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QFC Tournament 222 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Randy Silva!
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, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Good shot there by Diaz.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Silva's head back.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Silva clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Silva blocks a jab.
Diaz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva slips under a jab.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz misses the jab.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Diaz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva moves forwards but Diaz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Diaz avoids the head kick by Silva.
Diaz forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Diaz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silva prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz working hard to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
A short right from Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz wants to break free but Silva has control.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice shot by Diaz.
Randy Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Diaz as Silva shoots in.
Diaz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Diaz connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Diaz cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Diaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Diaz tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva blocks a jab.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
Diaz misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Diaz scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A big right from Diaz misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz misses the jab.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Diaz tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Silva takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Silva is looking to clinch but Diaz is avoiding it.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Diaz.
Diaz works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Diaz with a nice cross.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Diaz tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Diaz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Diaz lands a jab.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Diaz had a free shot at his head there.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Diaz is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Diaz improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense.
Diaz cracks Silva with a good jab.
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nick Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
A big right from Diaz misses.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diaz!
A combination from Diaz does no damage.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Diaz, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Diaz against the cage but Diaz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Randy Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva prevents Diaz from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Nick Diaz!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Nick Diaz!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Drew Pashik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre The Giant (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 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, Drew Pashik!
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 The Giant!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pashik misses with a two punch combination.
The Giant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Giant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pashik.
The Giant moves out of range of the strikes.
The Giant throws a sloppy head kick and Pashik moves out of range easily.
The Giant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pashik.
Pashik swinging wildly here.
The Giant tries for a takedown but Pashik circles away easily
and Pashik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pashik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Giant gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pashik counters with a left and a right that stings The Giant.
The Giant is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Giant looks to score with a jab to the body but Pashik is just out of range.
The Giant is still on wobbly legs! Can Pashik finish him?
Pashik takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The Giant seems to have recovered his senses.
The Giant doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pashik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drew Pashik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre The Giant.
The Giant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pashik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Giant with a poor takedown
and The Giant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pashik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pashik throws a nice looking combination but The Giant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Giant connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pashik's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Giant tries to clinch
and Pashik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pashik with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Giant jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pashik walks away with a smile on his face. The Giant gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pashik misses with a series of wild punches.
Drew Pashik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Giant misses with a takedown attempt
and Pashik counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for The Giant!
The Giant looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pashik taking a breather here.
The Giant tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pashik wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pashik moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The Giant prevents Pashik from improving position.
Pashik takes a little break here. The Giant wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Pashik decides to stand up, so the ref orders The Giant to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Giant has his takedown stuffed
and Pashik counters with a head kick that drops The Giant to the mat! The Giant scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Giant throws a body punch but Pashik moves out of range.
Pashik looks to score with a jab to the body but The Giant is just out of range.
The Giant shoots and misses
and Pashik counters with a series of strikes that really hurt The Giant! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Pashik!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Bowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Durk Tent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Bowles could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Durk Tent's 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Bowles!
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, Durk Tent!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowles closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bowles lands in his opponent's guard.
Bowles drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tent looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tent looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tent!
Tent wants to stand but Bowles has his arm trapped.
Tent lands some shots froms side control.
Bowles is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tent tries to stand but Bowles is controlling his head.
Bowles tries to bench press Tent off him but Tent keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowles gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Bowles looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bowles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tent pulls his head out easily.
Tent tries to pass to full mount but Bowles defends it.
Bowles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tent pulls his head out easily.
Bowles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tent performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bowles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tent pulls his head out easily.
Tent sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bowles looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bowles is breathing heavily.
Tent performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowles wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tent stalling.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Durk Tent wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tent throws a sloppy head kick and Bowles moves out of range easily.
Brian Bowles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tent drives through with a takedown into Bowles's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bowles looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tent passes into half guard.
Bowles wants to get back to full guard.
Bowles actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tent controlling the action here.
Tent is looking to take a break and control but Bowles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tent tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bowles.
Tent controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Durk Tent hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Tent tries for a takedown but Bowles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bowles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowles shoots in for a takedown but Tent shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Durk Tent 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.
Bowles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tent.
Tent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowles.
No joy there for Tent, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brian Bowles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowles shoots in looking for a takedown. Tent tries to sprawl out of it but Bowles keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tent manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bowles shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tent napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bowles is trying to get an arm triangle but Tent is defending well.
Bowles looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bowles tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bowles has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bowles thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowles is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tent is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I wouldn't like to be where Tent is right now.
Bowles goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Tent has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bowles but great work by Tent.
A lull in the action here as Tent stalls from top position.
Bowles tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Tent presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tent prevents Bowles from getting the reversal.
Tent looking to control but Bowles is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bowles looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Tent working for a choke but Bowles is defending well.
Bowles defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Tent's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowles tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Tent looking to control but Bowles is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tent tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bowles tries to reverse the position but Tent maintains control.
Tent landing strikes from the mount and Bowles is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowles looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Tent controls the action.
Bowles is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Bowles is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Tent's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowles can't escape the position.
Tent struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Durk Tent will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tent is looking to clinch.
Bowles looks for a takedown but Tent sprawls well.
Tent misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bowles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tent pinned against the cage. Tent gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bowles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Bowles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tent scores with a takedown into Bowles's guard.
Tent throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tent wants to control from the top but Bowles keeps moving.
Tent is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowles has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Tent should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bowles has tightened it up now! Tent should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Brian Bowles!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ray Houghotn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drobo Bragovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drobo Bragovich has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Houghotn's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
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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, Ray Houghotn!
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, Drobo Bragovich!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houghotn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bragovich napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bragovich dodges the ground and pound from Houghotn.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bragovich is looking for a sweep.
Bragovich manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Houghotn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Houghotn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bragovich on the ground.
Bragovich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bragovich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Houghotn tries to kick Bragovich off but Bragovich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Houghotn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Houghotn won't allow Bragovich to pass to mount.
Bragovich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bragovich working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houghotn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bragovich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bragovich thows a huge punch but Houghotn dodges it nicely.
Bragovich in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Houghotn tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bragovich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Drobo Bragovich!
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