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QFC Tournament 234 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Calloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Utah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Calloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johny Utah!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utah tries to clinch but Calloway is having none of it.
Utah with a lazy takedown attempt
and Calloway counters with a nice double leg into side control. Utah won't be happy with that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Calloway is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Utah is trying to escape and Calloway transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Utah is forced to tap! Nice work there by Calloway! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chuck Calloway!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alois Wutawanashe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alois Wutawanashe!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wutawanashe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wutawanashe feints and as Cruz raises his hands in defense, Wutawanashe changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wutawanashe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wutawanashe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wutawanashe should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alois Wutawanashe was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Wutawanashe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Wutawanashe counters by moving into the clinch.
Cruz looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cruz looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wutawanashe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Wutawanashe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cruz won't be happy with that.
Cruz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wutawanashe connects with a decent elbow.
Wutawanashe lands a few punches from side control.
Cruz is looking to reverse the position.
Wutawanashe has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Wutawanashe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cruz's knee momentarily.
Wutawanashe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cruz!
Cruz takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wutawanashe taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wutawanashe is controlling him well.
Wutawanashe moves into full mount!
Wutawanashe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cruz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cruz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wutawanashe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Wutawanashe postures up.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Wutawanashe isn't so interested in that idea.
Cruz trying to control the position.
Wutawanashe would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wutawanashe looks winded!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Felix Cruz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
Wutawanashe gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants a takedown but no success here.
Wutawanashe jumps into guard, dragging Cruz to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz advances position into side control!
Wutawanashe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wutawanashe struggling a bit here.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Wutawanashe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wutawanashe is looking for a sweep.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Alois Wutawanashe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wutawanashe is looking to clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wutawanashe.
Wutawanashe scoring with punches from side control.
Wutawanashe moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cruz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cruz tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Wutawanashe.
Wutawanashe is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wutawanashe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wutawanashe is doing well to control the position and prevent Cruz from advancing to side control.
Wutawanashe is breathing heavily.
Wutawanashe is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Felix Cruz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wutawanashe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wutawanashe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cruz defends it nicely.
Cruz shoots and misses
and Wutawanashe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Wutawanashe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Wutawanashe. No joy for Cruz on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wutawanashe is fending him off so far but Cruz persists. Nope, Wutawanashe circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wutawanashe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alois Wutawanashe has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz wants to stand up but Wutawanashe is controlling him.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wutawanashe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wutawanashe looking to sit in guard and control but Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wutawanashe keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Wutawanashe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wutawanashe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cruz trying to control but Wutawanashe is working from the bottom.
Cruz wants to get up but he can't break Wutawanashe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Wutawanashe. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Wutawanashe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Felix Cruz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Wutawanashe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cruz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wutawanashe did well to prevent Cruz getting side control.
Cruz trying to control from half guard but Wutawanashe is working away.
Wutawanashe is trying to maintain the position but Cruz is very close to passing his half guard.
Cruz is looking to advance position but Wutawanashe won't allow it.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wutawanashe keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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 Felix Cruz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cruz looks for a takedown but Wutawanashe sprawls well.
Felix Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wutawanashe moves into the clinch.
Wutawanashe ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wutawanashe no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wutawanashe is pulling down on Cruz's head. It's preventing any offense from Cruz, at least for the moment.
Wutawanashe keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz tries to stand but Wutawanashe is controlling from the bottom.
Wutawanashe wants to improve his position but instead Cruz has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wutawanashe is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Cruz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Wutawanashe wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Wutawanashe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wutawanashe is refusing to be controlled, as Cruz sits in half guard.
Cruz blocks the strikes from Wutawanashe.
Cruz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wutawanashe wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to control but Wutawanashe wriggling away.
Wutawanashe is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Cruz trying to control but Wutawanashe is having none of it.
Wutawanashe wants to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz tries to control but Wutawanashe wriggling away.
We're going to have a standup here because Felix Cruz wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wutawanashe is defended easily by Cruz.
