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QFC Tournament 270 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joss Kyker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Joss Kyker!
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, Wes Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alvarez's half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kyker is taking a breather. Alvarez 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.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back.
Alvarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kyker forces his way into half guard.
Kyker is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kyker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kyker 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.
Kyker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kyker wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking for a triangle here but Kyker uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Alvarez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kyker working the head and body with strikes.
Alvarez looking for a kimura from the bottom but Kyker passes into side control!
Kyker lands a nice forearm strike.
Kyker working the ground and pound.
Kyker 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.
Kyker scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez gets back to half guard.
Alvarez looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyker is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alvarez is just riding it out for now. Kyker eventually gives up the hold.
Alvarez gets back to full guard.
Alvarez working for a triangle but Kyker defends it easily.
Kyker engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyker scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kyker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kyker trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez has momentary wrist control but Kyker slips an elbow through the middle.
Alvarez working for submissions but it's allowed Kyker to get to half guard.
Alvarez is looking for a sweep. Kyker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alvarez looks winded!
Kyker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alvarez won't allow Kyker to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvarez keeps working.
Alvarez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kyker works his way into side control.
Kyker is looking to take a break and control but Alvarez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez is looking to regain half guard here but Kyker keeps moving and retains side control.
Kyker cracks Alvarez with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joss Kyker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but Kyker shows good takedown defense.
Alvarez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alvarez with a poor takedown
and Kyker counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Joss Kyker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Alvarez.
Alvarez is trying to pull guard but Kyker turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alvarez wants a takedown.
Kyker slows down the pace here.
Kyker misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kyker for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Alvarez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kyker smiles and moves away.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kyker as he avoids it easily.
Wes Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Kyker isn't going anywhere.
Kyker is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alvarez off and has taken his back!
Kyker just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Joss Kyker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez showing good submission defense here.
Kyker is riding his opponent, not letting Alvarez buck him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kyker's guard. Nice work there by Alvarez.
Alvarez postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyker is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alvarez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kyker is looking to sweep but instead, Alvarez has passed into half guard.
Kyker tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Alvarez has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kyker is looking to get to half guard.
Kyker looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyker turns into Alvarez and is now in his guard.
Kyker showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alvarez is looking for a triangle here but Kyker uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Alvarez being controlled for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Check out the look on Kyker's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joss Kyker dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Kyker instigates a clinch.
Alvarez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kyker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alvarez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kyker avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Kyker manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches up with Kyker, looking for a takedown. Alvarez pushes Kyker against the cage but Kyker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joss Kyker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Alvarez.
Kyker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kyker is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Alvarez will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Alvarez is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kyker off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez working for the choke.
Kyker tries to break free.
Kyker controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Kyker looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Kyker's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyker trying to control but not successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyker manages to reverse the position and now he's in Alvarez's guard. Nice work there by Kyker.
Kyker wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alvarez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kyker uses it to pass to side control.
Alvarez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvarez tries to improve position but can't.
Kyker working the body and head with strikes.
Kyker trying to control the position but Alvarez is working away.
Kyker works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyker 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.
Alvarez takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Alvarez tries to improve position but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyker wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy.
Alvarez tries to improve position but can't.
Kyker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alvarez keeps working.
Kyker taking a breather here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joss Kyker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kyker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Joss Kyker!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Joss Kyker!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Joss Kyker!
Joss Kyker wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cade McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Porter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. to be loved kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cade McQueen!
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, Johnny Porter!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen lands a jab.
Porter throws a right hand that McQueen ducks under and follows up with a left that McQueen also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - McQueen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McQueen scores with a nice right hand.
McQueen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Porter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Porter misses with a series of wild punches.
McQueen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Porter misses with a combination
and McQueen counters with a left and a right that stings Porter.
Porter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Porter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McQueen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McQueen duly obliges.
Porter is rocked!
It looks like Johnny Porter has been cut.
Porter drops his hands momentarily. McQueen doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Porter staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Porter doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cade McQueen!
A very excited looking Cade McQueen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brad Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Brad Hogan!
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, Eddie Jones!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hogan to the ground. Jones is now in Hogan's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Hogan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones 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.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hogan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hogan is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Hogan throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hogan seems keen to control Jones's posture.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hogan controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a strike but Hogan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hogan preventing the sweep.
Hogan works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones trying to control but Hogan postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones gets back to full guard.
Hogan stops Jones from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hogan pushes down on Jones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones pushes Hogan off looking to stand but Hogan dives back in and keeps control.
