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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusko Bagaric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dusko Bagaric will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dusko Bagaric!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagaric lands with an uppercut that bounces Bravo off the cage and back into rage.
Bagaric looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bravo looks to land a left hand but Bagaric moved out of range nicely.
Bravo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bagaric tries to clinch there but Bravo circles away.
Bagaric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bagaric looks for a takedown but Bravo sprawls well.
Bravo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Dusko Bagaric has been cut.
Bagaric fails with the takedown.
Bagaric swings for the body but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bagaric doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bagaric looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bravo throws an overhand right that has Bagaric reeling! Bravo follows up with more punches and Bagaric is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Bravo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Franklin!
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, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero looks for a takedown but Franklin sprawls well.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt
and Zero counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Franklin!
Zero is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Zero!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sub Zero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evandro Campo Santo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar comes to the cage accompanied by Real muthapukin G's Eazy e. Evandro Campo Santo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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277 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
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, Evandro Campo Santo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lesnar lands in his opponent's guard.
Lesnar stays in close to Campo Santo's body and controls the position.
Campo Santo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lesnar.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Campo Santo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Campo Santo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Campo Santo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lesnar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Campo Santo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lesnar controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campo Santo keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Campo Santo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lesnar trying to control the position but Campo Santo is working away.
Lesnar tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lesnar trying to control the position but Campo Santo is working away.
Lesnar throws an elbow but Campo Santo slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
An elbow from Lesnar crashes against the mat.
Lesnar creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Campo Santo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Campo Santo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Campo Santo tries to escape but Lesnar is in control.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lesnar.
Lesnar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campo Santo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lesnar asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lesnar passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Campo Santo!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Campo Santo is trying to stand up.
Lesnar working the ground and pound effectively.
Campo Santo is rocked!
It looks like Evandro Campo Santo has been cut.
Lesnar thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Campo Santo takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lesnar's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Lesnar!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Knowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
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, Devon Knowles!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knowles ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Drago throws a head kick but Knowles moves out of range.
Drago looks to land a combination but Knowles avoids it well.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knowles looks to land a combination. Drago sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Drago goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Devon Knowles has been cut.
Drago tries a head kick but it misses.
Knowles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago tries to clinch there but Knowles circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knowles.
Drago digs a good hook to Knowles's body.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Knowles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Drago swinging wildly here.
Knowles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knowles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Knowles cracks Drago with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Devon Knowles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Knowles works Drago's body with a nice hook.
Drago has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drago.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knowles misses with a two punch combination.
Drago throws a combination that misses
and Knowles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drago staying out of range there.
Drago slips a jab from Knowles.
Drago lands a high kick to the side of Knowles's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Drago dives into guard, looking to finish.
Drago won't allow Knowles to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago drops back looking for a leg! Knowles is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knowles manages to kick Drago off! Drago jumps back into Knowles's guard.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Knowles wants to stand but Drago is controlling the position.
Drago decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Drago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knowles circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knowles throws a series of strikes that have Drago backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Knowles'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.
Drago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drago.
Knowles misses with an uppercut.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Knowles counters with a nice uppercut.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ivan Drago is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knowles scores with a sloppy right hand. Drago should have avoided that one.
Drago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knowles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knowles blocks a head kick by Drago.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knowles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Knowles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knowles stuffs the takedown.
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knowles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Knowles has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knowles keeps the fight on the outside.
Knowles scores with a hook.
Knowles takes a kick to the side of the head.
Knowles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Knowles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago throws a head kick that misses.
Knowles scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knowles walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drago checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Knowles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago is looking to clinch but Knowles is avoiding it.
Knowles misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knowles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drago fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the body from Drago misses
and Knowles counters with a one-two to the body.
Knowles blocks the body kick.
Drago throws a sloppy body shot
and Knowles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knowles throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devon Knowles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Devon Knowles's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Drago shoots in and drives through. Knowles sprawls well.
Knowles lands a nice shot that snaps Drago's head back.
Drago tries to clinch but Knowles is having none of it.
Drago shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knowles pinned against the cage. Knowles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Knowles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knowles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Knowles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Knowles.
Knowles tries to bum rush Drago with a series of wild strikes but Drago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drago throws a head kick but Knowles moves out of range.
Drago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drago doesn't manage to clinch there - Knowles circles away.
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.
Knowles connects with the punch.
Knowles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knowles cracks Drago with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Knowles counters with a straight right hand.
Drago misses with the combination.
Drago swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knowles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Knowles defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knowles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Knowles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Knowles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drago swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Knowles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knowles connects with a body shot.
Drago looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drago drops his hands momentarily and Knowles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knowles counters with a nice uppercut.
Drago is rocked!
BOOM! Knowles lands a beautiful left hook that drops Drago. Drago tries to recover but Knowles is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Drago lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devon Knowles!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jabari Jelani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Srecko Katanec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Srecko Katanec is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jabari Jelani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Srecko Katanec!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katanec avoids a punch combination nicely.
