.
Brzeszczyszczykiewicz is trying to keep Futie in close.
Futie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brzeszczyszczykiewicz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Futie cracks Brzeszczyszczykiewicz with a solid left hand.
Futie trying to control but Brzeszczyszczykiewicz is working from the bottom.
Brzeszczyszczykiewicz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brzeszczyszczykiewicz is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futie is controlling Brzeszczyszczykiewicz's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Brzeszczyszczykiewicz stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Brzeszczyszczykiewicz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Futie connects with a nice cross there... Brzeszczyszczykiewicz is looking wobbly and Futie recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Brzeszczyszczykiewicz to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Futie jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Father Futie!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darth Nihilist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shorty Pimp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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128 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darth Nihilist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shorty Pimp!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nihilist takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nihilist shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pimp defends it nicely.
Nihilist shoots in looking for a takedown. Pimp tries to sprawl out of it but Nihilist keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pimp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No joy there for Nihilist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pimp tries to clinch up.
Pimp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nihilist fails to land with a series of punches.
Nihilist fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Nihilist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pimp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nihilist shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pimp sprawls well. Pimp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nihilist gets slowly back to his feet.
Pimp tries a head kick but it misses.
Pimp tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nihilist swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pimp tries to clinch but Nihilist moves out of range.
Nihilist changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pimp tries to avoid it but Nihilist manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pimp to the ground. Pimp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shorty Pimp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pimp tries to clinch there but Nihilist circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pimp pushes Nihilist up against the cage in a clinch.
Pimp tries to land a knee to the head but Nihilist blocks with his arms.
Pimp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nihilist has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pimp tries to land a knee to the head but Nihilist blocks with his arms.
Pimp misses with a knee to the head.
Nihilist tries to pull guard but Pimp won't allow it.
Pimp looking to throw knees to the head but Nihilist is blocking nicely.
Pimp lands a good knee to the midsection. Nihilist won't want to take too many of those.
Pimp with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pimp lands a knee to the head.
Pimp tries a knee to the head but Nihilist blocks it.
Nihilist drags the fight down to the ground.
Nihilist is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pimp is aware though and is defending well.
Pimp is sitting in close to Nihilist's body. Nihilist has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pimp is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pimp is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Nihilist.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Darth Nihilist!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Proof- by DL Incognito. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominic Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Wallace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams moves forwards but Wallace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wallace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallace tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wallace misses the shot to the body.
Mark Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Wallace counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Williams throws a hook but Wallace avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Williams.
Mark Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wallace throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wallace counters with a series of strikes. Williams will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Wallace.
Wallace swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Wallace fails to land with a series of punches.
Wallace looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Wallace counters with a two punch combo.
Williams is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Wallace shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Williams is backing up but Wallace catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Williams covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Wallace Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Wallace!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Goran Drivnic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Goran Drivnic!
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, Andre Young!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Drivnic to the mat! Drivnic manages to get full guard.
Young postures up in Drivnic's guard and throws a big left but Drivnic blocks it.
Young thows a big elbow that misses.
Young with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drivnic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drivnic wants to get back to his feet but Young is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Young would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Young is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Young gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Drivnic misses with the combination.
Young misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drivnic misses with a takedown attempt
and Young counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Young tries to clinch up.
Young scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Young.
Young looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drivnic wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Drivnic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Young tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Young scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Young throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Drivnic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Drivnic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Young misses with some ground and pound and Drivnic recovers position to half guard.
Young throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Young sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drivnic defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Drivnic wants to control but Young is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drivnic is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drivnic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Young circles away.
Drivnic misses with a takedown attempt
and Young counters with a single leg into guard. Drivnic didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goran Drivnic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young is looking to work some ground and pound but Drivnic has wrist control.
Young lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Young loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
Drivnic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Young throws a strike but Drivnic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Young is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Drivnic dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drivnic blocks the strikes from Young.
Drivnic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Young tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Young is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Drivnic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Young keeps working.
Young throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Young tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drivnic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Young somewhat.
Drivnic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Young gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Drivnic regains guard.
Young scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drivnic wants to sweep but no luck.
Young throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Young avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drivnic has momentary wrist control but Young slips an elbow through the middle.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Young dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Young moves into the clinch successfully.
Young breaks from the clinch.
Drivnic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drivnic won't be happy with that.
Young has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Drivnic!
Young avoids the attempt from Drivnic to control.
Young landing strikes from the mount.
Young lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Drivnic hang on?
Young looking to finish with strikes here!
Young working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Drivnic sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Young connects with a nice short shot to Drivnic's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drivnic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drivnic is concentrating on defense, preventing Young from advancing position.
Young slips a nice elbow through Drivnic's hands, connecting with Drivnic's forehead.
Andre Young has got the better of the ground game so far.
Young uses his free foot to push down on Drivnic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Drivnic.
Young sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Drivnic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Young fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Young lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Young pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Drivnic is desperately trying to improve his position but Young has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Young with good strikes from the mount here!
Young lands a big shot there that rocks Drivnic but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Young lands a nice shot to the head.
Young lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Young looking to ground and pound but Drivnic is blocking nicely.
Young throwing strikes here but Drivnic is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Young is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drivnic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Young with the ground and pound from mount.
Young with shots to the head and body - Drivnic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Drivnic is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Young landing strikes, looking to finish!
Young cracks Drivnic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young with good strikes from the mount here!
Drivnic gets back to half guard.
Young is thwarting Drivnic's attempts to control the position.
Young thows a huge punch but Drivnic dodges it nicely.
Drivnic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Young throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Young thows a huge punch but Drivnic dodges it nicely.
Young lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drivnic wants to control but Young is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Young drops an elbow to the side of Drivnic's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Young pushes Drivnic up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drivnic looking for a takedown.
