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GFC 46: Duhrover vs Jesus PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan comes to the cage accompanied by Gangnam Style. Michael Jordan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy The Kid!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan stuffs the takedown.
The Kid closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The Kid seems to be working for a kimura but Jordan defends the submission attempt.
The Kid is working for a submission of some sort.
The Kid is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jordan sees it coming and defends easily.
The Kid is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jordan is just riding it out for now. The Kid eventually gives up the hold.
The Kid is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jordan sees it coming and defends easily.
The Kid 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. Jordan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from The Kid!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy The Kid!
A victorious Jimmy The Kid thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Franco Arce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genki Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Franco Arce has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Franco Arce seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Arce!
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, Genki Ninja!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ninja just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Arce misses.
Arce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arce checks a leg kick.
Arce misses with a series of wild punches.
Arce looks to land a combination but Ninja avoids it well.
Ninja throws a leg kick but Arce checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Arce scores with a four punch combination!
Arce lands with a nice body punch.
Ninja shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arce throws a series of punches but Ninja moves out of range.
Arce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ninja shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Arce's guard.
Ninja distracts Arce with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ninja passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ninja advances nicely into full mount.
Arce is controlling an arm, preventing Ninja from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Ninja landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arce squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ninja cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ninja landing strikes from the mount and Arce is in trouble!
Ninja takes Arce's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Arce is in trouble.
Ninja is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Arce has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Arce defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Ninja's arms.
Arce controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Ninja looking to break Arce's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Arce remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Ninja will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arce holding both Ninja 's hands and preventing any damage.
Arce is covering up but some of the strikes from Ninja are getting through and doing damage.
Ninja is landing with strikes. Arce can't take much more of this.
Ninja patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Arce is trying to get back to his feet but Ninja has full control of the position and if anything, Arce has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Arce is breathing heavily.
Arce preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ninja.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arce has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Arce preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ninja.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ninja patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Arce defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Arce is trying to stand back up.
Arce showing good submission defense here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ninja's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Ninja really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Arce.
Ninja is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Arce knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Arce for a finish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arce defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genki Ninja dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ninja fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arce gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ninja advances to half guard.
Ninja is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Arce is looking to escape.
Ninja wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arce keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Arce!
Ninja is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Arce is surviving well by controlling Ninja's body position as best he can.
Ninja wants to control the pace but Arce is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arce wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ninja moves to the back position.
Ninja lands with a hammerfist to the side of Arce's head.
Arce is trying to get back to his feet but Ninja has full control of the position and if anything, Arce has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ninja throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Arce!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Arce taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Ninja.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Genki Ninja!
Genki Ninja was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keeping Promises (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitch comes to the cage accompanied by HEALTH - TEARS. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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KO power |
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keeping Promises!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Promises thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitch lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Keeping Promises has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Promises lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fitch takes a step back to recover.
Promises ducks under a wild hook from Fitch.
Fitch throws a looping overhand right but Promises ducks down to avoid it.
Fitch looks for a takedown but Promises sprawls well.
Promises throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fitch.
Promises dips to his left and cracks Fitch with an uppercut!
Fitch shoots in for a double leg but Promises sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Promises misses with a hook. Fitch ducked under it nicely.
Promises loads up on a big right hand but Fitch slips the punch.
Fitch shoots in and drives through. Promises sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Fitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Promises fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Promises works the jab nicely.
Fitch looks for a takedown but Promises sprawls well.
Keeping Promises is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Promises avoids the head kick by Fitch.
Promises buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Promises lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Promises swats away the attempt to clinch by Fitch.
Promises scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fitch is breathing heavily.
Promises misses the jab.
Promises throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Promises connects with a crisp jab.
Fitch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Promises comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left lands for Promises.
It looks like Adam Fitch has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Promises.
Promises cracks the inside of Fitch's front leg.
Fitch misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Promises, right into the meat.
Promises sends Fitch crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Promises is motioning to the referee to let Fitch up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fitch is rocked!
Promises thumps Fitch with a low kick.
Oh Fitch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Promises lands a big right hand that sends Fitch crashing to the mat! Promises stays standing though and waves Fitch back to his feet!
Are you kidding me?! Promises ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Fitch clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keeping Promises!
Keeping Promises decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Stevens has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ray Gardner's chin.
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245 lbs
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Ray Gardner has been cut.
Stevens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stevens misses with a wild combination.
Stevens lands a left and a right that send Gardner crashing to the mat, dazed. Stevens thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gardner is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gardner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gardner misses with a shot to the body
and Stevens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevens misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens drops Gardner with a beautiful combination! Gardner stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stevens is looking for the KO!
