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GFC 61: Gutz vs Rapthlaka PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rey Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan has chosen We are the Champions as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rey Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jordan misses with a double jab.
Jordan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Malapitan's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Malapitan is pressing down on Jordan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jordan stopping the sweep attempt from Malapitan.
Jordan trying to control the position from guard on top but Malapitan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan is adopting a defensive guard.
Jordan wants to control from the top but Malapitan keeps moving.
Jordan told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Jordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Malapitan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Malapitan has control of Jordan's left arm, preventing Jordan from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Jordan was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jordan throws a head kick but Malapitan moves out of range.
Malapitan takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Rey Malapitan has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Malapitan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Malapitan trying to control but Jordan is working from the bottom.
Jordan can't keep his opponent in guard - Malapitan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malapitan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jordan is trying to maintain the position but Malapitan is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Malapitan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jordan has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've been hearing that Malapitan has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malapitan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Jordan to stand up.
Jordan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Malapitan counters with a takedown into side control.
Jordan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jordan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Malapitan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malapitan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan is putting a hurting on Jordan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Malapitan cracks Jordan with a big right hand but Jordan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Malapitan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Malapitan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Malapitan works to advance to full mount. Jordan defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jordan tries to hold on but Malapitan pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malapitan wants to control the pace but Jordan is squirming around nicely.
Malapitan landing strikes from the mount and Jordan is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Malapitan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rey Malapitan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jordan swinging wildly here.
Jordan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Malapitan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jordan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jordan trying to control the position.
Malapitan pushing down on Jordan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Malapitan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jordan defends it well.
Malapitan is looking for a kimura here.
Jordan wants to control but Malapitan is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jordan is just riding it out for now. Malapitan eventually gives up the hold.
Malapitan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jordan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Malapitan.
Malapitan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan wants to control but Malapitan is keeping busy.
Malapitan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jordan to get to his feet.
Jordan misses with a body shot.
Jordan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malapitan counters with a single leg into guard. Jordan didn't expect that.
Rey Malapitan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malapitan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Malapitan 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.
Malapitan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malapitan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Malapitan scoring with some ground and pound.
Malapitan wants to control from the top but Jordan keeps moving.
Malapitan is really struggling to control Jordan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jordan is looking to stand up but Malapitan isn't so interested in that idea.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Malapitan from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey Malapitan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jordan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jordan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malapitan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jordan's guard now.
Rey Malapitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jordan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malapitan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jordan trying to control the position.
Malapitan won't allow Jordan to get back to his feet.
Malapitan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jordan can do to turn this around?
Jordan is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malapitan trying to control the position from guard on top but Jordan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malapitan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jordan's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rey Malapitan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rey Malapitan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jordan darts in trying to clinch
so Malapitan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It looks like Michael Jordan has been cut.
Jordan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Malapitan passes Jordan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Malapitan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Malapitan is working for a kimura but Jordan is defending it quite comfortably.
Malapitan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jordan has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Malapitan connects with a nice short shot to Jordan's temple.
Malapitan is working for a submission of some sort.
Malapitan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Malapitan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jordan defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jordan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Malapitan.
Jordan wants to get back to full guard.
Malapitan passes to full mount!
Jordan is bucking up trying to escape but Malapitan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malapitan is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Jordan is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Jordan flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Malapitan anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Jordan and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Malapitan slips an arm under Jordan chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Malapitan has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Malapitan is squeezing on Jordan like an anaconda would it's prey. Jordan fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rey Malapitan!
After the fight, Rey Malapitan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Michael Jordan had this to say: 'I will come back to this cage with a vengeance...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Melendez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem - Survival. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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165 lbs
14 - 4 - 2 |
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162 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilbert Melendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arnold tries to clinch up.
Arnold gets a clinch.
Melendez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Melendez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Melendez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Melendez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gilbert Melendez just wasn't active enough.
Arnold stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Melendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arnold is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arnold rushes Melendez and presses him up against the cage.
Melendez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Arnold gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short left from Arnold.
Melendez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Arnold gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arnold misses with an elbow strike.
Melendez avoids a wild elbow strike from Arnold.
Melendez blocks an elbow strike from Arnold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Arnold.
Melendez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Arnold gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Arnold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melendez throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Arnold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Melendez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Melendez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arnold's half guard.
Well, if Melendez 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.
Melendez works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez looking to control but instead Arnold has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Arnold is trying to stand up here but Melendez is controlling him well.
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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Melendez controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gilbert Melendez.
Arnold misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Melendez 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.
Arnold avoids the body shot from Melendez.
Melendez slips under a jab from Arnold.
A jab from Melendez misses.
Arnold works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arnold tries to clinch but Melendez moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melendez fails to land the takedown.