Katanec misses with a takedown attempt - Jelani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Katanec shoots for a double leg takedown but Jelani sprawls well. He's pushed Katanec's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Katanec. No joy for Jelani on that attempt.
Jelani gets the takedown into side control.
Katanec is looking for a sweep.
Katanec is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jelani has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Katanec looks gassed!
Jelani working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jelani thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jelani wants to control for a moment but Katanec uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelani is trying to control. Katanec wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Katanec is trying to stand up here but Jelani is controlling him well.
Katanec tries to roll over but Jelani keeps him under control.
Jelani is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Katanec doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jelani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Katanec regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jelani passes Katanec's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Katanec is refusing to be controlled, as Jelani sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelani content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Katanec makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Katanec.
Katanec tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Katanec really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jelani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Katanec is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Katanec looking to control.
Katanec wants to sweep but no luck.
Jelani seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Katanec looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jelani is one step ahead there.
Jelani wants to control from the top but Katanec keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Katanec takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jabari Jelani dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jelani drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Katanec is trying to get back to half guard.
Jelani advances to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Katanec can do anything to dispel that myth.
Katanec is squirming around, avoiding Jelani's attempts to control the action.
Jelani is really struggling to control Katanec but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Katanec is breathing heavily.
Jelani is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Katanec has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Katanec!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelani throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jelani is looking for a triangle but Katanec pushes his legs off easily.
Jelani is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Katanec controlling from the top position.
Katanec works over Jelani with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katanec gets to his feet. Jelani looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Katanec is looking to clinch.
Jelani lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jabari Jelani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katanec lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Katanec fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jelani, pushing him back against the cage.
Katanec stops a takedown attempt from Jelani.
Katanec lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Jabari Jelani has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jelani takes a knee to the side of the body.
Katanec breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Katanec.
Jabari Jelani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katanec gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jelani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jelani's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jelani duly obliges.
Jelani defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Katanec.
Jelani tries to bum rush Katanec with a series of wild strikes but Katanec uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelani takes a swing at Katanec's ribcage but misses.
Katanec throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katanec looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jabari Jelani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Srecko Katanec.
Katanec tries to close the distance and clinch but Jelani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jelani's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Jelani duly obliges.
Katanec lands a high kick!
Jelani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jelani misses with a wild combination.
Katanec lands a head kick!
Jelani moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jelani stuffs the takedown attempt from Katanec. Katanec gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelani throws a left and a right that both miss
and Katanec counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Katanec.
Katanec prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Katanec misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jelani.
Jelani fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Katanec landing knees to the body.
Jelani blocks an elbow strike from Katanec.
Jelani wants a takedown but no success here.
Jelani has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Katanec avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Katanec pulls guard effortlessly.
Katanec 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.
Katanec is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jelani looking for subs from the bottom but Katanec mounts him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jabari Jelani will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jabari Jelani's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jelani stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jelani wants it to stay on the feet.
Jelani rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Katanec moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jelani throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katanec is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Katanec tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jelani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jelani throws a combination that misses
and Katanec counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jelani!
Jelani really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Katanec lands a heavy elbow.
Katanec punishing his opponent with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jelani gets back to half guard.
Jelani gets full guard.
Katanec loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katanec trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jelani keeping full guard, as Katanec tries to pass.
Jelani keeping moving, preventing Katanec from controlling successfully.
Katanec looking to pass the guard.
Jelani has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Katanec doesn't defend quickly enough and Jelani has managed to lock this one up! Can Katanec escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jelani on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jabari Jelani!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between naf naf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Travik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). naf naf looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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220 lbs
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19
235 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, naf naf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Travik!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Travik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from naf.
Travik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
naf looking for a takedown.
Travik has naf pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Travik pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending naf tumbling to the mat - Travik dives into naf's guard.
naf looking for a guillotine here but Travik defends easily.
naf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Travik controls the pace.
naf will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Travik postures up and lands a big shot to naf's brow.
Travik distracts naf with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Travik sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Travik is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
naf working for a triangle but Travik defends it easily.
naf is breathing heavily.
Travik controls from within his opponent's guard.
Travik tries to stand but naf is controlling from the bottom.
naf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Travik slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Travik landing some decent shots from guard.
Travik is stalling in the full guard.
Travik lands a couple of digs.
Travik works over naf with some ground and pound from guard.
naf had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Travik defends it easily.
Travik working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Travik wants to stand but naf is controlling his posture from full guard.
Travik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
naf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Travik controls the pace.
naf is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Travik wants to stand but naf has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Travik showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
naf is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four 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.
Travik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. naf is keeping the position for now.
Travik trying to stand up but can't free himself from naf's guard.
Travik looking to pass the guard.
Travik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with naf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Travik scores with a takedown into naf's guard.
Travik got a little sloppy there for a moment and naf has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Travik has managed to get both his arms back between naf's legs - danger averted.
Travik looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Travik connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Travik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Travik drops naf with a big left hand! naf is injured, injured bad! Travik jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Travik!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between dane scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
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161 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, dane scott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Wang!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
scott takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A punch combination from Wang misses.
