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SFC 76: Couturier vs. Ovaska PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reuben Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Clayton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reuben Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vincent Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton throws a leg kick but Cox sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vincent Clayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cox fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clayton.
Cox attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clayton misses with the combination.
Clayton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cox.
Clayton avoids the head kick by Cox.
Cox is looking to clinch but Clayton is avoiding it.
Clayton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cox. That's going to slow Clayton down.
Cox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clayton misses with a low kick.
Cox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clayton misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Cox.
Clayton blocks a head kick by Cox.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox throws a looping overhand right but Clayton ducks down to avoid it.
Cox throws a shot to the body.
Cox throws a head kick but Clayton moves out of range.
Cox closes the distance and pushes Clayton back into the cage.
Clayton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clayton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cox lands a jab.
A punch combination from Clayton misses.
Clayton misses with a two punch combination.
Clayton misses with a series of wild punches.
Clayton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clayton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cox.
Clayton throws a series of punches but Cox moves out of range.
Cox throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Cox. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cox plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Vincent Clayton has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cox - that will leave a mark!
Clayton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Clayton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox moves in looking to clinch but Clayton pushes him off.
Cox throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clayton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cox was well out of range. Poor timing from Clayton.
Cox connects with a leg kick. Clayton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cox scores with a head kick. Clayton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Clayton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cox tries to clinch up but Clayton circles away and keeps his distance.
Clayton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cox.
Clayton throws a series of punches but Cox moves out of range.
A slow jab from Clayton misses its intended target.
Clayton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Clayton misses.
Clayton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clayton throws a combination that misses
and Cox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clayton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clayton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Clayton duly obliges.
Clayton looks winded!
Cox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cox connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton throws a body shot but no joy.
Clayton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Clayton is rocked!
Cox bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Clayton is still on wobbly legs! Can Cox finish him?
Cox lands an uppercut, right on the button! Clayton tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Reuben Cox!
An out of breath Reuben Cox 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdeno Chara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Theophrastus Von Hohenheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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269 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zdeno Chara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Theophrastus Von Hohenheim!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Hohenheim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Von Hohenheim throws a lazy right hand but Chara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Von Hohenheim uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Theophrastus Von Hohenheim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Hohenheim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chara at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Von Hohenheim.
Chara lands a two punch combo.
Chara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Von Hohenheim pinned against the cage. Von Hohenheim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Von Hohenheim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Von Hohenheim lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chara will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Chara crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Von Hohenheim - the referee stops the clock and Chara gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Von Hohenheim. Chara manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Chara walks into a stiff left hand from Von Hohenheim.
Von Hohenheim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jab, jab by Von Hohenheim - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hohenheim leaves Chara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Von Hohenheim throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Von Hohenheim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chara misses with a series of wild punches.
Von Hohenheim thows a leg kick but Chara checks it
and Chara counters with a single leg into guard. Von Hohenheim didn't expect that.
Chara wants to control from the top but Von Hohenheim keeps moving.
Chara 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.
Chara won't allow Von Hohenheim to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Hohenheim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chara preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hohenheim trying to control the position here.
Chara sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Von Hohenheim's guard.
Von Hohenheim on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chara 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.
Chara prevents Von Hohenheim from standing back up.
Von Hohenheim makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Von Hohenheim.
Von Hohenheim looking to control.
Chara throwing strikes but missing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Von Hohenheim pulls Chara in to control the position.
Chara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chara trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Hohenheim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Hohenheim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hohenheim bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chara's guard.
Von Hohenheim is posturing up here but Chara has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Von Hohenheim tries to roll out but it's too tight and Von Hohenheim has to tap! Slick submission there by Chara!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zdeno Chara!
Zdeno Chara thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paso Leati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffery Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leati kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Babylon 5. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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274 lbs
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290 lbs
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Good takedowns
Good knees
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paso Leati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffery Maynard !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leati shoots in but no luck this time.
Maynard is looking to clinch but Leati is avoiding it.
Maynard moves into the clinch successfully.
Leati is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maynard to keep the fight standing.
Maynard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leati backwards.
Leati is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paso Leati. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard lands with a left to the head.
Leati blocks an uppercut.
Maynard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leati ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Leati no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Maynard trying to control but Leati is working from the bottom.
Maynard wants to pass the guard but Leati is keeping the position.
Maynard throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard stands up over Leati, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Leati looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maynard throws an elbow that misses. Leati uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Maynard 's guard. Nice move by Leati!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maynard wants to sweep but no luck.
Leati looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Maynard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leati stopping the sweep attempt from Maynard .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maynard trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Leati throwing strikes but missing.
Leati throws a big elbow that misses.
Leati is looking to work some ground and pound but Maynard has wrist control.
Leati 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 going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leati postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leati trying to control the position from guard on top but Maynard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No luck for Leati with that takedown attempt.
Leati changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Maynard tries to avoid it but Leati manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Maynard to the ground. Maynard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maynard has closed the distance and engaged Leati in a clinch.
Maynard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leati's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leati is working for takedown but Maynard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maynard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leati backwards.
