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Convicted 34: Day of Reckoning PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demian Blockhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pearl Whites (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whites has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Demian Blockhead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pearl Whites!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blockhead misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Blockhead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blockhead throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blockhead throws a series of punches but Whites moves out of range.
Blockhead misses with a body shot.
Blockhead uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whites has time to react.
Whites shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blockhead napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Whites working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blockhead parries the strikes from Whites easily there. Whites is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blockhead to escape.
Whites goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Blockhead has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Whites but great work by Blockhead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whites can't do much from the bottom here.
Whites is looking for a sweep.
Blockhead landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Whites's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Blockhead cracks Whites with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Whites is looking to reverse the position.
Blockhead landing strikes.
Blockhead working the ground and pound from side control.
Whites is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Whites is rocked!
It looks like Pearl Whites has been cut.
Blockhead in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Whites looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Blockhead turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demian Blockhead!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bono Ravino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bizzy Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone has chosen Thuggish Ruggish Bone as his entrance music. Bono Ravino looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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186 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bono Ravino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bizzy Bone!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ravino.
Ravino throws a nice looking combination but Bone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ravino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bone blocks a low kick nicely.
Bone tries to clinch up but Ravino circles away and keeps his distance.
Ravino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ravino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bone clinches up against the cage.
Bone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ravino pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bone turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bone manages to end up in side control.
Bone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bone is working Ravino over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bone working the ground and pound.
Bone trying to control the action but Ravino is working from the bottom.
Ravino struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bone looks up at the clock and then as Ravino takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bone smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bone in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bone connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ravino some visible discomfort.
Bone lands a few punches from side control.
Bone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bone lands a few punches from side control.
Bone cracks Ravino with an elbow. That is naaassty.
An elbow from Bone crashes against the mat.
Ravino is breathing heavily.
Ravino is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bone connects with a decent elbow.
Ravino tries to bench press Bone off him but Bone keeps the position.
Bone in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ravino is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bone connects with a decent elbow.
Bone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ravino is rocked!
Ravino is not content to let Bone control the position.
Ravino is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bone connects with a decent elbow.
Bone trying to control the action but Ravino is working from the bottom.
Bone working the head with strikes.
Ravino is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bone connects with a decent elbow.
Bone landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone is working Ravino over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bone scoring with punches and elbows.
Bone grinds an elbow into Ravino's temple.
Bone remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ravino down.
Bone cracks Ravino with a big elbow.
Bone works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bone lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ravino down.
Bone is chipping away with strikes.
Bone lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bone is working Ravino over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bone lands some shots froms side control.
Ravino taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bone landing a few strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bone lands an elbow.
Ravino takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bone landing a few strikes.
Bone working the head and body with strikes.
Ravino taking punishment in the form of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ravino is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bone connects with a decent elbow.
Bone scoring with punches and elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bizzy Bone dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bone scores with a takedown into Ravino's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone forces his way into half guard.
Ravino has hold of Bone's hands but Bone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bone working Ravino over with strikes.
Bone is nestled in close to Ravino, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Bone.
Ravino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ravino defending well though.
Bone working Ravino over with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ravino with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ravino won't allow Bone to pass to mount.
Bone lands strikes from half guard.
Bone works his way into full mount!
Bone raining down shots from the mount!
Bone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bone lands a big elbow.
Bone looking to control but Ravino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Bone.
Bone is landing with some decent strikes but Ravino is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bone landing strikes from the mount.
Bone with a couple of short strikes.
Bone lands with some strikes.
Ravino is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ravino is bucking up trying to escape but Bone cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bizzy Bone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ravino tries to hold on but Bone postures up.
Bone punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice elbow there by Bone.
Ravino is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bone with a couple of short strikes.
Bone looking to finish Ravino with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ravino!
Bone lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ravino is squirming around, avoiding Bone's attempts to control the action.
Bone landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Ravino is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ravino tries to hold on but Bone postures up.
Bone scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ravino?
Bone lands a big elbow.
Ravino seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee warns Ravino that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ravino's face.
Bone putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ravino wants to hold on but Bone pushes him away.
Ravino taking shots to the head.
Bone with shots to the head and body - Ravino looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bizzy Bone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ravino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip 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. Bone connects with a nice short shot to Ravino's temple.
Bone is taking a breather. Ravino says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Bone tries to pass to full mount but Ravino defends it.
Bone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ravino is refusing to be controlled, as Bone sits in half guard.
Bone wants to free his trapped foot but Ravino is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bone lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ravino wants to control but Bone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ravino is staying active underneath Bone, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bone is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ravino!
Bone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bone looking to finish Ravino with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ravino!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bone raining down shots from the mount!
Bone breaks from Ravino's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ravino is trying desperately to improve position.
Bone lands a big shot there that rocks Ravino but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ravino takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Bone connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bone with good strikes from the mount here!
Bone lands a nice shot to the head.
Bone trying to control but Ravino is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone with shots to the head and body - Ravino looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bone landing punches.
Bono Ravino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ravino can't escape the position.