Arnold tries to clinch but Melendez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez clinches with his opponent.
Arnold breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melendez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Melendez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arnold doesn't manage to clinch there - Melendez circles away.
Melendez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arnold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold takes the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Arnold just misses with a elbow thrown towards Melendez's brow.
Arnold prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arnold lands an elbow just above Melendez 's eye.
It looks like Gilbert Melendez has been cut.
Arnold throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Melendez wants a takedown but no success here.
Melendez turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Melendez manages to end up in side control.
Arnold is trying to buck Melendez off.
Melendez wants to control but Arnold is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is staying tight to Arnold's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Melendez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gilbert Melendez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Melendez throws a jab but it's blocked by Arnold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez moves in looking to clinch but Arnold pushes him off.
Arnold fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melendez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Melendez circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gilbert Melendez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gilbert Melendez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Arnold connects with a good right hand that stumbles Melendez. Melendez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arnold lands a head kick!
Melendez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Arnold defends well and Melendez ends up having to push Arnold into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Arnold stops a takedown attempt from Melendez.
Arnold is pressed up against the cage. Melendez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arnold down to the mat. Arnold avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Melendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arnold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch but Melendez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Melendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Melendez doesn't manage to clinch there - Arnold circles away.
Melendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gilbert Melendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Melendez checks a leg kick.
Arnold keeps the fight on the outside.
Arnold wants to clinch
and Melendez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Melendez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arnold is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Melendez wants a takedown.
Arnold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Melendez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Arnold circles away.
Arnold takes the fight into the clinch.
Melendez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arnold prevents it.
Arnold prevents the takedown attempt.
Arnold using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Melendez wants a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnold lands an elbow inside.
Gilbert Melendez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stalling in the clinch from Arnold.
Arnold presses Melendez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arnold.
Arnold misses with an elbow over the top.
Melendez is trying to drag Arnold to the mat but Arnold just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Arnold prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Arnold.
Arnold manages to break the clinch.
Arnold uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Melendez.
Arnold moves in looking to clinch but Melendez pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold slaps away a takedown attempt from Melendez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arnold wants to clinch up but Melendez keeps it at a distance.
Arnold doesn't manage to clinch there - Melendez circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arnold looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Arnold sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Arnold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Melendez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Orion Contras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Speedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speedy has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Orion Contras has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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178 lbs
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182 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Contras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pete Speedy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contras tries to bum rush Speedy with a series of wild strikes but Speedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Contras!
Speedy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Contras counters with a three punch combo that has Speedy backing up. Speedy nods at Contras to acknowledge the strikes.
It looks like Pete Speedy has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speedy. Contras does a little dance to reset his feet.
Speedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Contras manages to avoid it.
Contras scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contras throws a series of punches but Speedy avoids them all with ease.
Contras misses with a wild body shot.
Speedy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Contras!
Speedy working the ground and pound but Contras is defending the strikes.
Contras striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Contras wants to control but Speedy postures up.
Speedy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Speedy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Contras down.
Speedy working away.
Contras is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Speedy is looking to take a break and control but Contras is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedy working the ground and pound.
Speedy is working Contras over with some ground and pound from side control.
Contras is trying to control Speedy's posture but Speedy avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Contras taking punishment in the form of punches.
Speedy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Contras is trying to buck Speedy off.
Speedy is putting a hurting on Contras here, landing some big shots from side control.
Contras is rocked!
Contras can't do much from the bottom here.
Oh Contras is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speedy scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Contras is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Speedy can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Speedy!
During a confident post fight interview, Pete Speedy 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darien Lowry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West- New Slave. Darien Lowry has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darien Lowry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lowry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawford.
Lowry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Lowry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lowry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crawford counters with a one-two to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Crawford has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Crawford walks into a stiff left hand from Lowry.
Lowry throws a body punch but Crawford moves out of range.
Crawford rushes Lowry and presses him up against the cage.
Crawford has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lowry clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Crawford keeps control of the position easily here as Lowry tries to buck him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Lowry taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael Crawford!
After the big win, Michael Crawford made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maul Windu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yakubu Okoroji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Windu's entrance music is Who We Are. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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202 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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23
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maul Windu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yakubu Okoroji!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Windu throws a shot from downtown. Okoroji moves away and avoids it.
Okoroji throws a hook but Windu avoids it easily.
Okoroji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okoroji changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Windu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Okoroji shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Windu pinned against the cage. Windu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Okoroji lands a right hook to the body.
Windu pushes Okoroji up against the cage in a clinch.
Okoroji has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Windu regains guard immediately.
Okoroji stands up over Windu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Okoroji in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Windu trying to keep a closed guard but Okoroji is proving a slippery customer.