Jones landing strikes from the bottom.
Hogan trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Hogan perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hogan wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Hogan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Brad Hogan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hogan tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Hogan's guard.
Hogan wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jones distracts Hogan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hogan has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones wants to control but Hogan is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hogan seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones trying to control but Hogan postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Jones dominated that round.
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.
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Hogan's guard.
Eddie Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hogan has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Hogan keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Hogan working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Hogan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hogan looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Jones trying to control from Hogan's half guard. Hogan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hogan striking off his back but it's not causing Jones any problems.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones stands up over Hogan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hogan looking for a sweep. Not yet Hogan, not yet.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hogan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Hogan is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones works over Hogan with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Hogan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hogan has Jones pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hogan enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hogan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
Hogan trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Jones cracks Hogan with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hogan is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones scoring with some ground and pound.
Hogan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hogan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hogan trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hogan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hogan lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hogan's guard.
Hogan trying to keep a closed guard but Jones is proving a slippery customer.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Hogan keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Hogan pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hogan looking for a sweep. Not yet Hogan, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hogan is on top in guard.
Hogan won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones wants to stand up but Hogan is controlling him.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Hogan wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hogan wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hogan to the mat! Hogan manages to get full guard.
Hogan keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hogan wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Hogan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones prevents Hogan from getting back to his feet.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hogan seems a little lost for a moment, as Jones dominates the positioning.
You can see the frustration on Hogan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones trying to control the action but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Jones controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones trying to control the action but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Hogan has one of Jones's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones cracks Hogan with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 for Eddie Jones!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Eddie Jones!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Eddie Jones!
Eddie Jones wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erik Mollen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Wiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Erik Mollen!
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, Jack Wiley!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mollen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wiley stuffs the takedown attempt from Mollen. Mollen gets slowly back to his feet.
Mollen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wiley misses with a hook.
Wiley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wiley catches Mollen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wiley lands a right hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Wiley as he connects with a hook.
Mollen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wiley, as that shot connected.
Mollen shoots in looking for a takedown but Wiley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mollen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Mollen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mollen throws a sloppy head kick and Wiley moves out of range easily.
Wiley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mollen's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mollen closes the distance and clinches up with Wiley, looking for a takedown. Mollen pushes Wiley against the cage but Wiley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wiley works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Wiley misses its intended target.
Wiley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mollen.
Good shot there by Wiley.
Wiley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mollen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wiley misses with a series of wild punches.
Wiley looks to throw the jab but Mollen is out of range.
Jack Wiley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big right from Wiley misses.
Mollen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mollen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mollen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wiley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mollen.
Wiley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wiley 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.
Wiley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab from Wiley.
Mollen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wiley lands with an uppercut that bounces Mollen off the cage and back into range.
Mollen is rocked!
Wiley cracks Mollen with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Mollen falls to his knees and Wiley doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Wiley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keishun Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Keishun Simmons!
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, Tony Montana!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana 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.
Montana is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Simmons has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Montana is looking to defend but Simmons has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Montana! Simmons pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Montana taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Keishun Simmons!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Fujioka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Tom Hammer!
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, Daisuke Fujioka!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujioka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fujioka throws a combination that misses
and Hammer counters with a left to the body.
A combination from Fujioka does no damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hammer.
Hammer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fujioka defends it nicely.
Hammer slips a jab and a cross from Fujioka.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fujioka but Fujioka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Fujioka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hammer trying to stall but Fujioka improves his position.
Hammer looking for a takedown.
Fujioka digs a right hand underneath Hammer's ribcage. Hammer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fujioka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fujioka tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Fujioka lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Fujioka misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Fujioka.
Fujioka struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
Fujioka misses with a body punch.
Fujioka can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Fujioka tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Fujioka back against the cage.
Hammer stops a takedown attempt from Fujioka.
Hammer tries to circle away but Fujioka has him pinned against the cage.
Hammer blocks a body shot from Fujioka.
Fujioka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hammer.
Fujioka prevents Hammer from breaking the clinch.
Fujioka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fujioka misses with a punch to the body.
Fujioka tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Hammer prevents a body shot from Fujioka.
Hammer blocks a body shot from Fujioka.
Hammer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fujioka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fujioka can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hammer pulls guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hammer trying to control the position.
Hammer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hammer is striking but Fujioka is not phased and passes to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hammer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is adopting a defensive guard.
Fujioka postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tom Hammer.
