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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Hughes!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Ortiz.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch but Hughes keeps him there for the moment.
Ortiz is trying to push Hughes away but Hughes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hughes turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hughes manages to end up in side control.
Ortiz can't do much from the bottom here.
Hughes staying calm.
Ortiz is looking for a sweep.
Ortiz is being controlled here.
Hughes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ortiz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to get back to his feet.
Ortiz tries to improve position but can't.
Ortiz is trying to get back to his feet.
Ortiz is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz struggling a bit here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Ortiz regains guard.
Hughes is working Ortiz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ortiz wants to stand up but Hughes is controlling him.
Hughes postures up.
Hughes seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hughes stands up over Ortiz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz working a defensive guard here.
Hughes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hughes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches.
Hughes keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ortiz tries to break free but Hughes pushes him back against the cage.
Hughes has clasped his hands together around Ortiz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ortiz is pushing Hughes's head away, looking to escape. Hughes manages to hold on to the position though.
Ortiz tries to bench press Hughes off him but Hughes keeps the position.
Hughes cracks Ortiz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ortiz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz trying to hold on to Hughes's head to control him but Hughes postures up.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes trying to mount his opponent but Ortiz defends it.
Well, if Hughes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Ortiz has a hand on Hughes's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Hughes takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hughes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ortiz shoots and misses
and Hughes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Ortiz's guard now.
Hughes connects with a couple of short punches.
Hughes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hughes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortiz trying to keep a closed guard but Hughes is proving a slippery customer.
Ortiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ortiz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hughes is controlling him.
Ortiz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chad Ortiz.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ortiz is looking to improve his position.
Ortiz tries to kick Hughes off but Hughes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hughes drops an elbow to the side of Ortiz's head.
Hughes is thwarting Ortiz's attempts to control the position.
Hughes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hughes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hughes slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ortiz actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hughes lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Hughes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Ortiz looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ortiz wants to get back to full guard.
Hughes is looking to advance position but Ortiz won't allow it.
Hughes lands strikes from half guard.
Ortiz trying to hold on to Hughes's head to control him but Hughes postures up.
Hughes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Hughes is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hughes in particular looking to stall.
Ortiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hughes drops an elbow to the side of Ortiz's head.
Ortiz is trying to control but can't.
Hughes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz is trying to maintain the position but Hughes is very close to passing his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hughes is taking a breather. Ortiz 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.
Hughes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Hughes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ortiz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Good work by Ortiz as he checks the leg kick.
Hughes feints and as Ortiz raises his hands in defense, Hughes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
Hughes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ortiz looking to control.
Hughes stays in close to Ortiz's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hughes is in close to Ortiz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hughes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a low kick, looking for Hughes's leg but Hughes calmly moves out of range.
Ortiz shoots for a takedown but Hughes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hughes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ortiz is able to avoid easily.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Ortiz throws a sloppy body shot
and Hughes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ortiz!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz pushes Hughes away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hughes gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz struggling a bit here.
Hughes working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes working away.
Hughes is staying tight to Ortiz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Hughes scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hughes scores with punches from side control.
Ortiz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hughes landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ortiz wants to control but Hughes postures up.
Hughes working the ground and pound.
Ortiz is being controlled here.
Ortiz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hughes staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands a nice forearm strike.
Hughes controlling the position.
Hughes lands some shots froms side control.
Chad Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ortiz is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mark Hughes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
Hughes wants to free his trapped foot but Ortiz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hughes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Hughes!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Hughes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dez Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Deacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dez Cortez had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 207.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dez Cortez!
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, David Deacon!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez fails to land with a series of punches.
Cortez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Deacon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cortez doesn't seem bothered though.
Deacon scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Dez Cortez has been cut.
Deacon lands with a right hand.
Cortez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Deacon.
Deacon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cortez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cortez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Deacon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cortez is rocked!
Dez Cortez's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Deacon engages and cracks Cortez with a massive lead left hook - Cortez tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Deacon is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Deacon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Belshiknolav (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 welterweight 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, Mike Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Belshiknolav!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricci throws a right and a left that Belshiknolav avoids nicely.
Belshiknolav throws a right and a left that Ricci avoids nicely.
Belshiknolav blocks a head kick by Ricci.
Ricci misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Belshiknolav throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Belshiknolav finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Belshiknolav dodges the punch combination from Ricci.
Ricci doesn't manage to clinch there - Belshiknolav circles away.
Ricci wants to clinch.
Belshiknolav scoring well with a low kick there.
Belshiknolav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Belshiknolav lands a big head kick that sends Ricci tumbling to the mat! Belshiknolav takes a step backwards and waves Ricci back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ricci is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Belshiknolav.
Oh Ricci is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ricci is breathing heavily.
