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LAFC 7: Lair vs Martinez PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Sasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Risley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Risley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Junior Sasi's chin.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Junior Sasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunter Risley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Risley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Risley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Risley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sasi if he has to take too many more of those.
Risley decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Risley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sasi is looking to escape.
Risley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hunter Risley.
Risley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Risley prevents Sasi from getting back to his feet.
Risley tries to free his leg and advance position but Sasi is retaining full guard.
Risley wants to control from the top but Sasi keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Risley throws a strike but Sasi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sasi throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risley will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sasi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Risley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Risley is striking off his back. Sasi thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Risley manages to get to full guard.
Risley tries to strike from the bottom.
Risley working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sasi throws a big elbow that misses.
Sasi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Risley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sasi has managed to get both his arms back between Risley's legs - danger averted.
Sasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sasi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sasi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Risley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sasi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Risley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sasi has managed to get both his arms back between Risley's legs - danger averted.
Risley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Risley is on top in guard.
Sasi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Risley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sasi keeping moving, preventing Risley from controlling successfully.
Risley distracts Sasi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Risley trying to control the position from guard on top but Sasi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sasi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Risley is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Risley dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sasi slaps away a takedown attempt from Risley, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sasi drives through with a takedown into Risley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Risley manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sasi is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sasi trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hunter Risley has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasi prevents Risley from taking his back.
Risley lands a heavy elbow.
Sasi 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.
Sasi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sasi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sasi tries to get out of the position.
Risley with good strikes from the mount here!
Sasi wants to get back to his feet.
Risley looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasi is trying to stand.
Risley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sasi is looking to escape.
Sasi tries to buck Risley off but he can't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Risley lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Risley is working for a guillotine from mount but Sasi frees his head quite easily.
Risley looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasi really wants to buck Risley off and get back to his feet.
Sasi is squirming around, avoiding Risley's attempts to control the action.
Sasi squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Risley misses with a head shot.
Risley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Risley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sasi is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risley might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sasi haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Risley tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Risley 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!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Risley.
Risley closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sasi circles away.
Sasi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Risley as he jumps to the side.
Sasi feints and as Risley raises his hands in defense, Sasi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Risley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sasi is one step ahead there.
Risley has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Sasi is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Risley.
Risley struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasi lands an elbow.
Sasi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Risley is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Risley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sasi.
Sasi wants to stand up but Risley is controlling the position.
Sasi tries to stand and escape but Risley actually recovers to full guard.
Sasi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Risley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sasi!
Sasi bucks Risley off and manages to get back to his feet!
Hunter Risley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Risley shoots in looking for a takedown but Sasi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Risley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sasi gets caught napping as Risley dives in and scores a takedown. Sasi manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sasi has momentary wrist control but Risley slips an elbow through the middle.
Risley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sasi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Risley wants to control from the top but Sasi keeps moving.
Risley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hunter Risley.
Risley ducks under a wild hook from Sasi.
Sasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Risley was well out of range. Poor timing from Sasi.
Sasi thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Risley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sasi defends it nicely.
Junior Sasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunter Risley.
Sasi gets a takedown into half guard.
Risley wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sasi is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Risley reverses the position - he's now on top in Sasi's guard.
Junior Sasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter Risley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Risley wants to get up but he can't break Sasi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Junior Sasi.
Well Risley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Risley!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuta Yamashita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Lemana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White 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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuta Yamashita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Lemana!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamashita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lemana closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lemana maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Yamashita could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Lemana has cracked it and Yamashita is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Lemana!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Lemana!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jos Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karel Bezuidenhout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karel Bezuidenhout will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jos Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Karel Bezuidenhout!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cruz really is a fat lump.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Bezuidenhout won't allow it.
Cruz tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bezuidenhout just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bezuidenhout has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cruz regains guard immediately.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bezuidenhout trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bezuidenhout would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bezuidenhout is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bezuidenhout drops back looking for a leg! Cruz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cruz manages to kick Bezuidenhout off! Bezuidenhout jumps back into Cruz's guard.
Bezuidenhout with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bezuidenhout working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Bezuidenhout frees his head nicely. Oh but Cruz has switched to an armbar! Bezuidenhout is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jos Cruz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luke Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willy Hicks will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Price!
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, Willy Hicks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks misses with a two punch combination.
Price shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hicks is trying to defend but Price finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Price tries to pass to full mount but Hicks defends it.
Price sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hicks is looking to improve his position.
Price is pressing down on Hicks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hicks is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hicks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hicks manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hicks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hicks keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
Hicks is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hicks can't keep his opponent in guard - Price advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Price is breathing heavily.