Okoroji trying to control but Windu is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okoroji looking to sit in guard and control but Windu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Windu is sitting in close to Okoroji's body. Okoroji has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Windu is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Windu is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Okoroji.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yakubu Okoroji!
A victorious Yakubu Okoroji thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fluke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jiu Jitsu. Toby Fluke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toby Fluke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Smith!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fluke is being controlled here.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fluke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith scoring with punches from side control.
Fluke stops Smith from passing to mount.
Smith tries to stand but Fluke controls the position and pulls Smith into his guard.
Smith sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Fluke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fluke wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Fluke definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith has his hands on Fluke's head, controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul Smith has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fluke gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Fluke has wrist control.
Smith tries to stand but Fluke is controlling from the bottom.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Fluke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Fluke'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.
Smith trying to control but Fluke is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Paul Smith has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Fluke's guard.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fluke is keeping the position for now.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fluke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith stands and throws Fluke's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Smith looks winded!
Smith advances to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fluke tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fluke.
Smith darts in and clinches Fluke up against the cage.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Fluke avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Fluke tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Smith looking to score a takedown here. Fluke is defending well but Smith drives through and ends up in Fluke's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Fluke keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith wants to stand but Fluke is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Smith hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A combination from Fluke does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Fluke fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Fluke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Toby Fluke has been cut.
Smith scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Fluke!
Smith with shots to the head and body - Fluke looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fluke tries to hold on but Smith postures up.
Fluke manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith winds up and cracks Fluke with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Fluke's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toby Fluke's cut.
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!
Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fluke is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smith 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.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fluke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
Smith trying to control from Fluke's half guard. Fluke has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fluke's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stays in close to Fluke's body and controls the position.
Fluke has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Fluke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fluke has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Smith doesn't defend quickly enough and Fluke has managed to lock this one up! Can Smith escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Fluke on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Toby Fluke!
Post fight, Toby Fluke stared into the camera and said 'I love my fans, friends and families, I will go up the ranks, and win the title.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danjie Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wei Shen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercado comes into the arena with Pagsubok blaring out of the sound system. Shen has chosen For Faith as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danjie Mercado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wei Shen!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shen avoids the head kick by Mercado.
Mercado looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Shen is fending him off so far but Mercado persists. Nope, Shen circles away and we're back to standing.
Shen tries to clinch but Mercado moves out of range.
Mercado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shen tries to avoid it but Mercado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shen to the ground. Shen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mercado swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shen tries to clinch up but Mercado circles away and keeps his distance.
Shen gets caught flat footed, as Mercado shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mercado stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mercado trying to control the position from guard on top but Shen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mercado tries to free his leg and advance position but Shen is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado is working hard here to advance position.
Mercado content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mercado is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Shen is looking to stand up but Mercado isn't so interested in that idea.
We've been hearing good reports from Mercado's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Mercado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mercado stands up over Shen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mercado looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mercado works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mercado works his way into side control.
Shen parries the strikes from Mercado easily there. Mercado is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Shen to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Mercado's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mercado throws an elbow but Shen slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mercado is putting a hurting on Shen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Shen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mercado scoring with punches from side control.
Mercado is chipping away with strikes.
Mercado scoring with punches from side control.
Shen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mercado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shen is not content to let Mercado control the position.
Mercado lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mercado working the ground and pound from side control.
Shen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mercado connects with a decent elbow.
Mercado is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Shen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mercado tries to score with some ground and pound. Shen controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Mercado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Check out the look on Mercado's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mercado is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shen has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danjie Mercado 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.
Mercado fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mercado misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mercado shoots in for a takedown but Shen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danjie Mercado. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mercado misses with a kick to the body
and Shen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mercado!
Mercado can't do much from the bottom here.
Shen wants to stand but Mercado has his arm trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Danjie Mercado overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mercado lands strikes from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mercado in particular looking to stall.
Mercado not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mercado throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Shen to regain full guard.
Mercado pushing down on Shen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mercado working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Shen's thigh. Shen counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Mercado working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercado throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mercado 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.
Mercado passes Shen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mercado wants to work for an arm triangle but Shen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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!
Mercado not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mercado lands a nice short elbow.
Mercado works his way into side control.
Mercado is trying to ground and pound but Shen uses the momentary lack of control by Mercado to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercado is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mercado.
Mercado takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shen could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mercado has cracked it and Shen is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mercado!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Danjie Mercado!
Danjie Mercado made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Yeah I guess I came here to whoop that a**'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seamus Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Samedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farrelly comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - Killin' Fields. Samedov has chosen Avropa remix, by Maestro Ceyhun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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21
262 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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28
235 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus Farrelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Samedov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samedov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Samedov staying out of range there.