Wutawanashe leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz shoots in but Wutawanashe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Felix Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wutawanashe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cruz's head.
Cruz swings for the body but Wutawanashe moves out of range.
No luck for Wutawanashe with that takedown attempt.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Wutawanashe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wutawanashe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wutawanashe counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cruz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Felix Cruz.
I think Cruz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alois Wutawanashe!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Alois Wutawanashe!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Alois Wutawanashe!
Alois Wutawanashe wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dane Kane!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane shoots in for a double leg but Da Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kane shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Da Silva is trying to defend but Kane finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kane is trying to work for a kimura but Da Silva is defending well.
Da Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kane is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Da Silva gets back to full guard.
Da Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva looking to control.
Kane is stalling in the full guard.
Kane postures up.
Kane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kane tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Silva is retaining full guard.
Da Silva is looking for a triangle but Kane pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kane manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane pulls Da Silva in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Da Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Da Silva gets caught napping as Kane dives in and scores a takedown. Da Silva manages to retain guard.
Kane controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Da Silva controls Kane momentarily but Kane frees himself.
Da Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kane defends it easily.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws an elbow that misses. Da Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kane's guard. Nice move by Da Silva!
Kane trying to control the position here.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Kane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Da Silva is one step ahead there.
Kane is trying to keep Da Silva in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Da Silva preventing the sweep.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dane Kane hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kane throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Da Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Kane finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane throws an elbow that misses. Da Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kane's guard. Nice move by Da Silva!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dane Kane will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kane misses with an attempted mid kick.
Da Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Da Silva in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kane is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jose Da Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Jacobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Mate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Jacobson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mate. Mate obviously looking to wear him down.
Jacobson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jacobson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jacobson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mate's head.
Jacobson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mate sees it coming and defends easily.
Jacobson seems to be looking for submissions.
Mate knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacobson on the ground.
Jacobson slips a nice elbow through Mate's hands, connecting with Mate's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mate has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jacobson is working away from the top position though.
Jacobson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jacobson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mate has hold of Jacobson's hands but Jacobson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mate is trying to get back to full guard.
Jacobson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobson throwing shots but Mate is blocking nicely.
Jacobson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jacobson.
Jacobson working over Mate with some ground and pound. Mate looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jacobson is trying to work for a kimura but Mate is defending well.
Jacobson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mate's head.
Jacobson slips a nice elbow through Mate's hands, connecting with Mate's forehead.
Jacobson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mate is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jacobson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jacobson's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mate doesn't have the hooks in and Jacobson manages to turn into his guard.
Jacobson stopping the sweep attempt from Mate.
Jacobson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobson throws a big elbow that misses.
Mate pulls Jacobson in close to prevent any damage.
Jacobson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jacobson throws a big elbow that misses.
Jacobson throwing strikes from guard but Mate blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson postures up in Mate's guard and throws a big left but Mate blocks it.
Mate is breathing heavily.
Jacobson is looking to work some ground and pound but Mate has wrist control.
Jacobson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mate's head.
Mate is trying to hold Jacobson in close to prevent damage but Jacobson has managed to pass into half guard.
Jacobson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jacobson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jacobson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jacobson is looking for a kimura 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. Jacobson connects with a nice short shot to Mate's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mate is trying to maintain the position but Jacobson is very close to passing his half guard.
Jacobson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mate defending well though.
Jacobson wants to work for an arm triangle but Mate is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jacobson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mate is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jacobson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mate has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jacobson scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Jacobson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mate shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jacobson sprawls well. Jacobson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mate gets slowly back to his feet.
Jacobson stuffs the takedown attempt from Mate. Mate gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Jacobson as Mate shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Mate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobson is looking to clinch but Mate is avoiding it.
Jacobson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mate shoots for a double leg takedown but Jacobson sprawls well. He's pushed Mate's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jacobson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mate has managed to clinch.
Mate tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jacobson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Mate can't fight it off and eventually Jacobson manages to take the fight to the floor. Mate looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jacobson passes into half guard.