Oh Gardner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gardner circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Stevens. Gardner falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Stevens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kenny Stevens!
Kenny Stevens thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Diaz (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norman Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benton.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Benton slips a jab from Diaz.
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benton slips under a jab from Diaz.
Benton pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Benton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benton working aggressively here.
Diaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benton as Diaz tries to tie him up.
Benton presses Diaz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benton is struggling to control the position.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is looking to control Benton's arms but Benton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the cage.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Benton holds him up against the cage and eventually Diaz drops back down to his feet.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Benton lands with a straight right. Diaz didn't see that one coming.
Diaz scores with a punch to the head.
Benton scores with a nice strike.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Benton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Benton uses good head movement to avoid it.
No luck for Diaz with that takedown attempt.
Benton forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Benton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz has Benton pressed against the cage, preventing Benton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benton pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diaz digs a good hook to Benton's body.
Diaz cracks Benton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Benton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Benton back into the cage.
Benton has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benton throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Grant Benton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benton lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Benton gets a clinch.
Benton breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Benton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benton.
A jab from Benton does it's job there.
Benton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benton rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
Benton misses with the head strike.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diaz. Diaz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz throws the left hand but Benton avoids the punch easily.
Benton scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benton trying to stall but Diaz improves his position.
Benton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Benton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Benton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benton.
Some wild striking there from Diaz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Benton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benton gets a clinch.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Benton keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz rushes Benton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benton throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Diaz lands with a left to the head.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Benton stalling against the cage.
Benton is trying to force a seperation but Diaz has the dominant position.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
Benton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diaz has him pressed against the cage.
Benton lands an uppercut.
Diaz manages to break the clinch.
Benton moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Diaz is trying to push Benton away but Benton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Diaz jumps guard but Benton stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Benton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benton jabs Diaz right on the nose. Diaz blinks but takes it well.
Benton scores with a three punch combo!
Benton scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benton moves in looking to clinch but Diaz pushes him off.
Benton slips a jab from Diaz.
Benton lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz throws out a loose jab but Benton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Benton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Benton.
A big left from Benton misses.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benton.
Benton pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz is looking to control Benton's arms but Benton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Diaz has his back to the cage.
Benton is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benton.
Benton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Grant Benton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benton moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Benton has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Benton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Grant Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Diaz.
Benton pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Benton.
Benton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benton takes the fight into the clinch.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benton moves into the clinch.
Diaz scores a nice knee to the body.
Benton is pressed up against the cage. Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Benton down to the mat. Benton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diaz tries to move into range but Benton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Benton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Benton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Diaz circles away quickly and effectively.
Grant Benton is winning the standup battle so far.
Benton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz blocks a jab.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Benton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norman Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benton tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benton is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Benton circles away and we're back to standing.
Diaz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benton lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Benton moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Benton dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diaz throws the left hand but Benton avoids the punch easily.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Benton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Diaz, pushing him back against the cage.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Benton is controlling the position.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benton has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benton has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz blocks a body shot from Benton.
Diaz tries to circle away but Benton has him pinned against the cage.
Diaz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diaz tries to break the clinch but Benton is controlling the position.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Benton has the dominant position.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Benton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benton gets through Diaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz landing knees to the head.
It looks like Grant Benton has been cut.
Benton can't break the clinch.
Benton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz is trying to drag Benton to the mat but Benton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Benton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a left hand
and Benton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benton moves into range and clinches up with Diaz.
Benton has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Benton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz dodges the punch combination from Benton.
Diaz walks into a left hand.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donk. Benton catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benton.
Benton lands a glancing blow to the side of Diaz's head.
Diaz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benton throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz shoots in for a double leg but Benton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Benton avoids nicely.
Diaz moves forwards but Benton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Benton.
Diaz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Benton smiles and moves away.
Grant Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Norman Diaz.
Benton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benton wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Benton slips under a jab from Diaz.
Benton pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Benton scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Benton lands a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Benton.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Benton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Benton moves away and avoids it.
Benton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Benton ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Benton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Benton lands a left hand.
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!
Benton controlling the action here for a moment.
Benton scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Benton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Benton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benton misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Benton had a free shot at his head there.
Benton rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Norman Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant Benton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Benton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Benton!
Grant Benton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roman Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kwame Akabaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Colt comes to the cage accompanied by Just What I Am. Akabaro comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Matenrou Opera - Dolce kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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178 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Colt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kwame Akabaro!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akabaro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Colt shoots in but Akabaro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Akabaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Akabaro lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Roman Colt has been cut.