A body shot lands from Maynard .
Leati is breathing heavily.
Maynard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maynard darts in and clinches Leati up against the cage.
Maynard scores with a shot to the side of Leati's head.
Maynard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maynard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maynard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leati is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leati blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Leati is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maynard swings wildly with an uppercut but Leati uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leati seems to have got his legs back now.
Maynard throws a big uppercut that drops Leati! More strikes from Maynard and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Leati lies dazed against the cage as Maynard celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeffery Maynard !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurício Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Miyaichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurício Aurelio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Maurício Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryo Miyaichi!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelio misses with a takedown
and Miyaichi counters with a two punch combo.
Aurelio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RNC Sport Club in the buildup to the fight.
Miyaichi scores with a body shot.
Aurelio throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Aurelio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miyaichi.
Aurelio misses with a body shot.
Aurelio slips under a jab from Miyaichi.
Miyaichi misses with a hook.
Miyaichi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyaichi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aurelio.
Miyaichi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Aurelio fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aurelio throws a hook to the side of Miyaichi's head but Miyaichi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyaichi takes a swing at Aurelio's ribcage but misses.
Miyaichi lands a jab to Aurelio's midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Miyaichi. Those never looked like landing.
Aurelio is looking to land body kicks.
Aurelio tries to land a leg kick but Miyaichi saw it coming and moves away.
Aurelio cracks Miyaichi with a good jab.
Aurelio throws a push kick but Miyaichi slaps the foot to one side.
Aurelio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyaichi manages to avoid it.
Aurelio misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Aurelio misses its intended target.
Miyaichi scores with a hook to the body. Aurelio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aurelio misses with a hook. Miyaichi ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aurelio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miyaichi.
Aurelio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miyaichi swings widly with a right hand
and Aurelio counters with a shoot takedown. Miyaichi fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio won't allow Miyaichi to sweep him here.
Aurelio trying to control the position from guard on top but Miyaichi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurelio works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Aurelio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Miyaichi wants to improve his position but Aurelio is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio is working for a submission of some sort.
Miyaichi is looking for a sweep. Aurelio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aurelio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Miyaichi defends it well.
Aurelio is looking to take a break and control but Miyaichi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aurelio trying to pass the guard but Miyaichi defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miyaichi is looking for a sweep. Aurelio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Aurelio trying to work for an americana but Miyaichi has managed to regain full guard.
Aurelio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Miyaichi trying to keep a closed guard but Aurelio is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelio looking to sit in guard and control but Miyaichi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miyaichi wants to control from the top but Aurelio keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryo Miyaichi will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miyaichi with a nice cross.
Aurelio looks to land a left hand but Miyaichi moved out of range nicely.
Miyaichi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aurelio fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miyaichi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Miyaichi throws a looping overhand right but Aurelio ducks down to avoid it.
Ryo Miyaichi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miyaichi defending well as Aurelio loads up on a big left hand.
Aurelio blocks a jab.
Miyaichi misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyaichi throws a jab when Aurelio was well out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Aurelio.
Aurelio thows a body kick. Miyaichi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Miyaichi lunges at Aurelio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aurelio's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Miyaichi.
Miyaichi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Aurelio counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aurelio passes Miyaichi's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aurelio throws a strike but Miyaichi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Aurelio looking to pass the guard.
Aurelio postures up.
Aurelio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aurelio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aurelio wants to control from the top but Miyaichi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Miyaichi is trying to get back to half guard.
Aurelio wants to control but Miyaichi is keeping him busy.
Aurelio tries for a kimura but Miyaichi is defending well.
Aurelio is trying to get an arm triangle but Miyaichi is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio tries for a kimura but Miyaichi is defending well.
Aurelio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Miyaichi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Miyaichi manages to get back to half guard.
Aurelio is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Aurelio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miyaichi keeps working.
Aurelio is pressing down on Miyaichi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Miyaichi is holding on for now.
Miyaichi is trying to get back to full guard.
Aurelio is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aurelio 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maurício Aurelio 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Miyaichi avoids a kick to the body.
Miyaichi moves out of range as Aurelio throws a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Aurelio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aurelio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelio shoots in but no luck this time.
Miyaichi moves out of range of the body kick from Aurelio.
Miyaichi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aurelio looks to score with a jab to the body but Miyaichi is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio throws a front kick aimed at Miyaichi's knee but Miyaichi avoids it well.
A big left from Miyaichi misses.
Maurício Aurelio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miyaichi scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Miyaichi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miyaichi throws a hook but Aurelio blocks it.
Miyaichi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Miyaichi.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aurelio. That's going to slow Miyaichi down.
Miyaichi throws a body shot but no joy.
Miyaichi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aurelio misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyaichi cracks Aurelio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miyaichi avoids the body shot from Aurelio.
Miyaichi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Miyaichi misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Miyaichi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryo Miyaichi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelio throws a jab when Miyaichi was well out of range.
Aurelio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aurelio misses with a body kick.
Aurelio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miyaichi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelio manages to avoid it.