Hammer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fujioka but Fujioka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hammer tries for a takedown but Fujioka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujioka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fujioka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hammer slips a jab and a cross from Fujioka.
Some wild striking there from Fujioka.
Fujioka fails to land with a series of punches.
Fujioka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hammer.
Fujioka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hammer.
Fujioka misses with a double jab.
Fujioka looks winded!
Fujioka throws a right hand that Hammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammer also avoids with ease.
Hammer gets the takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammer wants to stand but Fujioka is controlling his arm.
Hammer has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer looking to control but Fujioka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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 Tom Hammer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hammer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fujioka as he jumps to the side.
Hammer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hammer wants to stand but Fujioka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fujioka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fujioka is trying to keep Hammer in close.
Hammer wants to stand but Fujioka is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujioka is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No joy there for Fujioka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammer has a takedown stuffed.
Fujioka misses with a wild combination.
Hammer fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Hammer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fujioka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammer looks for a takedown but Fujioka sprawls well.
Fujioka throws a right hand that Hammer ducks under and follows up with a left that Hammer also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Hammer tries to clinch there but Fujioka circles away.
Daisuke Fujioka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujioka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fujioka leaves Hammer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fujioka throws a right and a left that Hammer avoids nicely.
Fujioka is breathing heavily.
Fujioka swinging wildly here.
A jab from Hammer does it's job there.
Hammer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fujioka.
Hammer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into 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!
Hammer preventing the sweep.
Hammer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hammer wants to get up but he can't break Fujioka's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujioka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammer trying to control but Fujioka is working from the bottom.
Hammer controlling from the top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Tom Hammer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fujioka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fujioka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujioka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fujioka gets caught napping as Hammer dives in and scores a takedown. Fujioka manages to retain guard.
Hammer 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.
Tom Hammer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Fujioka controls Hammer momentarily but Hammer frees himself.
Fujioka being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tom Hammer just wasn't active enough.
Fujioka misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Hammer dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hammer thuds his right hand into Fujioka's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fujioka tries to bum rush Hammer with a series of wild strikes but Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Hammer does no damage.
Fujioka misses with the combination.
Fujioka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammer circles away quickly and effectively.
Fujioka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fujioka dodges the punch combination from Hammer.
Hammer doesn't manage to clinch there - Fujioka circles away.
Fujioka throws a combination that misses
letting Hammer counter with a right hand.
Hammer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fujioka tries to avoid it but Hammer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fujioka to the ground. Fujioka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tom Hammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fujioka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fujioka throws a series of punches but Hammer avoids them all with ease.
Fujioka misses with a double jab
and Hammer counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fujioka keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer working the ground and pound from side control.
Hammer wants to stand but Fujioka has his arm trapped.
Hammer is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Fujioka will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Fujioka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hammer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fujioka is not content to let Hammer control the position.
Hammer wants to stand but Fujioka has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fujioka prevents Hammer from moving into mount.
Hammer trying to control the position but Fujioka is working away.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hammer is trying to get an arm triangle but Fujioka is defending well.
Hammer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fujioka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujioka is not content to let Hammer control the position.
Hammer working away.
Hammer content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hammer swings around for an armbar but Fujioka sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hammer's guard.
Fujioka stops Hammer from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tom Hammer just wasn't active enough.
Fujioka throws a series of punches but Hammer avoids them all with ease.
Fujioka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hammer circles away quickly and effectively.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fujioka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daisuke Fujioka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fujioka moves out of range of the body kick.
Fujioka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammer counters with a one-two to the body.
Fujioka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hammer throws a series of punches but Fujioka avoids them all with ease.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujioka moves away.
Hammer dodges the punch combination from Fujioka.
Tom Hammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Fujioka keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujioka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fujioka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Daisuke Fujioka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hammer.
Fujioka gets caught napping as Hammer dives in and scores a takedown. Fujioka manages to retain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Hammer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hammer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Tom Hammer!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Tom Hammer!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Tom Hammer!
Tom Hammer wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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154 lbs
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149 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Hammer!
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, Tony Martin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hammer controlling the action here.
Hammer wants to pass to mount but Martin is defending the position.
Still in half guard, Hammer seems content to control.
Hammer trying to mount his opponent but Martin defends it.
Martin looking for submissions off his back.
Hammer not doing much here.
Martin moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer stands and steps away. Martin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hammer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martin, pushing him back against the cage.
Martin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hammer takes a knee to the side of the body.
Martin lands a knee to the body.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Martin.