Bone with a couple of short strikes.
Bone raining down shots from the mount!
Bone landing shots from mount.
Bone working the ground and pound effectively.
Bone fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ravino tries to hold on but Bone postures up.
Bone raining down shots from the mount!
Ravino is trying to escape the mount.
Bizzy Bone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ravino in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bone looking to finish Ravino with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ravino!
Bone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bone lands a nice shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bizzy Bone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bone has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight for Bizzy Bone!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Bizzy Bone!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Bizzy Bone!
Bizzy Bone wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Wazesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh St Pierre is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brandon Wazesky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wazesky gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St Pierre to score an easy takedown into full guard.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wazesky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wazesky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. St Pierre manages to get himself to full guard.
St Pierre looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wazesky postures up in St Pierre's guard and throws a big left but St Pierre blocks it.
Wazesky knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Pierre on the ground.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Wazesky from controlling successfully.
Wazesky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wazesky avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wazesky is looking to stand up but St Pierre won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wazesky puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wazesky wants to take a breather but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre makes his way to full guard. A much better position for St Pierre.
Wazesky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wazesky is looking to work some ground and pound but St Pierre has wrist control.
Wazesky trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wazesky is really struggling to control St Pierre but he's trying to hold on to the position.
St Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Pierre looks gassed!
That's two 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.
Wazesky preventing the sweep.
Wazesky is looking to stand up but St Pierre won't let him.
Wazesky preventing the sweep.
St Pierre pushes Wazesky off and gets back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from St Pierre.
Wazesky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Pierre!
St Pierre is in a horrible position here. Wazesky smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazesky swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and St Pierre is now in Wazesky's guard. A big mistake from Wazesky there, giving up the dominant position!
Wazesky keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
St Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wazesky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wazesky is looking to stand up but St Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Wazesky is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wazesky doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St Pierre is looking to stand up but Wazesky won't let him.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wazesky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wazesky working a defensive guard here.
Wazesky working for a triangle but St Pierre defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh St Pierre dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St Pierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wazesky is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wazesky looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wazesky looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wazesky!
Wazesky scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at St Pierre to see if he's OK.
St Pierre is looking for a sweep.
St Pierre is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wazesky's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazesky scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wazesky stands up and beckons St Pierre to join him on the feet.
Wazesky with a lazy takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters by clinching up.
Wazesky turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wazesky manages to end up in side control.
St Pierre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
St Pierre wants to pass to mount but Wazesky is defending the position.
St Pierre is trying to control. Wazesky wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wazesky tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Wazesky wants to improve his position but St Pierre is controlling well.
Wazesky is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wazesky has given up his back here. Will St Pierre look for the submission or keep pounding away?
I really don't envy Wazesky right now.
St Pierre lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Pierre punishes Wazesky with strikes from the back mount.
St Pierre tightening his grip on Wazesky, looking for the choke.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre scores with punches to the body.
Josh St Pierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre working for a choke but Wazesky is defending well.
St Pierre throwing sloppy strikes.
Will St Pierre go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Wazesky fending off the submission attempt from St Pierre.
St Pierre has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's four 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.
St Pierre somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
St Pierre wants to control but Wazesky is keeping busy.
Wazesky is really stuck here.
Wazesky just trying to survive but St Pierre is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
St Pierre is trying to stick to Wazesky's back but Wazesky is turning into St Pierre. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in St Pierre's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wazesky.
St Pierre is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wazesky is aware though and is defending well.
Wazesky stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wazesky won't allow St Pierre to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh St Pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wazesky as he jumps to the side.
Wazesky tries to keep at a distance but St Pierre has taken the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre has Wazesky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wazesky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wazesky looking for a takedown.
St Pierre is pressed up against the cage. Wazesky has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Pierre down to the mat. St Pierre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wazesky misses with a takedown attempt
and St Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Pierre.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Wazesky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wazesky has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but St Pierre has passed into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wazesky misses with a takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazesky looking for a sweep. Not yet Wazesky, not yet.
St Pierre passes into half guard.
St Pierre seems to be looking for submissions.
St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St Pierre frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Wazesky to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazesky is trying to escape the mount.
St Pierre is standing up, even though he is in mount.
St Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wazesky is refusing to be controlled, as St Pierre sits in half guard.
Wazesky wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
St Pierre is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Wazesky is on top in guard.
St Pierre has his hands on Wazesky's head, controlling the position.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wazesky is one step ahead there.
Wazesky drops back looking for a leg! St Pierre is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and St Pierre manages to kick Wazesky off! Wazesky jumps back into St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wazesky manages to get himself to full guard.
Wazesky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Pierre slips nicely into half guard.
St Pierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wazesky keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wazesky manages to get to full guard.
Brandon Wazesky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh St Pierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got St Pierre 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Josh St Pierre!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Josh St Pierre!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Josh St Pierre!
Josh St Pierre wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between jose manuel duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mc theus Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jose manuel duran looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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235 lbs
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270 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, jose manuel duran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mc theus Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
duran closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Silva is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! duran rolls with it to try and escape but Silva cranks on the arm and duran is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mc theus Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Kain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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295 lbs
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300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Kain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Munoz!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz throws a series of punches but Kain avoids them all with ease.