Aurelio cracks Miyaichi with an open hand slap.
Aurelio feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Miyaichi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Aurelio, into his guard.
Miyaichi looking to sit in guard and control but Aurelio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Miyaichi is trying to keep Aurelio in close.
Aurelio looking to pass the guard.
Aurelio is looking to work some ground and pound but Miyaichi has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyaichi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Aurelio wants to pass the guard but Miyaichi is keeping the position.
Miyaichi wants to control the position but Aurelio says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miyaichi is trying to get back to full guard.
Aurelio passes to full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurício Aurelio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aurelio 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurício Aurelio!
Maurício Aurelio seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Clint Hardy has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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272 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Satoshi Ishii!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Hardy.
A slow jab from Hardy misses its intended target.
Hardy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ishii counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ishii.
Hardy wants to stand but Ishii is controlling the position.
Hardy managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hardy seems keen to control Ishii's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Hardy misses.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Ishii saw that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Hardy there.
It looks like Satoshi Ishii has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Ishii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy lands with a hook. Ishii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ishii was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ishii manages to avoid it.
Clint Hardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hardy throws out a leg kick but Ishii moves out of range and Hardy only half commits.
Hardy throws a poor cross that misses
and Ishii counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ishii gets to his feet. Hardy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hardy swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
Hardy connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ishii keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy misses with a right hand
and Ishii decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hardy's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to control.
Hardy is pulling down on Ishii's head to control his posture.
Ishii stands up and waves to Hardy to follow him.
Hardy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hardy wants to land a leg kick but Ishii is out of range.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Ishii tries to move into range but Hardy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That has opened up Satoshi Ishii's cut even more.
Hardy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been told by Hardy's head coaches at The Lion's Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Clint Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Hardy is predictable there
and Ishii counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy kicks off Ishii and gets to his feet.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Ishii moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ishii.
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 Clint Hardy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Ishii's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The crowd cheers as Hardy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ishii doesn't seem phased though.
Hardy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ishii checks it well.
Hardy lands with a nice body punch.
Satoshi Ishii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hardy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ishii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ishii under the eye.
Ishii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardy.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a double jab.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy misses with an uppercut.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Hardy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Ishii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Ishii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy scores with a nice right hand.
Hardy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ishii counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hardy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is trying to keep Ishii in close.
Ishii stops Hardy from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy pulls Ishii in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy jabs Ishii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ishii blocks a leg kick.
Hardy swings widly with a right hand
and Ishii counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hardy is trying to hold Ishii in close to prevent damage but Ishii has managed to pass into half guard.
Hardy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hardy loads up on a big right hand but Ishii slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws the left hand but Ishii avoids the punch easily.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The cut above Satoshi Ishii's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hardy tries a low kick but Ishii avoids it.
Ishii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy lands with a good body shot.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ishii is breathing heavily.
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy throws out a loose jab but Ishii uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Hardy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Satoshi Ishii's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ishii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy connects with a crisp jab.
Hardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ishii on the side of the head.
Ishii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hardy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ishii can do to turn this around?
Hardy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ishii counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hardy controls Ishii momentarily but Ishii frees himself.
Ishii stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Satoshi Ishii's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Hardy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hardy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ishii's sensitive parts.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Hardy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ishii counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hardy is trying to stand back up but Ishii is controlling him
Hardy controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hardy continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishii stops Hardy from getting back to his feet.
Hardy wants to control but Ishii is keeping busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hardy is trying to stand back up but Ishii is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hardy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ishii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hardy throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy swings for the body but Ishii moves out of range.
Ishii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hardy misses with a leg kick.
Ishii walks into a stiff left hand from Hardy.
Ishii doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Hardy.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Satoshi Ishii's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clint Hardy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Lagk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Rouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rouch's choice of entrance music: Can I. This should be a great matchup!
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23
205 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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215 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Good knees
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Lagk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chase Rouch!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rouch tries to clinch there but Lagk circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lagk can't break the clinch.
Rouch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lagk blocks an elbow strike from Rouch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lagk gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Lagk is keen to just control but Rouch is a slippery customer.
Lagk passes to side control.
Lagk looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rouch is avoiding damage well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rouch can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagk is looking to take a break and control but Rouch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lagk throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lagk has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lagk moves into the clinch.
Rouch is trying to stall.
Lagk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rouch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lagk tries for a takedown but Rouch manages to get underhooks.
Lagk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rouch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lagk managing to block the knees to the body from Rouch.
Lagk tries to score a body lock takedown but Rouch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Lagk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rouch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lagk in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lagk has Rouch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rouch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rouch tries to stall but Lagk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lagk has Rouch pushed against the cage.
Rouch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lagk is breathing heavily.
Rouch with a knee to the head.
Lagk is looking to break free of the clinch but Rouch has double underhooks.
Lagk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lagk scores with a shot to the side of Rouch's head.
Lagk is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rouch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rouch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lagk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lagk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rouch misses with a knee strike.
Rouch misses with an elbow strike.
Rouch has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lagk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rouch can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rouch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lagk is defending well for now.