Colt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Colt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Colt misses with a shot to the body
and Akabaro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akabaro connects with an inside leg kick.
Akabaro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Akabaro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Akabaro wants it to stay on the feet.
Colt is breathing heavily.
Colt ducks right into an uppercut from Akabaro.
Good leg kick by Akabaro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Colt moves out of range of the body kick from Akabaro.
Colt misses with a wild combination.
Akabaro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akabaro keeps Colt at a distance using the push kick.
Akabaro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Colt if he has to take too many more of those.
Akabaro throws out a powerful jab.
Akabaro lands a brutal head kick. Colt looks out on his feet and Akabaro throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kwame Akabaro!
A less than humble Kwame Akabaro misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Bellanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellanca has chosen Nightmare by Avenged Sevenfold as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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191 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Romeo Bellanca!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellanca misses with an uppercut.
Bellanca keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bellanca misses with a straight right.
Reynolds shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reynolds tries to clinch up.
Reynolds looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Reynolds. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reynolds darts in trying to clinch
letting Bellanca counter with a right hand.
Reynolds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bellanca.
Reynolds fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bellanca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reynolds circles away quickly and effectively.
Bellanca moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Reynolds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romeo Bellanca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bellanca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Bellanca throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bellanca cracks Reynolds with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bellanca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bellanca scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reynolds doesn't seem bothered though.
Bellanca fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bellanca just misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bellanca throws a hook to the side of Reynolds's head but Reynolds sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bellanca looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
Reynolds is looking to clinch.
Nice jab there from Bellanca.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Bellanca.
Reynolds looks to clinch
and Bellanca counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reynolds thinking.
A telegraphed right hand from Bellanca misses the target.
Reynolds tries to clinch up but Bellanca circles away and keeps his distance.
Reynolds is looking to clinch but Bellanca is avoiding it.
Reynolds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bellanca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reynolds tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bellanca swivels and escapes.
Reynolds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellanca moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reynolds tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bellanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bellanca.
Bellanca lands an overhand right.
Bellanca scores with a hook to the body. Reynolds takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bellanca connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bellanca throws a looping overhand right but Reynolds ducks down to avoid it.
Bellanca looks to land a combination but Reynolds avoids it well.
Reynolds wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellanca. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bellanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bellanca swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Bellanca looks to throw the jab but Reynolds is out of range.
Reynolds tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bellanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bellanca keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellanca keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bellanca missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Bellanca throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Romeo Bellanca is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reynolds on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bellanca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bellanca lands with a hook. Reynolds tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Some wild striking there from Bellanca.
Bellanca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Reynolds. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jab from Bellanca.
Bellanca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellanca.
Reynolds tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bellanca manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reynolds slips under a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Bellanca scores with a four punch combination!
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Bellanca.
Bellanca misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Bellanca misses the target.
Bellanca throws a jab when Reynolds was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellanca scores with the left hand. Reynolds knows he should have avoided that one.
Reynolds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bellanca.
Reynolds takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Reynolds does it's job there.
Bellanca misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Reynolds.
Bellanca misses with a wild body shot.
Bellanca cracks a nice hook into Reynolds's ribs.
Reynolds tries for a takedown but Bellanca circles away easily
and Bellanca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bellanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bellanca throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bellanca misses with a wild body shot.
Bellanca throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellanca.
Reynolds fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romeo Bellanca dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellanca.
Bellanca misses with a series of wild punches.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellanca.
Reynolds throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bellanca's waist but Bellanca gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Reynolds off to one side.
Reynolds with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bellanca counters with a stiff right hand.
Reynolds shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reynolds showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bellanca missing with punches from the bottom.
Reynolds is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bellanca defends it well.
Reynolds looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds wants to pass to mount but Bellanca is defending the position.
Reynolds is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bellanca doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Reynolds.
Bellanca avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reynolds.
That's two 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.
Reynolds throwing shots but Bellanca is blocking nicely.
Reynolds throws a strike but Bellanca avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bellanca trying to keep a closed guard but Reynolds is proving a slippery customer.
Reynolds missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reynolds being controlled here momentarily.
Reynolds drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bellanca manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Reynolds has Bellanca in his guard.
Bellanca trying to control the position from guard on top but Reynolds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Bellanca is defending well. Reynolds quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Bellanca has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Reynolds celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Reynolds!
An out of breath James Reynolds thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seifer Almasy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Nakadai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
215 lbs
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29
220 lbs
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seifer Almasy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Nakadai!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakadai misses with a combination
and Almasy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nakadai's guard now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Almasy trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakadai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Almasy lands a couple of elbows.
