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MFL 5: Maximus vs Rijkaard PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Todd Ianuzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Saint Louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ianuzzi comes to the cage accompanied by Paranoid. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Todd Ianuzzi!
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, Martin Saint Louis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint Louis throws a jab when Ianuzzi was well out of range.
Ianuzzi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint Louis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint Louis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ianuzzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ianuzzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ianuzzi throws a big shot that misses.
Todd Ianuzzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint Louis lands a glancing blow to the side of Ianuzzi's head.
Saint Louis drops his hands momentarily and Ianuzzi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ianuzzi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Saint Louis is fending him off so far but Ianuzzi persists. Nope, Saint Louis circles away and we're back to standing.
Ianuzzi misses with a looping right.
Saint Louis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ianuzzi moves away.
Saint Louis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ianuzzi takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint Louis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ianuzzi throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ianuzzi throws a lazy uppercut
and Ianuzzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint Louis lands an overhand right.
A punch combination from Ianuzzi misses.
Ianuzzi defending well as Saint Louis loads up on a big left hand.
Nice straight punches there by Saint Louis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saint Louis.
Ianuzzi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Saint Louis throws out a powerful jab.
Ianuzzi throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint Louis.
Jab, jab by Saint Louis - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Saint Louis misses.
Saint Louis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ianuzzi.
Ianuzzi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Saint Louis is trying to control Ianuzzi's posture but Ianuzzi avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ianuzzi working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Saint Louis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ianuzzi's best efforts.
Ianuzzi is looking to advance position but Saint Louis won't allow it.
Well, if Ianuzzi 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.
Ianuzzi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ianuzzi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis is trying to get back to full guard.
Saint Louis is looking to control Ianuzzi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saint Louis avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ianuzzi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Saint Louis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ianuzzi.
Saint Louis keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ianuzzi is trying to control the action in half guard but Saint Louis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saint Louis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ianuzzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis moves into full guard.
Saint Louis is trying to control the position but Ianuzzi postures up.
Ianuzzi wants to control from the top but Saint Louis keeps moving.
Ianuzzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Saint Louis is retaining full guard.
Saint Louis has his hands on Ianuzzi's head, controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ianuzzi throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ianuzzi swings for the body but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Ianuzzi feints and as Saint Louis raises his hands in defense, Ianuzzi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ianuzzi tries to free his leg and advance position but Saint Louis is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ianuzzi postures up in Saint Louis's guard and throws a big left but Saint Louis blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Saint Louis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Saint Louis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ianuzzi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ianuzzi is looking to advance position but Saint Louis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Todd Ianuzzi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saint Louis controlling his opponent.
Ianuzzi is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis tries to control but Ianuzzi wriggling away.
Saint Louis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Saint Louis tries to control but Ianuzzi wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Martin Saint Louis.
Saint Louis misses with a body shot.
Martin Saint Louis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ianuzzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint Louis is just out of range.
Ianuzzi's corner calls for a 1-2. Ianuzzi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saint Louis misses with an uppercut.
Ianuzzi fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice cross by Saint Louis.
Saint Louis connects with a nice looking jab.
Saint Louis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ianuzzi throws a looping overhand right but Saint Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Ianuzzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint Louis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ianuzzi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ianuzzi throws a looping overhand right but Saint Louis ducks down to avoid it.
Saint Louis cracks Ianuzzi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saint Louis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ianuzzi.
Ianuzzi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saint Louis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ianuzzi somewhat.
Ianuzzi throws a hook but Saint Louis avoids it easily.
Ianuzzi misses with a double jab.
Ianuzzi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Ianuzzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ianuzzi throws a lazy right hand but Saint Louis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Saint Louis dips to his left and cracks Ianuzzi with an uppercut!
Ianuzzi looks to throw the jab but Saint Louis is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis stuffs the takedown.
Ianuzzi swings widly with a right hand
and Saint Louis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint Louis tries to pass to full mount but Ianuzzi defends it.
Saint Louis is looking to take a break and control but Ianuzzi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Saint Louis trying to pass the guard but Ianuzzi defending well.
Saint Louis trying to control the action but Ianuzzi is working from the bottom.
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 round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Saint Louis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ianuzzi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Saint Louis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ianuzzi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ianuzzi wants to control from the top but Saint Louis keeps moving.
Saint Louis wants to sweep but no luck.
Saint Louis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Louis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saint Louis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint Louis slips under a jab.
Saint Louis looks to score with a jab to the body but Ianuzzi is just out of range.