Wang stuffs the takedown.
Wang on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
scott misses the shot to the body.
Wang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. scott looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Wang scores with a four punch combination!
Wang lands with an uppercut that bounces scott off the cage and back into rage.
Wang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from scott.
Wang lands a jab-cross combination.
scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wang lands a slapping body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wang, as that shot connected.
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!
scott wants to land a leg kick but Wang is out of range.
Andy Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
scott misses with a head kick.
Wang scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
scott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
scott wants to control but Wang is keeping him busy.
Wang is looking to regain half guard here but scott keeps moving and retains side control.
Wang can't do much from the bottom here.
Wang regains half guard.
It looks like scott is going to stand back up.
Wang trying to control but scott postures up.
Wang is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
scott is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang pulls scott in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as scott accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wang looking to hit a scissor sweep but scott is one step ahead there.
Wang pulls scott in to control the position.
Wang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but scott can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
scott preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
scott wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position.
Wang seems keen to control scott's posture.
scott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
scott throwing strikes but missing.
Wang keeping moving, preventing scott from controlling successfully.
Wang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. scott defends it easily.
Wang keeping moving, preventing scott from controlling successfully.
scott has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
scott is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
scott throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wang is trying to control. scott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wang controlling the action here.
scott wants to improve his position but Wang is controlling well.
Wang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, scott has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Wang dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wang dodges the punch combination from scott.
Wang looks to land a combination. scott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left and a right from scott both land. Nice combination.
scott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wang's waist but Wang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing scott off to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wang throws a one two combo.
A shot to de liver by Wang. Beautiful body shot.
No joy there for Wang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
scott looks for a takedown but Wang sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wang throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
scott tries a low kick but Wang avoids it.
dane scott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Wang as scott shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for dane scott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
scott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
scott with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wang to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice combination there by Wang.
Wang lands with a shot to the body.
Wang's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wang duly obliges.
scott is rocked!
Wang lands with a nice combination. scott backs away looking to recover.
Oh scott is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang jabs at scott's body.
Wang lands a with a good body shot.
scott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wang scores with a jab to the body.
Wang rushes scott with punches - scott moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, scott goes down! Wang follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Wang!
Andy Wang is the new lightweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos comes into the arena with Get It blaring out of the sound system. Miguel Souza acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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270 lbs
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucio Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Souza!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Souza scores a takedown into full mount!
Souza can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Santos is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza controlling the position easily from mount.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two 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.
Souza sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Souza looking to ground and pound but Santos is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santos wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Souza dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Santos throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.
Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Souza misses with a kick to the body.
Santos tries for a takedown but Souza circles away easily
and Souza counters with a shoot takedown. Santos fights it but they end up in guard.
Souza content to stall in guard here.
Souza prevents Santos from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos wants to get back to his feet but Souza passes into half guard.
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.
Souza is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Santos is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Souza's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Souza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Souza trying to stall but Santos improves his position.
Souza tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Souza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Souza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santos is keeping busy.
Souza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Santos tries a low kick but Souza avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza avoids the head kick by Santos.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Souza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza wants to break free but Santos has control.
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Santos tries for a takedown but Souza circles away easily
and Souza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Lucio Santos has been cut.
Souza drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Souza is struggling to control the position.
Souza wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Souza tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lucio Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Souza.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos throws a low kick, looking for Souza's leg but Souza calmly moves out of range.
Santos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Souza's hands.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos breaks the clinch.
Souza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos throws a body punch but Souza moves out of range.
Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Souza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza throws a hook but Santos avoids it easily.
Souza misses with a body shot.
Souza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Santos throws a sloppy body shot
and Souza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Souza looking to slow down the pace here.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos misses the body punch
and Souza counters with a one-two to the body.
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Souza checks a low kick from Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Souza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Souza closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Santos to the mat! Santos manages to get full guard.
Souza won't allow Santos to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza trying to move into half guard but instead Santos has managed to sweep!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Lucio Santos did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Lucio Santos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Souza has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Souza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza is looking to break free of the clinch but Santos has double underhooks.
Santos keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but Souza is controlling him.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Souza just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santos's brow.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza wants to break free but Santos has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A shot to de liver by Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Santos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Santos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Souza counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santos.
Santos misses with a hook. Souza ducked under it nicely.
Souza takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Souza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Santos stalks Souza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Souza's face. Souza staggers backwards, shaken.
Souza is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Santos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Souza wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Souza on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos is looking to clinch but Souza is avoiding it.
Santos misses the shot to the body.
Santos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Santos, as that shot connected.
Santos shoots in and bounces Souza off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santos trying to stand up but can't free himself from Souza's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos won't allow Souza to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Santos had his way with Miguel Souza in that round.
The cut man is working on Lucio Santos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Souza tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos scores with a jab.
Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Souza counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Souza.
Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Souza counters with a nice double leg into side control. Santos won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here.
Santos tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza cracks Santos with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Santos from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Good control from Souza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Souza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:49
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Souza!
Miguel Souza is the new heavyweight champion!
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