Rouch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lagk can't get the takedown.
Rouch avoiding damage as Lagk throws knees to the body.
Rouch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lagk blocks an elbow strike from Rouch.
Rouch trying to land knees to the body.
Rouch connects with a knee to the head.
Lagk fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rouch lands an elbow just above Lagk 's eye.
Rouch is pressed up against the cage. Lagk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rouch down to the mat. Rouch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chase Rouch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lagk moves into the clinch.
Lagk takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rouch stalling.
Lagk misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rouch.
Rouch is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rouch throws an elbow but misses.
Lagk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rouch pushes off an throws an elbow but Lagk leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rouch throws an elbow that misses.
Rouch avoids a wild elbow strike from Lagk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lagk wants to take the fight to the mat but Rouch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rouch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rouch scores with a knee to the head.
Lagk manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rouch is looking to stand up but Lagk won't let him.
Lagk wants to sweep here but Rouch controlling him for the moment.
Lagk seems keen to control Rouch's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Rouch dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lagk forces Rouch back against the cage and clinches.
Rouch landing knees to the body.
Lagk fails to pull guard.
Rouch throws an elbow but it misses.
Rouch tries to stall but Lagk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rouch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rouch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rouch lands an elbow that stopped Lagk in his tracks for a moment.
Rouch wants to stall.
Rouch lands an elbow just above Lagk 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagk tightens his grip and picks Rouch up, before dumping him to the ground. Rouch manages to land in guard.
Lagk is fighting to break Rouch's control of his arms but Rouch is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lagk tries to free his leg and advance position but Rouch is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk wants to control from the top but Rouch keeps moving.
Rouch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rouch keeping moving, preventing Lagk from controlling successfully.
Lagk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lagk trying to control the position from guard on top but Rouch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lagk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lagk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lagk breaks the clinch.
Lagk has managed to clinch.
Rouch lands an elbow inside.
Lagk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lagk is trying to force a seperation but Rouch has the dominant position.
Rouch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lagk managing to block the knees to the body from Rouch.
Knees to the body from Rouch.
Lagk is looking for a takedown.
Lagk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rouch lands a damaging elbow.
Lagk is trying to push Rouch away but Rouch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lagk leaning against his opponent.
Rouch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lagk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rouch after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Lagk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rouch tries a knee to the head but Lagk blocks it.
Lagk manages to pull guard.
Nick Lagk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rouch wants to stand but Lagk has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rouch stopping the sweep attempt from Lagk.
Rouch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lagk wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lagk is trying to keep Rouch in close.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rouch wanted to stand there but Lagk had control of the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rouch tries to close the distance and clinch but Lagk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rouch lands a front kick.
Lagk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rouch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lagk somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lagk rushes Rouch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Rouch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lagk scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lagk wants to free his trapped foot but Rouch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lagk wants to advance to full mount but Rouch doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Rouch looking for a sweep. Not yet Rouch, not yet.
Rouch keeping full guard, as Lagk tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagk advances position into side control!
Rouch is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rouch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lagk throwing shots but Rouch is blocking nicely.
Lagk throwing shots but Rouch is blocking nicely.
Lagk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rouch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lagk trying to control the action but Rouch is working from the bottom.
Lagk is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rouch defends it well.
Lagk trying to control from half guard but Rouch is working away.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lagk clinches up with Rouch and pushes him back against the cage.
Lagk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rouch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lagk's face.
Rouch lands a good knee to the midsection. Lagk won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lagk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rouch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rouch misses with a knee to the head.
Rouch lands a knee to the body.
Rouch landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rouch obliges.
Rouch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lagk's face.
Chase Rouch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rouch lands an elbow just above Lagk 's eye.
Rouch landing knees to the head.
Rouch lands an elbow that stopped Lagk in his tracks for a moment.
Rouch stalling.
A knee to the head by Rouch.
Rouch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lagk takes an elbow to the temple.
Rouch using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lagk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rouch lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rouch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lagk tries for a takedown but Rouch manages to get underhooks.
Rouch stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lagk as Rouch tries to tie him up.
A knee to the head by Rouch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lagk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Lagk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lagk is working for takedown but Rouch is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rouch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lagk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rouch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nick Lagk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lagk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rouch lands a damaging elbow.
Lagk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rouch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rouch lands a nice knee to the body.
Chase Rouch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lagk can't find room to land a body shot as Rouch controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Rouch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rouch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Rouch!
A victorious Chase Rouch 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 Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Spiteri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Spiteri's choice of entrance music: AC/DC -TNT. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
185 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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26
178 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Spiteri!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton missing with a left hand there. Spiteri was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benton misses with a wild body shot.
Spiteri misses with an uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Benton has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Benton or perhaps it was just good defense by Spiteri, which made it look bad.
Benton tries to sprawl but Spiteri drives through with a takedown into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Spiteri working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
It looks like Spiteri is going to stand back up.
Spiteri stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spiteri keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Spiteri wants to control but Benton is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiteri looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Benton is trying to get back to full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Spiteri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Spiteri does no damage.