Ianuzzi fails with the takedown.
Ianuzzi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ianuzzi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ianuzzi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Todd Ianuzzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ianuzzi swings for the body but Saint Louis moves out of range.
Saint Louis lands a nice shot to the body.
Ianuzzi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saint Louis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Saint Louis sneaks back into half guard.
Saint Louis is looking to improve his position.
Ianuzzi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Saint Louis wants to control but Ianuzzi is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis is trying to get back to full guard.
Saint Louis is still trying to improve position.
Martin Saint Louis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ianuzzi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ianuzzi wants to take a breather but Saint Louis is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The crowd cheers as Saint Louis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ianuzzi doesn't seem phased though.
Saint Louis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ianuzzi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Louis scores with a nice right hand.
Ianuzzi throws a hook to the side of Saint Louis's head but Saint Louis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint Louis scores with a jab. Ianuzzi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ianuzzi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ianuzzi shoots in looking for a takedown but Saint Louis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ianuzzi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Todd Ianuzzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ianuzzi misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Saint Louis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Saint Louis.
Ianuzzi throws a jab when Saint Louis was well out of range.
Saint Louis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ianuzzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ianuzzi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ianuzzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Saint Louis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saint Louis 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Saint Louis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sullivan Dammers Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Ragnarson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustav Ragnarson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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176 lbs
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184 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sullivan Dammers Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustav Ragnarson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dammers Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ragnarson swivels and escapes.
Ragnarson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ragnarson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ragnarson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dammers Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ragnarson connects with a decent elbow.
Ragnarson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Dammers Jr to see if he's OK.
Dammers Jr is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ragnarson lands a strong strike to the head of Dammers Jr. That's dazed him! Ragnarson looking to finish here. Dammers Jr is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Ragnarson lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Ragnarson!
Gustav Ragnarson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eli Armis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Carlyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Armis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mortal Kombat Theme. Eli Armis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Armis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Carlyle!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlyle scores with a takedown into Armis's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Armis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carlyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Armis is keeping the position for now.
Armis trying to keep a closed guard but Carlyle is proving a slippery customer.
Carlyle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Armis has Carlyle pulled in close to control his posture.
Armis is looking for a triangle but Carlyle pushes his legs off easily.
Carlyle trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Armis manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Armis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carlyle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Armis trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis won't allow Carlyle to get back to his feet.
Carlyle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Armis sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eli Armis.
Armis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Carlyle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carlyle tries to bench press Armis off him but Armis keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle is looking for a sweep.
Armis takes a little break here. Carlyle wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Carlyle tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Armis tries to control but Carlyle wriggling away.
Armis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlyle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Armis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Carlyle for as long as he can get away with.
Armis wants to control the pace but Carlyle is squirming around nicely.
Armis is trying to take his opponent's back.
Carlyle is squirming around, avoiding Armis's attempts to control the action.
We're going to have a standup here because Eli Armis wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Armis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Carlyle's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis wants to control from the top but Carlyle keeps moving.
Carlyle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Armis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carlyle looking for a guillotine here but Armis defends easily.
Armis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armis slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in half guard, Armis seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Armis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carlyle throws a hook but Armis avoids it easily.
Carlyle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Armis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Carlyle has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Armis feints and as Carlyle raises his hands in defense, Armis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Armis 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.
Carlyle wants to hit a switch here but Armis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Carlyle there!
Armis controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlyle is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Armis keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carlyle is looking for a sweep. Armis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Armis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Carlyle is not content to let Armis control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eli Armis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Carlyle tries to sprawl but Armis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Armis prevents Carlyle from improving his position.
Armis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carlyle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Armis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carlyle knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carlyle slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis trying to control but Carlyle is working from the bottom.
Carlyle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carlyle's guard.
Armis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Armis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carlyle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Armis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Armis is trying to control. Carlyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carlyle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis controlling the action here.
Eli Armis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Armis jabs Carlyle right on the nose. Carlyle blinks but takes it well.
Armis scores with a jab. Carlyle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Armis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Armis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Armis throws a series of punches but Carlyle avoids them all with ease.
Armis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Armis in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Armis advances to mount.
Carlyle has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle is trying to get back to his feet but Armis has full control of the position and if anything, Carlyle has just worked his way into a worse spot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlyle tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Carlyle is trying desperately to improve position.
Carlyle gets back to half guard.
Armis wants to control but Carlyle is keeping him busy.
Armis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Carlyle is trying to get back to full guard.