Young turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Young manages to end up in side control.
Young lands a nice forearm strike.
Young lands some shots froms side control.
Young postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Drivnic struggling a bit here.
Young working the head and body with strikes.
Young grinds an elbow into Drivnic's temple.
Young misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Young creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Drivnic sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Young in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Young scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Young showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Drivnic misses with a hook to the body
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Drivnic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Drivnic throws a wild body kick that Young sees coming a mile off.
Drivnic tries for a takedown but Young circles away easily
and Young counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drivnic's guard now.
Young decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Drivnic, up you get!
Drivnic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Young to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Drivnic wants to stand and escape but Young is having none of it.
Young in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drivnic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Young is looking to work some ground and pound but Drivnic has wrist control.
Drivnic looking for a sweep. Not yet Drivnic, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drivnic counters by clinching up.
Young scores with a shot to the side of Drivnic's head.
Young utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Young lands a nice uppercut.
Drivnic is trying to drag Young to the mat but Young just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Young breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drivnic blocks a low kick nicely.
Young misses with a series of wild punches.
Drivnic shoots and misses
and Young counters with a shoot takedown. Drivnic fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Goran Drivnic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young throws a big right hand that misses.
Young thows a big elbow that misses.
Young is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drivnic wriggles free and stands up.
Drivnic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Young counters by clinching up.
Drivnic tries for a takedown but Young manages to get underhooks.
Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drivnic scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drivnic blocks Young's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Young throwing hammer fists to the chest of Drivnic. What's that going to do exactly?
Young sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Drivnic stops Young from getting back to his feet.
Drivnic is pressing down on Young's thigh, looking to free his foot. Young is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drivnic is looking for a kimura here.
Young makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Young connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drivnic momentarily.
Drivnic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Young has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Young looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Drivnic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Young prevents Drivnic from standing back up.
Drivnic has hold of Young's hands but Young slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Young escapes and gets back to his feet.
Young shoots in and bounces Drivnic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drivnic wants to get back to his feet but Young is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drivnic controls Young momentarily but Young frees himself.
Drivnic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drivnic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Young throws and elbow that misses. Drivnic uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Young's guard. Nice move by Drivnic!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young has his foot on Drivnic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drivnic works his way back into a safe position though.
Goran Drivnic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andre Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Young is striking but Drivnic is not phased and passes to half guard.
Drivnic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Young defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Young 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Young!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kustaa Pohjanala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Phenomenon" by Thousand Foot Krutch. Pohjanala has chosen Scooter - Fire as his entrance music. Kustaa Pohjanala has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kustaa Pohjanala!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans works over Pohjanala's head and body with a nice combination.
Pohjanala tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Pohjanala.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pohjanala!
Pohjanala misses with a double jab
and Evans counters with a left and a right that stings Pohjanala.
Pohjanala closes the distance looking to clinch
and Evans counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pohjanala closes the distance looking to clinch
and Evans counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pohjanala wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pohjanala wants to clinch but Evans slips to the side
and Pohjanala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pohjanala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pohjanala tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Evans moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pohjanala checks a leg kick.
Evans looks to throw the jab but Pohjanala is out of range.
Evans lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans works the jab nicely.
Pohjanala with a lazy takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pohjanala looks to clinch
and Evans makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pohjanala looks gassed!
Pohjanala tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Pohjanala scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Pohjanala manages to mount him!
Pohjanala is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Evans to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Evans shrugs it off.
Evans tries to buck Pohjanala off but Pohjanala takes his back!
Evans trying to get back to his feet but Pohjanala is in full control for now.
Evans trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pohjanala has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Evans has freed his hand and lives to survive another� well, another couple of seconds at least!
Evans controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pohjanala is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Evans with him. Evans is trying to defend but Pohjanala has an arm under the chin now! Evans grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kustaa Pohjanala!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Macapinlac Co (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Tucker (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Macapinlac Co!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Co is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Co shoots in looking for a takedown. Tucker tries to sprawl out of it but Co keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tucker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tucker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Co tries to clinch up.
Co tries to keep at a distance but Tucker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tucker trying to land knees to the body.
Tucker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tucker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Co's defenses.
It looks like Macapinlac Co has been cut.
Co goes for a takedown attempt but Tucker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Macapinlac Co. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Co on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tucker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Co throws out the jab.
Co shoots for a double leg takedown but Tucker sprawls well. He's pushed Co's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tucker wants to clinch but Co slips to the side
and Co counters with a single leg into guard. Tucker didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker wants to stand but Co is controlling the position.
Co postures up in Tucker's guard and throws a big left but Tucker blocks it.
Co throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Co wants to pass the guard but Tucker is keeping the position.
Co postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Co scoring with some ground and pound.
Tucker keeping moving, preventing Co from controlling successfully.
Tucker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Co is controlling him.
Co working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tucker wants to get back to his feet but Co is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Co throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Co drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Tucker dives on top into guard.
Co throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tucker stands up from Co's guard - Tucker perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tucker keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Tucker.
Tom Tucker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Co shoots for a double leg takedown but Tucker sprawls well. He's pushed Co's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tucker looks to clinch
and Co counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Co working Tucker over with knees to the body.
Tucker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Co's face.
Co is breathing heavily.
Co tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tucker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Co jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tucker walks away with a smile on his face. Co gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tucker lands a big uppercut and Co crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Co looks OK. Tucker waves Co back to his feet!
Co is rocked!
Tucker dances in with a quick combination. Co is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Tucker snaps Co's head back. Co stumbles backwards against the cage. Tucker steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Co's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Co just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tom Tucker!
Tom Tucker is the new middleweight champion!
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