Belshiknolav scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Belshiknolav looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Belshiknolav backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Ricci's temple! It sends Ricci violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Belshiknolav celebrates and the doctors try to help Ricci!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Ivan Belshiknolav!
A victorious Ivan Belshiknolav 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Amado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Diego Trejo!
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, Aldo Amado!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amado takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Aldo Amado has been cut.
Trejo drives through and clinches with Amado against the cage.
Trejo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Amado.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trejo with a hook.
Amado slips a jab from Trejo.
Amado is looking to clinch but Trejo is avoiding it.
Amado shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Trejo closes the distance and pushes Amado back into the cage.
Trejo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trejo misses the jab.
Trejo misses with a hook
enabling Amado to counter with a crisp jab.
Trejo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amado manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Trejo takes a swing at Amado's ribcage but misses.
Trejo throws a hook but Amado blocks it.
Trejo drops Amado with a left and a right! Oh, Amado is hurt - Trejo dives into side control looking to finish!
Amado is rocked!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Trejo wants to stand but Amado is controlling his arm.
Amado is still in real trouble! Can Trejo finish him?
Amado is looking for a sweep.
Amado seems to have recovered his senses.
Amado is not content to let Trejo control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo tries to stand but Amado controls the position and pulls Trejo into his guard.
Trejo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Amado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trejo is one step ahead there.
Trejo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trejo looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Amado is on top in guard.
Amado wants to pass the guard but Trejo is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amado won't allow Trejo to get back to his feet.
Amado wants to control from the top but Trejo keeps moving.
Trejo wants to sweep here but Amado controlling him for the moment.
Amado slips nicely into half guard.
Amado is trying to work for a kimura but Trejo is defending well.
Amado wants to control but Trejo is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo wants to get back to his feet.
Trejo tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Amado manages to move to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amado thowing shots but they're missing.
Trejo is squirming around, avoiding Amado's attempts to control the action.
Amado looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Trejo is looking to get to half guard.
Amado looking to control and managing it successfully.
Trejo tries to reverse the position but Amado maintains control.
Trejo is working hard here to advance position.
Amado has control of Trejo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Trejo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amado controlling the position easily from mount.
Amado moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Trejo has worked his arm free - good work by Trejo!
Amado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Amado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Amado is looking to take a break and control but Trejo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Trejo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aldo Amado's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A big left from Trejo misses.
Diego Trejo is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Amado misses.
Trejo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amado pinned against the cage. Amado gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Amado moves into the clinch successfully.
Amado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amado keeps control of Trejo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Amado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Amado.
A nice left hand lands by Amado.
Trejo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trejo misses with a right hand
and Amado counters with a body kick that stops Trejo in his tracks momentarily.
Amado slips under a jab.
Amado defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Trejo.
Amado thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Trejo if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Trejo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Trejo keeps the fight on the outside.
Diego Trejo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amado tries to close the distance and clinch but Trejo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trejo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Trejo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Trejo.
Aldo Amado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Amado doesn't manage to clinch there - Trejo circles away.
Trejo throws an overhand right that lands on Amado's shoulder, as Amado tries to avoid the shot.
Amado wants to clinch up but Trejo keeps it at a distance.
Amado tries a head kick but it misses.
Amado rushes Trejo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trejo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Amado can't find room to land a body shot as Trejo controls the action.
Trejo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Trejo working hard to break the clinch.
Amado makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amado can't find room to land a body shot as Trejo controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amado.
Trejo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Amado walks away with a smile on his face. Trejo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trejo misses with the combination.
Trejo shoots and misses
and Amado counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Amado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Amado.
A jab from Trejo misses.
Amado tries to clinch but Trejo is having none of it.
Amado plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Trejo swats away the attempt to clinch by Amado.
Trejo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Amado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Amado forces Trejo back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo working hard to break the clinch.
Trejo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trejo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Trejo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amado.
Amado clinches up against the cage.
Trejo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Amado in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Amado throws a punch but it's blocked by Trejo.
Trejo is looking to break free of the clinch but Amado has double underhooks.
Trejo can't break the clinch.
Amado lands a nice shot to the body.
Amado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Trejo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Amado to keep the fight standing.
A short left from Amado.
A head punch on the inside from Amado fails to land.
Trejo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amado has him pressed against the cage.
Amado throws a punch but it's blocked by Trejo.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Amado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trejo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trejo blocks a body shot from Amado.
Amado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Amado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amado creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Trejo with a big uppercut! Trejo tries to clinch up but Amado pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Trejo to the mat! Trejo covers up and Amado unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Aldo Amado!
Aldo Amado managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TITAN, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knock Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Sonnen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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259 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Knock Me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me tries to bum rush Sonnen with a series of wild strikes but Sonnen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Me looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Me pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sonnen back to the cage. Me follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sonnen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Me.