Mate tries to roll over but Jacobson keeps him under control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adam Jacobson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mate's head.
Jacobson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mate's head.
Mate tries to get to full guard but Jacobson has control of the leg.
Mate trying to control but Jacobson postures up.
Jacobson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mate!
Jacobson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobson landing shots from mount.
Jacobson with the ground and pound from mount.
Mate is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jacobson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobson looking for a guillotine from mount but Mate is having none of it.
Jacobson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mate is in a horrible position here. Jacobson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jacobson with the ground and pound from mount.
Jacobson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mate hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobson cracks Mate with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mate can't escape the position.
Jacobson lands a couple of good shots and Mate has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Jacobson lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Jacobson.
Jacobson has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Mate.
Jacobson is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Mate won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Jacobson off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adam Jacobson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casius Gee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Imran Otunc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Pretender. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Casius Gee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Imran Otunc!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otunc fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Otunc fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gee moves in looking to clinch but Otunc pushes him off.
Gee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Otunc.
Otunc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gee feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Otunc sprawling to the canvas! Otunc rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gee finish him?!
Otunc is rocked!
It looks like Imran Otunc has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gee catches Otunc with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Otunc forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Casius Gee!
Casius Gee decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Condit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Condit's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Natural Born Killers. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Condit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ahmed Mohammed!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mohammed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Condit throws out the jab.
Mohammed avoids a kick to the body.
Condit shoots in for a double leg but Mohammed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mohammed blocks a head kick by Condit.
Mohammed pushes Condit up against the cage in a clinch.
Condit is trying to push Mohammed away but Mohammed has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Condit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mohammed is looking for a takedown.
Condit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Condit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Condit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Mohammed counters with a two punch combo.
Mohammed throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Condit's head.
Condit is rocked!
Condit tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Mohammed drives through and clinches with Condit against the cage.
Condit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Condit misses with a kick to the body.
Condit looks to land a combination. Mohammed sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Condit misses with a double jab.
Mohammed moves into range and clinches up with Condit.
Condit is trying to force a seperation but Mohammed has the dominant position.
Mohammed pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Condit.
Mohammed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Condit sprawls well. Condit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mohammed gets slowly back to his feet.
Mohammed comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Condit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mohammed fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Condit avoids it really well and circles away.
Carlos Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmed Mohammed.
Mohammed scores with a takedown into Condit's guard.
Mohammed looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Condit wants to stand but Mohammed is controlling the position.
Mohammed stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Condit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carlos Condit has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Condit displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mohammed.
Condit slaps away a takedown attempt from Mohammed, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mohammed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Condit as he avoids it easily.
Mohammed should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Mohammed is looking to clinch.
Mohammed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mohammed blocks a head kick by Condit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Condit tries a head kick but it misses.
Condit throws a sloppy head kick
and Mohammed counters with a left and a right that stings Condit.
Condit tries a head kick but it misses.
Condit is breathing heavily.
Mohammed moves out of range as Condit throws a body kick.
Condit throws a combination that misses
and Mohammed counters by moving into the clinch.
Condit tries to break the clinch but Mohammed is controlling the position.
Mohammed has picked Condit up - he's going for a ride! Mohammed dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mohammed is taking a breather. Condit says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohammed is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmed Mohammed dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Condit falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mohammed counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mohammed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mohammed.
Mohammed avoids a kick to the body.
Mohammed tries a head kick but it misses.
Mohammed fails with a takedown attempt.
Carlos Condit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ahmed Mohammed.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Condit throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mohammed on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice combination there by Condit.
Mohammed is rocked!
Mohammed is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mohammed crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Condit - the referee stops the clock and Mohammed gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Condit. Mohammed manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mohammed is still on wobbly legs! Can Condit finish him?
Mohammed shoots in looking for a takedown. Condit tries to sprawl out of it but Mohammed keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Condit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carlos Condit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Condit gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Mohammed is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Condit!
After winning the bout, Carlos Condit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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