Spiteri cracks Benton with an open hand slap.
Spiteri tries to bum rush Benton with a series of wild strikes but Benton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Spiteri slips under a jab.
Spiteri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spiteri, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benton.
Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiteri manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spiteri uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benton has time to react.
A jab from Spiteri misses.
Spiteri connects with a crisp jab.
Spiteri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benton manages to avoid it.
Spiteri throws out a loose jab but Benton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Spiteri. No joy for Benton on that attempt.
Spiteri lands with an uppercut that bounces Benton off the cage and back into range.
Benton sizes up Spiteri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
An inside leg kick from Spiteri misses.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Benton misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spiteri jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benton misses with a shot to the body
and Spiteri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Spiteri.
A slow jab from Spiteri misses its intended target.
Benton moves out of range of the strikes.
Benton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Spiteri avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Benton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Spiteri's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Benton content to control rather than advance.
Benton is keen to just control but Spiteri is a slippery customer.
Benton wants to pass to mount but Spiteri is defending the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Spiteri dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Spiteri scores with the left hand. Benton knows he should have avoided that one.
Spiteri throws a looping overhand right but Benton ducks down to avoid it.
Spiteri cracks Benton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benton shoots in but no luck this time.
Benton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spiteri.
Spiteri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spiteri throws a one two combo.
Spiteri ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Benton.
Spiteri jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benton walks into a stiff left hand from Spiteri.
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!
Spiteri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benton.
Benton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spiteri.
Spiteri slips under a jab from Benton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton cracks a nice hook into Spiteri's ribs.
Benton moves to clinch but Spiteri breaks away
and Spiteri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spiteri stuns Benton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Spiteri misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benton.
Nice defenses there by Spiteri.
Benton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Spiteri but Spiteri pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A combination from Benton does no damage.
Benton throws a series of punches but Spiteri avoids them all with ease.
Benton looks to land a right hand but Spiteri moved out of range.
Spiteri has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Spiteri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Benton somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spiteri scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spiteri scores with a nice strike.
Spiteri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Spiteri looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Spiteri not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Benton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Spiteri trying to stand up but can't free himself from Benton's guard.
Benton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spiteri defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiteri working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Spiteri keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benton's head.
Spiteri trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benton is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Benton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spiteri pinned against the cage. Spiteri gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benton shoots in for a takedown but Spiteri shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benton takes one to the chin there.
Benton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spiteri can pounce on him.
Benton takes a swing at Spiteri's ribcage but misses.
Spiteri shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Benton is trying to defend but Spiteri finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Spiteri trying to pass the guard but Benton defending well.
Spiteri prevents Benton from improving his position.
Spiteri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benton keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Spiteri showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Benton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Spiteri works over Benton's head and body with a nice combination.
Spiteri scores with a hook to the body. Benton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benton lands a nice shot that snaps Spiteri's head back.
Spiteri slips a straight right by Benton.
Benton misses with a body shot.
Spiteri punishes Benton's body with a nice straight punch.
Benton throws a body shot but no joy.
Spiteri lands with a good body shot.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Spiteri.
Spiteri misses with a hook. Benton ducked under it nicely.
Spiteri scores with a jab. Benton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spiteri.
Spiteri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton moves into the clinch successfully.
Benton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benton stalling against the cage.
Spiteri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spiteri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Benton quickly recovers to half guard.
Spiteri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spiteri is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Benton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Spiteri.
Spiteri trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benton wants to control but Spiteri passes easily into half guard.
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. Spiteri connects with a nice short shot to Benton's temple.
Benton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spiteri.
Well, if Spiteri 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.
Spiteri is keen to just control but Benton is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton trying to control but Spiteri postures up.
Benton is looking for a sweep. Spiteri is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A big right from Spiteri misses.
Spiteri dives in and scores a takedown into Benton's guard.
Dave Spiteri is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benton has his hands on Spiteri's head, controlling the position.
Spiteri is sitting in close to Benton's body. Benton has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Spiteri is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Spiteri is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Benton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Grant Benton!
Grant Benton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jody Felterbush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon McGruder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jody Felterbush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon McGruder!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGruder lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Felterbush.
A shot to the liver by McGruder. Beautiful body shot.
Felterbush has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hey Steve's Fight Shack in the buildup to the fight.
McGruder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGruder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felterbush throws a shot from downtown. McGruder moves away and avoids it.
Felterbush throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGruder counters with a thumping low kick.
Felterbush fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Felterbush lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McGruder has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGruder and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGruder motions for Felterbush to come forward. McGruder throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by McGruder.
Felterbush takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crunch! McGruder slams his shin into Felterbush's torso.
McGruder slips a straight right by Felterbush.
McGruder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Felterbush.
McGruder scores with a sloppy right hand. Felterbush should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGruder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felterbush lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGruder looks to score with a jab to the body but Felterbush is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGruder throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGruder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGruder lands with an uppercut that bounces Felterbush off the cage and back into range.
McGruder lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Felterbush pushes McGruder up against the cage in a clinch.