Igor Samedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Samedov there.
Samedov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Farrelly throws out a loose jab but Samedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Samedov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Farrelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Farrelly.
It looks like Igor Samedov has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samedov.
Samedov scores with a jab. Farrelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Samedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farrelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Farrelly lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Farrelly lands a jab to the nose.
Farrelly moves away from the strike by Samedov.
Farrelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Samedov throws out the jab.
Samedov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A lazy left from Farrelly finds it's target.
Samedov fails to land with a series of punches.
Farrelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samedov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Farrelly defending well as Samedov loads up on a big left hand.
Farrelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Farrelly ducks right into an uppercut from Samedov.
Samedov glances at the clock... BAM! Farrelly nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Samedov crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Samedov is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seamus Farrelly!
During a confident post fight interview, Seamus Farrelly 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald has chosen Machine Head - Locust as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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24
275 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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24
275 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Goldman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by McDonald. That's going to slow Goldman down.
McDonald misses with a head kick.
McDonald misses with a leg kick.
Goldman closes the distance and clinches up with McDonald, looking for a takedown. Goldman pushes McDonald against the cage but McDonald circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McDonald stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McDonald wants it to stay on the feet.
McDonald tries to clinch but Goldman moves out of range.
Goldman has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Goldman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald throws a leg kick which misses Goldman's front leg but catches the back leg as Goldman tries to avoid it.
McDonald throws a head kick that misses.
Goldman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands a slapping body shot.
McDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goldman falls off balance throwing a combination
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McDonald misses with a head kick.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
McDonald shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
McDonald tries to land a front kick but Goldman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDonald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Goldman swats away the attempt to clinch by McDonald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald closes the distance and pushes Goldman back into the cage.
McDonald gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Goldman.
McDonald gets underhooks to prevent Goldman's takedown attempt.
McDonald landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jason Goldman has been cut.
McDonald is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Goldman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McDonald walks away with a smile on his face. Goldman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McDonald pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goldman is out of range and McDonald settles back down.
Goldman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDonald.
Goldman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldman.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goldman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McDonald.
Goldman shoots in and drives through. McDonald sprawls well.
McDonald misses the shot to the body.
McDonald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Goldman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McDonald cracks Goldman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goldman. That did some damage!
McDonald misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A cross from McDonald lands.
Goldman shoots in looking for a takedown but McDonald manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goldman's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A clash of legs there as Goldman blocks the low kick.
McDonald wants to clinch up but Goldman keeps it at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Goldman blocks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goldman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Goldman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McDonald did well to prevent Goldman getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Goldman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goldman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McDonald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McDonald looks for the body kick but Goldman saw that one coming.
McDonald lands a big head kick that sends Goldman tumbling to the mat! McDonald takes a step backwards and waves Goldman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Goldman is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldman bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! McDonald comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Goldman falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Goldman was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony McDonald!
A very excited looking Tony McDonald rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lalbon Turu Rapthlaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turu Rapthlaka has chosen Another Round as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lalbon Turu Rapthlaka!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turu Rapthlaka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gutz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Gutz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Turu Rapthlaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gutz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turu Rapthlaka darts in trying to clinch
and Gutz counters with a thumping low kick.
Turu Rapthlaka tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Gutz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turu Rapthlaka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gutz pushing down on Turu Rapthlaka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gutz slows the pace down in half guard.
Turu Rapthlaka is looking for a sweep. Gutz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Turu Rapthlaka is trying to stand up here but Gutz is controlling him well.
Gutz drops an elbow to the side of Turu Rapthlaka's head.
Gutz stops Turu Rapthlaka from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turu Rapthlaka is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gutz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turu Rapthlaka keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutz lands strikes from half guard.
Turu Rapthlaka is refusing to be controlled, as Gutz sits in half guard.
Turu Rapthlaka is looking to escape.
Turu Rapthlaka is staying active underneath Gutz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turu Rapthlaka wants to get back to his feet.
Gutz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Apollo Gutz.
Gutz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gutz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turu Rapthlaka's calf.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turu Rapthlaka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gutz counters with a nice leg kick.
Turu Rapthlaka tries to clinch up
and Gutz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turu Rapthlaka looks winded!
A punch lands to the side of Turu Rapthlaka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turu Rapthlaka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gutz is looking to slow Turu Rapthlaka down with leg kicks.
Turu Rapthlaka looks to clinch
and Gutz counters with a big slam. Turu Rapthlaka looks out but Gutz is landing strikes to his unconscious opponent! Eventually the ref steps in to save Turu Rapthlaka from any more punishment. A brutal conclusion to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Apollo Gutz!
Apollo Gutz retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Apollo Gutz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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