Martin landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammer has clasped his hands together around Martin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Martin is trying to buck Hammer off.
Martin tries to bench press Hammer off him but Hammer keeps the position.
Martin manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer stops Martin from getting back to his feet.
Martin is trying to control but can't.
Martin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hammer pulls his head out easily.
Martin actively working from the bottom here.
Martin is looking for a sweep. Hammer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammer controlling the pace.
Hammer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martin on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin moves into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hammer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Anthony Hammer.
Hammer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martin looking for a triangle here. Hammer is fighting it but it looks tight! Martin pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Hammer is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tony Martin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cole Hadman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Rayburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rayburn has chosen Let The Bodies Hit The Floor as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Cole Hadman!
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, Jordan Rayburn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadman fails to land the takedown.
Hadman shoots in looking for a takedown. Rayburn tries to sprawl out of it but Hadman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rayburn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hadman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rayburn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rayburn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Hadman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rayburn has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hadman regains guard immediately.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rayburn won't allow Hadman to sweep him here.
Hadman wants to hit a switch here but Rayburn passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hadman there!
Rayburn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hadman regains half guard.
Hadman wants to get back to full guard.
Rayburn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rayburn lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hadman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rayburn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rayburn's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadman struggling to land strikes to the head as Rayburn covers up.
Hadman lands a shot to the body.
Rayburn trying to control the action but Hadman just sinks the hooks in.
Rayburn is trying to stand back up.
Hadman lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Rayburn is trying to break free.
Hadman gets his hands free as Rayburn looks to control.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hadman.
Hadman lands shots from the back.
Hadman is breathing heavily.
Hadman scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rayburn just trying to survive but Hadman is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Hadman lands with a hammerfist to the side of Rayburn's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayburn is trying to get back to his feet but Hadman has full control of the position and if anything, Rayburn has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Rayburn is in bad spot here.
Hadman scores with punches and elbows.
Rayburn wants to escape the position.
Rayburn holding both Hadman 's hands and preventing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hadman is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Hadman gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Hadman gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Hadman apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Hadman tries for a takedown but Rayburn circles away easily
and Rayburn counters with an outside leg kick.
Hadman shoots and misses
and Rayburn counters with a head kick. That will keep Hadman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Rayburn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hadman did well to prevent Rayburn getting side control.
Rayburn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayburn is looking to take a break and control but Hadman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hadman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rayburn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hadman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hadman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rayburn regains half guard.
Rayburn trying to control from the bottom.
Hadman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hadman lands strikes from half guard.
Rayburn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hadman.
Rayburn wants to control but Hadman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rayburn is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hadman is staying active.
Rayburn punching from the bottom.
Hadman tries to pass to full mount but Rayburn defends it.
Rayburn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rayburn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hadman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hadman wants to pass the guard but Rayburn is keeping the position.
Hadman stopping the sweep attempt from Rayburn.
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 Cole Hadman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hadman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hadman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rayburn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rayburn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hadman sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hadman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hadman 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.
Rayburn trying to control but Hadman is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rayburn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rayburn looking to pass the guard.
Hadman 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rayburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rayburn won't allow Hadman to sweep him here.
Rayburn is stalling in the full guard.
Hadman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jordan Rayburn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rayburn stuffs the takedown attempt from Hadman. Hadman gets slowly back to his feet.
Rayburn closes the distance and clinches.
Rayburn lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rayburn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayburn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hadman wants to improve his position but Rayburn is controlling well.
Rayburn tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hadman knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rayburn not doing much here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hadman taking some punishment here, with Rayburn in his half guard.
Rayburn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hadman keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayburn moves nicely into side control.
Hadman gets back to half guard.
Hadman wants to get back to full guard but Rayburn has passed into side control.
Hadman tries to bench press Rayburn off him but Rayburn keeps the position.
Rayburn is putting a hurting on Hadman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Rayburn trying to control the position but Hadman is working away.
Hadman is trying to get back to half guard.
Rayburn content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayburn works to advance to full mount. Hadman defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hadman is trying to escape the mount.
Rayburn tries to control but Hadman wriggling away.
Jordan Rayburn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rayburn is standing up, even though he is in mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rayburn closes the distance and clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hadman wants the takedown. Rayburn is fighting it off but Hadman persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Rayburn's guard against the cage.
Rayburn has his feet on Hadman's thighs here. He's pushed Hadman off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hadman screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jordan Rayburn!
Our winner, Jordan Rayburn, 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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