Felterbush just leaning against McGruder, taking a breather.
McGruder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGruder leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from McGruder.
McGruder misses with a punch on the inside.
McGruder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Felterbush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Felterbush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from McGruder - that landed with a thud.
Felterbush blocks an uppercut.
McGruder goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGruder.
McGruder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Felterbush trying to stall but McGruder improves his position.
Felterbush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGruder scores with a shoulder strike.
McGruder scores with a hook to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGruder.
Felterbush is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGruder is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Felterbush.
McGruder lands a body punch.
McGruder struggles to land a body shot inside as Felterbush controls his hands.
McGruder works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGruder digs a right hand underneath Felterbush's ribcage. Felterbush let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McGruder struggles to land a body shot inside as Felterbush controls his hands.
McGruder has a couple of punches blocked by Felterbush.
McGruder presses Felterbush against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Felterbush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGruder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Felterbush is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Felterbush.
McGruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Felterbush uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGruder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Felterbush backwards.
Felterbush working aggressively here.
McGruder lands with a light punch inside.
Felterbush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Felterbush prevents a body shot from McGruder.
Felterbush tries to stall but McGruder uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Felterbush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by McGruder.
McGruder swings wildly with an uppercut but Felterbush uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGruder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGruder blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGruder lands a body punch.
McGruder is working Felterbush over against the cage.
McGruder lands a left hand.
Felterbush is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from McGruder.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Felterbush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGruder digs a right hand underneath Felterbush's ribcage. Felterbush let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Felterbush throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from McGruder.
McGruder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGruder dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Felterbush. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from McGruder.
Felterbush takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jon McGruder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Felterbush throws a head kick that misses.
McGruder avoids a kick to the body.
Felterbush takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGruder fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Felterbush on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon McGruder dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McGruder throws a looping overhand right but Felterbush ducks down to avoid it.
Felterbush walks into a jab.
McGruder tries to score with a low kick but Felterbush moves his leg out of the way.
Jody Felterbush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGruder takes a swing at Felterbush's ribcage but misses.
McGruder wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jon McGruder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGruder throws a front kick that sends Felterbush stumbling back into the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as McGruder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGruder swats away the attempt to clinch by Felterbush.
McGruder fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Felterbush on the side of the head.
Felterbush is rocked!
McGruder looks to land a body kick but Felterbush moved away.
A head kick misses from Felterbush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGruder avoids the head kick by Felterbush.
Nice defenses there by Felterbush.
Felterbush tries for a takedown but McGruder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
McGruder has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Felterbush moves away from the strike by McGruder.
Some bone on bone action there as McGruder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felterbush tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McGruder defends well and Felterbush ends up having to push McGruder into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McGruder is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jody Felterbush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGruder lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Felterbush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGruder presses Felterbush against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGruder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGruder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGruder tries to throw a body punch but Felterbush avoids it by throwing McGruder back against the cage.
McGruder lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Felterbush.
McGruder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Felterbush backwards.
McGruder lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGruder leaning against his opponent.
McGruder breaks from the clinch.
Felterbush fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McGruder, pushing him back against the cage.
McGruder lands a hook that snaps the head of Felterbush backwards.
Oh Felterbush is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Felterbush misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McGruder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Felterbush seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Felterbush fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Felterbush misses with a punch to the body.
Come on McGruder - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Felterbush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Felterbush taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McGruder as Felterbush tries to tie him up.
A body shot lands from McGruder.
McGruder lands a hook that snaps the head of Felterbush backwards.
Felterbush blocks an uppercut.
McGruder struggles to land a body shot inside as Felterbush controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for McGruder.
Felterbush pulls guard successfully.
McGruder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGruder wants to stand but Felterbush is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felterbush has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. McGruder is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Felterbush.
Felterbush is looking for a sweep.
McGruder trying to control the action but Felterbush is working from the bottom.
Felterbush is looking to reverse the position.
Felterbush struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Felterbush regains half guard.
Felterbush looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Felterbush tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
McGruder trying to control from half guard but Felterbush is working away.
Felterbush tries to get to full guard but McGruder has control of the leg.
McGruder is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon McGruder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Felterbush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice jab there from McGruder.
Felterbush shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Felterbush looks to land a strike but McGruder avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Felterbush throws a big right hand that misses.
Felterbush stopping the sweep attempt from McGruder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGruder is trying to keep Felterbush in close.
Felterbush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGruder's head.
Felterbush in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felterbush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Felterbush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGruder seems keen to control Felterbush's posture.
McGruder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGruder trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jab, jab by McGruder - just one landing.
Felterbush tries a head kick but it misses.
McGruder has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McGruder tries to land a leg kick but Felterbush saw it coming and moves away.
Felterbush is looking to land body kicks.
Jody Felterbush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGruder misses the shot to the body.
McGruder's jab looks to have found its range, popping Felterbush under the eye.
Felterbush lands with a nice body punch.