Hicks is looking for a sweep. Price is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hicks is pressing down on Price's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hicks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Price's guard.
Hicks passes Price's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Price looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hicks is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hicks is working for a kimura but Price is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price is defending against the submission attempts here by Hicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks prevents Price from standing back up.
Hicks is looking for a kimura here.
Hicks 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. Price tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hicks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Willy Hicks!
Willy Hicks gave a mention to Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Van De Velde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Townsley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White 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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Van De Velde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Townsley!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van De Velde tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Townsley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Townsley is controlling the pace.
It looks like Townsley might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Townsley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Van De Velde wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Townsley has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Van De Velde wants to clinch up but Townsley keeps it at a distance.
Townsley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Van De Velde looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Townsley tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Townsley postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Van De Velde to stand up.
Townsley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Van De Velde looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Townsley is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde is pushing Townsley's head away, looking to escape. Townsley manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Townsley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Van De Velde to his feet.
Van De Velde wants to clinch but Townsley slips to the side
and Townsley moves into the clinch.
Van De Velde has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Townsley pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van De Velde would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Van De Velde really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Townsley wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsley is pulling down on Van De Velde's head. It's preventing any offense from Van De Velde, at least for the moment.
Van De Velde is looking to stand up but Townsley won't let him.
Townsley looking for a sweep. Not yet Townsley, not yet.
Townsley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Van De Velde keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Townsley's efforts to push away.
Van De Velde wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Townsley tries to break free but Van De Velde pushes him back against the cage.
Van De Velde is trying to push Townsley away but Townsley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Townsley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsley jumps into guard, dragging Van De Velde to the mat.
Van De Velde is fighting to break Townsley's control of his arms but Townsley is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Townsley has a closed guard, preventing Van De Velde from standing up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Townsley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van De Velde defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Townsley dominated that round.
That's time! Van De Velde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Van De Velde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van De Velde scores with a head kick.
Van De Velde gets caught napping as Townsley dives in and scores a takedown. Van De Velde manages to retain guard.
Van De Velde can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Townsley controls the pace.
Van De Velde is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Townsley decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Townsley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsley drops back, looking for a kneebar! Van De Velde looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Van De Velde looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Van De Velde!
Townsley wants to get back to his feet.
Van De Velde wants to stand but Townsley has his arm trapped.
Townsley sneaks out the side door and pushes Van De Velde away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Robert Van De Velde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van De Velde throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Van De Velde tries to clinch there but Townsley circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde looks to clinch
and Townsley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Van De Velde is trying to push Townsley away but Townsley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Van De Velde breaks the clinch.
Townsley looks for the body kick but Van De Velde saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Townsley shoots in and gets a takedown into Van De Velde's guard.
Townsley gets to his feet. Van De Velde looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Van De Velde misses with the combination.
Townsley scores with a takedown into Van De Velde's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Townsley prevents Van De Velde from getting back to his feet.
Van De Velde is working an open guard so Townsley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsley closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Townsley lands in his opponent's guard.
Van De Velde avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Townsley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Townsley stops Van De Velde from standing up.
Townsley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van De Velde is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ben Townsley has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Townsley passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Van De Velde is pushing Townsley's head away, looking to escape. Townsley manages to hold on to the position though.
Townsley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Van De Velde to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Townsley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van De Velde is trying to defend but Townsley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Townsley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Townsley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Van De Velde swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Townsley counters with a shoot takedown. Van De Velde fights it but they end up in guard.
Van De Velde wants to stand and escape but Townsley is having none of it.
Townsley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Townsley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Van De Velde wants to stand but Townsley is controlling the position.
Townsley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ben Townsley.
Townsley drives through with a takedown into Van De Velde's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van De Velde is working an open guard so Townsley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsley clinches.
Townsley gets control of Van De Velde's arms and successfully pulls guard. Townsley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Townsley has a closed guard, preventing Van De Velde from standing up.
Townsley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Townsley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Townsley looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Van De Velde puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Van De Velde seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Van De Velde trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsley is trying to maintain the position but Van De Velde is very close to passing his half guard.
Townsley is trying to stand.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Townsley makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Townsley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van De Velde will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Townsley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsley throws a sloppy head kick
and Van De Velde counters with a head kick.
Van De Velde connects with a high kick.
Van De Velde throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Robert Van De Velde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Townsley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Van De Velde wants to get back to striking at distance but Townsley won't allow it.
Townsley has Van De Velde pressed against the cage, preventing Van De Velde from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Townsley prevents Van De Velde from breaking the clinch.
Townsley has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Van De Velde clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van De Velde is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Velde holding both Townsley 's hands and preventing any damage.
Townsley working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
I would not like to be Van De Velde right now.