Nakadai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Almasy.
Almasy throwing strikes but missing.
Nakadai really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Almasy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Almasy is stalling in the full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almasy 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almasy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Almasy throws a big right hand that misses.
Almasy is looking to work some ground and pound but Nakadai has wrist control.
Almasy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Almasy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Almasy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Almasy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Almasy wants to control from the top but Nakadai keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Almasy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakadai keeping moving, preventing Almasy from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy distracts Nakadai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Almasy trying to control but Nakadai is working from the bottom.
Almasy looking to sit in guard and control but Nakadai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Almasy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Almasy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakadai is trying to stand.
Almasy trying to pass the guard but Nakadai defending well.
Almasy controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nakadai is refusing to be controlled, as Almasy sits in half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Seifer Almasy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nakadai keeps the fight on the outside.
Almasy clinches.
Almasy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nakadai avoids it.
Nakadai jumps guard but Almasy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakadai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Almasy smiles and moves away.
Almasy is looking to clinch.
Almasy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakadai.
Nakadai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alex Nakadai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakadai misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakadai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almasy counters with a body kick that stops Nakadai in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakadai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almasy counters with a head kick.
Nakadai looks winded!
Almasy shoots in and bounces Nakadai off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Almasy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nakadai is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nakadai has escaped and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almasy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seifer Almasy 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.
Nakadai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Almasy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Almasy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Almasy stalling.
Almasy misses with a knee to the head.
Nakadai takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nakadai taking a breather.
Almasy lands a nice knee to the body.
Almasy scores a nice knee to the body.
Almasy looking to throw knees to the head but Nakadai is blocking nicely.
Almasy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nakadai prevents it.
Almasy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nakadai's face.
It looks like Alex Nakadai has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakadai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Almasy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Almasy has Nakadai pressed against the cage.
Almasy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nakadai is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Almasy.
Almasy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Almasy obliges.
Almasy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Almasy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Almasy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Almasy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Almasy passes Nakadai's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almasy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Almasy working for a guillotine from mount but Nakadai is in no mood to give up.
Almasy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Seifer Almasy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almasy lands a big shot there that rocks Nakadai but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Nakadai is bucking up trying to escape but Almasy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Almasy with good strikes from the mount here!
Nakadai is rocked!
Almasy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nakadai is still in real trouble! Can Almasy finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almasy loads up with a big shot that hurts Nakadai! He's pulled Almasy in close but Almasy has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Nakadai survive? More strikes from Almasy and Nakadai is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Seifer Almasy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Duhrover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duhrover comes to the cage accompanied by Doggystyle. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Duhrover!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duhrover lands with an uppercut that bounces Jesus off the cage and back into range.
Duhrover steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jesus.
Duhrover scores with a punch to the head.
Jesus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Duhrover closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jesus quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duhrover controlling the action here.
Jesus actively working from the bottom here.
Duhrover looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jesus with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jesus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Duhrover winds up and cracks Jesus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Duhrover scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Duhrover landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jesus looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Duhrover lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duhrover is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Duhrover there.
Duhrover scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Duhrover there.
Duhrover 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.
Jesus has hold of Duhrover's hands but Duhrover slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Duhrover working Jesus over with strikes.
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. Duhrover connects with a nice short shot to Jesus's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jesus trying to control but Duhrover postures up.
Jesus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Duhrover keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Duhrover is nestled in close to Jesus, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Duhrover trying to mount his opponent but Jesus defends it.
Duhrover winds up and cracks Jesus with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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. Duhrover connects with a nice short shot to Jesus's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Duhrover connects with a nice short shot to Jesus's temple.
Duhrover trying to pass the guard but Jesus defending well.
Jesus trying to control from the bottom.
Duhrover lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Duhrover scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jesus looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jesus looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Duhrover seems content to control.
Duhrover works his way into full mount!
Duhrover lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jesus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duhrover lands a nice shot to the head.
Jesus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Duhrover scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Duhrover unloading with bombs!
Jesus in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Duhrover trying to control but Jesus is having none of it.
Duhrover putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jesus is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duhrover lands a heavy elbow.
Jesus is still in real trouble! Can Duhrover finish him?
Duhrover is landing with some decent strikes but Jesus is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jesus is desperately trying to improve his position but Duhrover has a good base and remains in mount.
Duhrover is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jesus can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Duhrover avoids the attempt from Jesus to control.
Jesus really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Duhrover.
Duhrover is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Duhrover drops a big elbow. That's hurt Jesus! More shots from Duhrover and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Duhrover!
Ben Duhrover retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Ben Duhrover, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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