McGruder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Felterbush crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McGruder - the referee stops the clock and Felterbush gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McGruder. Felterbush manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McGruder blocks a head kick by Felterbush.
McGruder throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGruder throws a looping overhand right but Felterbush ducks down to avoid it.
McGruder lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Felterbush on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Felterbush just misses with a punch to the body.
McGruder throws a wild body kick that Felterbush sees coming a mile off.
McGruder lands a glancing blow to the side of Felterbush's head.
A punch lands to the side of Felterbush 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Felterbush misses with a body shot.
Felterbush 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGruder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGruder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McGruder swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Felterbush.
McGruder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Felterbush looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Felterbush misses with a double jab
and McGruder counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McGruder throws a nice outside leg kick.
Felterbush throws a head kick but McGruder moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Felterbush
and McGruder counters with a nice uppercut.
Felterbush chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGruder can pounce on him.
McGruder throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by McGruder there.
McGruder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGruder slips a straight right by Felterbush.
Felterbush lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGruder avoids the head kick by Felterbush.
Felterbush chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGruder can pounce on him.
Both fighters circling a little - McGruder finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McGruder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGruder jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Felterbush throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGruder scores with a hook.
Felterbush thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGruder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGruder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McGruder lands a jab to Felterbush's midsection.
Felterbush throws a body punch but McGruder moves out of range.
Felterbush takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McGruder connects with a solid leg kick.
Felterbush is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Felterbush takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Felterbush chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGruder can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon McGruder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGruder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon McGruder!
A relieved looking Jon McGruder thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patellar Luxation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yize Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patellar Luxation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yize Li!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Li looks to land a combination but Luxation avoids it well.
Li rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Luxation moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Luxation connects with a body shot that sends Li's belly button to the back.
Luxation throws a head kick that misses.
Li will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Li sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Luxation connects with a leg kick. Li looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Luxation connects with a good right hand that stumbles Li. Li circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luxation looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Luxation.
Li looks winded!
Li takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luxation tests Li's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luxation lands a big head kick that sends Li tumbling to the mat! Luxation takes a step backwards and waves Li back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Yize Li has been cut.
Luxation looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Li bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Luxation's head.
Li misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luxation throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Luxation lands a big head kick that sends Li tumbling to the mat! Luxation takes a step backwards and waves Li back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Li is rocked!
Luxation fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Li to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Li looks to clinch but Luxation throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Li taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Patellar Luxation!
A victorious Patellar Luxation 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurtis Couturier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimo Ovaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couturier's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Forever Angel. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurtis Couturier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Ovaska!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couturier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ovaska misses with a straight right.
Ovaska scores with a punch to the head.
Ovaska ducks under a wild hook from Couturier.
Couturier throws out a loose jab but Ovaska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couturier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ovaska.
Kurtis Couturier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovaska connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Couturier checks a leg kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Ovaska throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Couturier tries to clinch up.
Ovaska has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Couturier finds it's way round the side to connect with Ovaska's head.
Ovaska bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ovaska cracks Couturier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ovaska tries to clinch there but Couturier circles away.
Ovaska has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Couturier misses with a body shot.
Couturier gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couturier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ovaska's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ovaska.
Ovaska tries a knee to the head but Couturier blocks it.
I was talking to Couturier's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier misses with a body punch.
Ovaska blocks a body shot from Couturier.
Couturier throws a head punch that misses.
Ovaska misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Couturier.
A shot in the inside from Couturier.
Couturier cracks Ovaska with a nice body shot.
Couturier throws a head punch that misses.
Ovaska lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ovaska misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Ovaska on the inside.
Couturier throws a punch but it's blocked by Ovaska.
Couturier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ovaska's elbow.
Couturier stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Couturier.
Couturier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ovaska is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ovaska lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Couturier can't find room to land a body shot as Ovaska controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier lands an uppercut.
Couturier pushes Ovaska back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Couturier lands a left hand.
Couturier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Couturier.
Ovaska misses with a knee to the head.
Ovaska is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Couturier is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Ovaska.
Couturier taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ovaska.
A nice right hand lands inside from Couturier.
Couturier blocks a body shot from Ovaska.
Couturier misses with the head strike.
Couturier has a couple of punches blocked by Ovaska.
Ovaska misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Couturier.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couturier.
Couturier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Couturier misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Couturier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Ovaska scores with a nice short uppercut.
Couturier lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ovaska backwards.
Ovaska working aggressively here.
Ovaska blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Couturier.
Couturier makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Couturier lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couturier.
Couturier has a couple of punches blocked by Ovaska.
Couturier is struggling to control the position.
Ovaska lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ovaska with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ovaska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Couturier misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Couturier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ovaska trying to land knees to the body.
Ovaska is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Couturier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Couturier lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ovaska backwards.
Couturier is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ovaska is keeping busy.
Couturier struggles to land a body shot inside as Ovaska controls his hands.
Ovaska swings wildly with an uppercut but Couturier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couturier scores with a hook to the body.
Couturier avoiding damage.