Armis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Carlyle wants to sweep but Armis has passed to side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armis is trying to get an arm triangle but Carlyle is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Armis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carlyle gets a double leg takedown into Armis's guard.
Eli Armis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carlyle wants to pass the guard but Armis is keeping the position.
Carlyle preventing the sweep.
Carlyle postures up in Armis's guard and throws a big left but Armis blocks it.
Carlyle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Armis has his foot on Carlyle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carlyle works his way back into a safe position though.
Armis 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.
Carlyle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Armis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carlyle has managed to get both his arms back between Armis's legs - danger averted.
Carlyle has gone for a leg lock! Armis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Carlyle's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Armis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carlyle working for a triangle but Armis defends it easily.
Carlyle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Armis defends well.
Armis passes into half guard.
Carlyle tries to get to full guard but Armis has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle wants to sweep but Armis has passed to side control!
Carlyle is looking for a sweep.
Armis trying to control the position but Carlyle is working away.
Armis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Carlyle!
Armis mounts Carlyle! Really nice guard pass there!
Armis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carlyle is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Armis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carlyle is looking to escape.
Carlyle looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Armis working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Armis has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Carlyle can't escape the position.
Carlyle is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armis has good solid back control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlyle tries to roll but Armis sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Armis clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carlyle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Armis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Armis wants to sweep but no luck.
Carlyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Armis is retaining full guard.
Armis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Carlyle with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Eli Armis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Armis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlyle gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carlyle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carlyle wants to improve his position but Armis is controlling well.
Carlyle wants to control but Armis is keeping busy.
Armis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Eli Armis has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Carlyle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Armis to the ground. Carlyle is now in Armis's guard.
Carlyle postures up in Armis's guard and throws a big left but Armis blocks it.
Carlyle won't allow Armis to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle trying to control but Armis is working from the bottom.
Armis has Carlyle pulled in close to control his posture.
Armis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Armis pulls Carlyle in close to his closed guard and prevents Carlyle from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eli Armis.
Carlyle misses with an uppercut. Armis saw that one coming.
Carlyle tries to sprawl but Armis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Carlyle wants to get back to full guard but Armis has mounted him!
Carlyle working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armis controlling from mount.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carlyle regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armis is looking for a kimura here.
Armis prevents Carlyle from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carlyle tries to roll over but Armis keeps him under control.
Armis sitting and controlling from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armis is trying to control. Carlyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Eli Armis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Armis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Armis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carlyle to the mat! Carlyle manages to get full guard.
Armis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carlyle is trying to keep Armis in close.
Armis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Armis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Carlyle is trying to improve his position.
Armis controlling the position from side mount.
Carlyle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carlyle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Armis wants to control but Carlyle is keeping busy.
Armis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Armis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Armis 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.
Carlyle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Armis moves into full guard.
Armis is trying to hold Carlyle in close to prevent damage but Carlyle has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armis is pressing down on Carlyle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Armis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Armis controls Carlyle momentarily but Carlyle frees himself.
Carlyle slips nicely into half guard.
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!
Armis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Well, if Carlyle 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.
Armis tries to get to full guard but Carlyle has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Armis defends it well.
Carlyle is trying to work for a kimura but Armis is defending well.
Armis preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Eli Armis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle prevents Armis from improving his position.
Carlyle seems to be working for a kimura but Armis defends the submission attempt.
Armis desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Carlyle trying to control from half guard but Armis is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armis tries to roll over but Carlyle keeps him under control.
Carlyle is keen to just control but Armis is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Armis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Armis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Armis!
During a confident post fight interview, Eli Armis 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Hank Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Slam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hank Patterson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hank Patterson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Slam!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson drops Slam with a nice combination! Patterson dives into Slam's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Adam Slam has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Patterson with a nice head shot there.
Slam is rocked!
Patterson arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Slam's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hank Patterson!
Hank Patterson retains his welterweight title!
Hank Patterson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between TJ Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Rijkaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus comes to the cage accompanied by Time Is Running Out. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Patrick Rijkaard was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Maximus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Rijkaard!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus lands a two punch combo.
Rijkaard looks to land a combination but Maximus avoids it well.
Maximus scores with a three punch combo!
Maximus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maximus throws a one two combo.
Maximus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maximus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximus lands with a good body shot.
Maximus fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Rijkaard to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Rijkaard looks to clinch but Maximus throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Rijkaard taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). TJ Maximus!
TJ Maximus retains his featherweight title!
TJ Maximus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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