Sonnen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Me.
Me scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sloppy strikes from Me. Those never looked like landing.
Sonnen gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sonnen is putting a hurting on Me here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Me takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sonnen connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Me some visible discomfort.
Me takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sonnen moves into full mount!
Me in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Me is rocked!
Sonnen postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Me in real trouble here! The ref calls for Me to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Sonnen!
Cain Sonnen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Green has chosen Mac Miller- Donald Trump as his entrance music. The key to victory for Jackson Colt has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Colt!
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, Frankie Green!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colt connects with a high kick.
Colt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green throws a hook but Colt avoids it easily.
Colt wants to clinch but Green slips to the side
and Colt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Colt throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Green.
Colt tries to close the distance and clinch but Green swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donk. Green catches Colt right on the button with a cross.
Green throws a hook but Colt blocks it.
A combination from Colt does no damage.
Colt tries to clinch up but Green circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
Green circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Colt tries to clinch
and Green counters with a nice double leg into side control. Colt won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The strikes coming from Green are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Green tries to score with some ground and pound. Colt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Green remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a strike aimed at the side of Colt's head but Colt avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Green looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Colt is avoiding damage well.
Green postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Green staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to advance to mount but Colt denies him.
Green tries to score with some ground and pound. Colt controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Green tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Colt trying to remain calm as Green controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Colt is avoiding damage well.
Green postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Green is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Colt will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes there by Green.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Green dominated that round.
That's time! Colt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Colt tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Green looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Colt!
Green is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Colt will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Green scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Colt to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green takes a little break here. Colt wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Green looks up at the clock and then as Colt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Green smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The strikes coming from Green are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Green taking a breather here.
Green throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Colt sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Green scoring with punches and elbows.
Green wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Colt, who protects the arm well.
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!
Green controlling from side mount.
Green in side control, throwing shots but Colt defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Green connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Colt some visible discomfort.
Colt is rocked!
A big shot lands for Green! That's hurt Colt! Will he recover? Green fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Green!
Frankie Green decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Amisviiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tshaka Chin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen comes into the arena with Machinae Supremacy - Death From Above blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Amisviiksi Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tshaka Chin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chin.
Tolonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Amisviiksi Tolonen has been cut.
Tolonen looks to throw the jab but Chin is out of range.
Chin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tolonens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tshaka Chin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolonen.
Chin misses with a body shot
and Tolonen counters with a right hand to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Chin.
Chin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chin connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Chin quickly recovers to half guard.
Chin wants to control but Tolonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tolonen throws a strike but Chin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolonen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tolonen wants to control from the top but Chin keeps moving.
Tolonen pushing down on Chin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Chin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tolonen.
Tolonen looks to land a strike but Chin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Tolonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chin is keeping the position for now.
Tolonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tolonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Chin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tolonen is controlling him.
Tolonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tolonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tolonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chin looking for a sweep. Not yet Chin, not yet.
Tolonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen stops Chin from standing up.
Chin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Tolonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tolonen throwing strikes from guard but Chin blocks nicely.
Tolonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tolonen content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chin throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chin.
Chin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chin throws a leg kick but Tolonen checks it.
Tolonen with a jab.
Chin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chin misses with a jab to the body
and Tolonen counters with a nice leg kick.
Chin just misses with a punch to the body.
Tshaka Chin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Chin misses
and Tolonen counters with a nice uppercut.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Amisviiksi Tolonen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Amisviiksi Tolonen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Chin throws a wild body kick that Tolonen sees coming a mile off.
Chin throws a nice head kick!
Tolonen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tolonen rather than just go for the knockout.
Tolonen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chin's guard.
Tolonen postures up in Chin's guard and throws a big left but Chin blocks it.
Chin controls Tolonen momentarily but Tolonen frees himself.
Chin keeping moving, preventing Tolonen from controlling successfully.
Tolonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tolonen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tolonen working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tolonen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tolonen trying to control but Chin is working from the bottom.
Tolonen landing with the ground and pound.
Tolonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chin controls Tolonen momentarily but Tolonen frees himself.
Tolonen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tolonen slips nicely into half guard.
Tolonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tolonen.
Tolonen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tolonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tolonen.
Tolonen lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chin defending well though.
Chin is looking for a sweep. Tolonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Tolonen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tolonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tolonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chin keeps working.
Tolonen 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.
Tolonen passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is landing with some decent strikes but Chin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tolonen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chin is looking to escape.
Tolonen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tolonen looking to finish Chin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chin!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tolonen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
A nice elbow there by Tolonen.
Chin is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tolonen drops a big elbow. That's hurt Chin! More shots from Tolonen and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amisviiksi Tolonen!
A relieved looking Amisviiksi Tolonen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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