Ovaska throws a punch but it's blocked by Couturier.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Couturier.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Couturier.
Ovaska makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couturier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Couturier lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ovaska.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurtis Couturier 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.
Couturier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ovaska manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Couturier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ovaska doesn't seem phased though.
Ovaska thumps Couturier with a low kick.
Ovaska throws a nice inside leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Couturier here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ovaska moves away from the strike by Couturier.
Ovaska misses with a straight right.
Couturier scores with a sloppy right hand. Ovaska should have avoided that one.
Couturier throws a right and a left that Ovaska avoids nicely.
Couturier avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Couturier takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Couturier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ovaska avoids the body shot from Couturier.
Couturier doesn't manage to clinch there - Ovaska circles away.
Ovaska looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Couturier walks into a jab.
The crowd cheers as Couturier lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ovaska doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couturier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ovaska tries to clinch up but Couturier circles away and keeps his distance.
Couturier misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couturier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Couturier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ovaska counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ovaska bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Couturier closes the distance and pushes Ovaska back into the cage.
Couturier lands a hook that snaps the head of Ovaska backwards.
Couturier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Couturier struggles to land a body shot inside as Ovaska controls his hands.
Ovaska blocks a body shot from Couturier.
Couturier throws a head punch that misses.
Couturier has a couple of punches blocked by Ovaska.
Ovaska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kurtis Couturier has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ovaska tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Couturier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ovaska backwards.
Couturier misses with the head strike.
Couturier lands with a left to the head.
Ovaska with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Couturier fails to land.
Ovaska slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Couturier scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ovaska.
Couturier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ovaska tries to stall but Couturier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ovaska throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Couturier blocks it with crossed arms.
Ovaska tries to stall but Couturier uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Couturier lands with a right to the head.
Couturier tries to throw a body punch but Ovaska avoids it by throwing Couturier back against the cage.
Couturier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ovaska can do to turn this around?
Couturier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Couturier breaks the clinch.
Couturier tries to clinch up.
Ovaska is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska looks to throw the jab but Couturier is out of range.
Couturier is looking to clinch but Ovaska is avoiding it.
Ovaska buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Couturier. Ovaska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kimo Ovaska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Couturier throws an overhand right that lands on Ovaska's shoulder, as Ovaska tries to avoid the shot.
Ovaska swats away the attempt to clinch by Couturier.
Couturier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Couturier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Couturier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Couturier cracks Ovaska with a good jab.
Couturier cracks Ovaska with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ovaska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ovaska throws a solid leg kick but Couturier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ovaska.
Couturier has closed the distance and engaged Ovaska in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Couturier as Ovaska tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couturier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ovaska is struggling to control the position.
Couturier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ovaska's elbow.
Couturier taking a breather.
Ovaska leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Couturier.
Ovaska blocks a body shot from Couturier.
Ovaska has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Couturier dodges an elbow strike from Ovaska.
Couturier lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ovaska backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couturier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ovaska misses with a punch on the inside.
Ovaska working aggressively here.
Ovaska blocks a body shot from Couturier.
Couturier scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ovaska tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Couturier avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurtis Couturier dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ovaska closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Couturier.
Ovaska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ovaska is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Couturier is defending well for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Couturier as Ovaska tries to tie him up.
Couturier lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couturier has a couple of punches blocked by Ovaska.
Couturier struggles to land a body shot inside as Ovaska controls his hands.
Couturier throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ovaskas head.
Ovaska is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Couturier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couturier misses with the head strike.
Couturier lands with a light punch inside.
Ovaska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Couturier fails to land.
Couturier misses with a body punch.
Ovaska manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couturier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Couturier defending well as Ovaska loads up on a big left hand.
Couturier lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ovaska misses with a hook.
Ovaska moves away from the strike by Couturier.
Ovaska throws a low kick but Couturier moves out of range easily.
Ovaska tries to clinch there but Couturier circles away.
Couturier keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ovaska throws out a leg kick but Couturier moves out of range and Ovaska only half commits.
Ovaska lands a jab to the nose.
Couturier has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Couturier.
Couturier lands a nice shot to the body.
Ovaska takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Couturier.
Couturier working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Couturier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Ovaska on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couturier stalling in the clinch but Ovaska improves position.
Couturier cracks Ovaska with a nice body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ovaska as Couturier tries to tie him up.
Ovaska is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Couturier is keeping busy.
Couturier tries to stall but Ovaska uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Couturier.
A short right from Couturier.
Couturier lands a nice uppercut.
Couturier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ovaska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ovaska tries to land knees in the clinch but Couturier avoids the damage to the body.
Couturier lands a left hand.
Couturier lands a body shot in the clinch.
Couturier working aggressively here.
Couturier lands an uppercut.
Ovaska is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Couturier.
Ovaska is still on wobbly legs! Can Couturier finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couturier blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Couturier drops Ovaska onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ovaska is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Couturier lands a big right hand that drops Ovaska! The killer instinct kicks in and Couturier finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Couturier!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurtis Couturier!
After winning the bout, Kurtis Couturier thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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