Robert Van De Velde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Townsley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Townsley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Townsley 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Townsley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franco Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franco Williams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tyrone Mason's chin.
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franco Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Mason!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands a high kick!
Mason with a poor takedown
and Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams feints and then cracks Mason's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mason down.
Williams tries to clinch up but Mason circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mason. That did some damage!
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mason's head.
Mason throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Williams tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mason is in Williams's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mason is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mason is controlling him.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mason trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mason won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mason drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Mason off! Mason jumps back into Williams's guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Mason from controlling successfully.
Mason stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mason controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyrone Mason was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Good shot there by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mason is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams and Mason are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Williams throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Mason into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Williams knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Franco Williams!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Franco Williams waved his t-shirt featuring Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Dighead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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, Curtis Dighead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ragnar Lodbrok!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dighead throws a head kick but Lodbrok moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dighead.
Lodbrok drives through with a takedown into Dighead's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dighead pulls Lodbrok in close to prevent any damage.
Lodbrok chips away with some ground and pound.
Lodbrok working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lodbrok chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lodbrok wants to pass the guard but Dighead is keeping the position.
Lodbrok trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lodbrok throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dighead works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lodbrok looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dighead dives on top into guard.
Lodbrok wants to sweep here but Dighead controlling him for the moment.
Dighead showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lodbrok wants to sweep here but Dighead controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dighead slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Curtis Dighead.
Dighead dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dighead feints and then cracks Lodbrok's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lodbrok down.
Lodbrok will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A good leg kick by Dighead.
Lodbrok changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dighead tries to avoid it but Lodbrok manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dighead to the ground. Dighead escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dighead punishes Lodbrok's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Dighead finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dighead moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dighead lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Curtis Dighead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dighead!
Lodbrok looks winded!
Dighead scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ragnar Lodbrok has been cut.
Curtis Dighead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dighead drops Lodbrok with a beautiful combination! Lodbrok stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dighead is looking for the KO!
Lodbrok is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whack! Dighead lands a heavy head kick that drops Lodbrok. The ref tackles Dighead to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Lodbrok was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Curtis Dighead!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Emenike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agam Levi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Emenike had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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, Victor Emenike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Agam Levi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levi misses with a series of wild punches.
Emenike sizes up Levi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Emenike.
Levi forces Emenike back against the cage and clinches.
Emenike gets underhooks to prevent Levi's takedown attempt.
Emenike prevents a takedown attempt there.
Emenike breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Levi tries to clinch but Emenike is having none of it.
A lazy left from Emenike finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levi needs to keep his hands up - Emenike had a free shot at his head there.
Emenike scores with a jab. Levi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Emenike lands a nice looking body shot.
Emenike with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Levi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Victor Emenike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Agam Levi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Levi. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Emenike finds it's way through Levi's defenses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Emenike!
It looks like Agam Levi has been cut.
Levi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Levi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes there by Levi.
Levi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Levi working the ground and pound but Emenike is defending the strikes.
Levi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Emenike to see if he's OK.
Levi lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levi working the head and body with strikes.
Levi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Emenike regains half guard.
Levi is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Emenike still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Emenike has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Emenike taking a breather here.
Levi can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levi wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Levi struggling a bit here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Agam Levi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Levi walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levi darts in trying to clinch
letting Emenike counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Emenike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Emenike dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Agam Levi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Emenike swings for the body but Levi moves out of range.
Emenike throws a right hand that Levi ducks under and follows up with a left that Levi also avoids with ease.
Levi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Emenike manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Levi. Emenike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Victor Emenike is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Emenike coming out on top.
Victor Emenike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Levi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Levi slips a straight right by Emenike.
Levi is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Emenike moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Emenike!
Our winner, Victor Emenike, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gripp Lair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Martinez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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210 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gripp Lair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lair on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lair gets a double leg takedown into Martinez's guard.
Lair stopping the sweep attempt from Martinez.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Lair from controlling successfully.
Lair is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Martinez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Martinez working for a triangle but Lair defends it easily.
Lair pushing down on Martinez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lair is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Martinez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lair.
Lair thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinez's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is not content to let Lair control the position.
Lair prevents Martinez from improving his position.
Martinez actively working from the bottom here.
Martinez looking for submissions off his back.
Lair looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Martinez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lair working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Martinez's thigh. Martinez counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Martinez looking for a guillotine here but Lair defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez keeping moving, preventing Lair from controlling successfully.
Lair has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Lair doesn't defend quickly enough and Martinez has managed to lock this one up! Can Lair escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Martinez on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johnny Martinez!
Johnny Martinez decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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