Munoz slaps away a takedown attempt from Kain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kain tries to clinch but Munoz is having none of it.
Kain tries to clinch up.
Kain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Munoz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kain.
Kain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Munoz circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Kain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Munoz is fending him off so far but Kain persists. Nope, Munoz circles away and we're back to standing.
Munoz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kain moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kain is defended easily by Munoz.
Kain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz keeps the fight on the outside.
Munoz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kain, pushing him back against the cage.
Munoz manages to break the clinch.
Munoz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kain.
Kain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Munoz tries to avoid it but Kain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Munoz to the ground. Munoz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Munoz clinches with his opponent.
Kain tries to pull guard but Munoz holds him up against the cage and eventually Kain drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kain wants to clinch but Munoz slips to the side
and Munoz counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Jacob Kain has been cut.
Kain is breathing heavily.
Munoz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Munoz.
No joy there for Munoz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Munoz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Munoz lands a left and a right that send Kain crashing to the mat, dazed. Munoz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Kain is rocked!
Munoz fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Kain out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Johnny Munoz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nines Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gumby Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes to the cage accompanied by Angel - Massive Attack. Gumby Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nines Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gumby Jones!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones fails with the takedown.
Nines Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gumby Jones.
Rodriguez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Gumby Jones has been cut.
Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodriguez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rodriguez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rodriguez is working hard here to advance position.
Jones working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rodriguez gets back to half guard.
Jones throws a strike but Rodriguez avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones prevents Rodriguez from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez controlling Jones's posture.
Rodriguez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Rodriguez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones postures up in Rodriguez's guard and throws a big left but Rodriguez blocks it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Nice shot lands for Rodriguez.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rodriguez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Rodriguez connects with a jab.
Jones looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that drops Jones like a sack of potatoes! Rodriguez dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nines Rodriguez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heiji Endo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Killsbrough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heiji Endo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Killsbrough!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killsbrough throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Killsbrough defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Endo.
Endo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Killsbrough, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Endo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Endo is trying to work for a kimura but Killsbrough is defending well.
Killsbrough really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Endo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Killsbrough is looking to control Endo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Killsbrough avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Endo trying to mount his opponent but Killsbrough defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killsbrough looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Endo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Endo wants to work for an arm triangle but Killsbrough is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Endo seems to be working for a kimura but Killsbrough defends the submission attempt.
Endo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Killsbrough defends it well.
Killsbrough is defending against the submission attempts here by Endo.
Endo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Endo is pressing down on Killsbrough's thigh, looking to free his foot. Killsbrough is holding on for now.
Endo is working for a submission of some sort.
Endo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Killsbrough tries to roll over but Endo keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Endo 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.
Killsbrough wants to control but Endo is keeping busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Endo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Killsbrough sprawls well. Killsbrough wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Endo gets slowly back to his feet.
Endo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heiji Endo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Killsbrough misses with the combination.
Endo shoots for a takedown but Killsbrough saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Killsbrough throws the left hand but Endo avoids the punch easily.
Endo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Killsbrough!
Killsbrough is trying to escape the mount.
Endo tries to take Killsbrough's back but instead Killsbrough uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Endo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Killsbrough has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heiji Endo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Killsbrough tries a head kick but it misses.
Endo shoots in and bounces Killsbrough off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Killsbrough tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Endo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Killsbrough manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Endo has Killsbrough in his guard.
Killsbrough stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No joy there for Killsbrough, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killsbrough leaves Endo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Killsbrough fails to land with a series of punches.
Killsbrough throws a big shot that misses.
Endo takes a swing at Killsbrough's ribcage but misses.
Endo shoots in for a takedown but Killsbrough shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Killsbrough throws a sloppy head kick and Endo moves out of range easily.
Killsbrough defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Endo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heiji Endo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killsbrough looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Killsbrough looks to land a left hand but Endo moved out of range nicely.
Killsbrough keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tyler Killsbrough is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Endo shoots in but Killsbrough avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheers as Endo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Killsbrough doesn't seem phased though.
Killsbrough takes a swing at Endo's ribcage but misses.
Killsbrough swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Endo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Killsbrough's guard now.
Endo forces his way into half guard.
Killsbrough is trying to get back to full guard.
Killsbrough trying to control but Endo postures up.
Endo wants to work for an arm triangle but Killsbrough is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killsbrough wants to control but Endo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Killsbrough tries to kick Endo off but Endo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Killsbrough trying to control here.
Endo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Killsbrough sees it coming and defends easily.
Endo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Endo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Killsbrough is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Endo goes for an armbar but Killsbrough turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Killsbrough.
Endo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Endo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Killsbrough advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killsbrough throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Endo is not content to let Killsbrough control the position.
Endo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heiji Endo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good exchange - Endo coming out on top.
Endo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Killsbrough as he jumps to the side.
Endo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Endo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Killsbrough throws a leg kick but Endo checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Endo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Killsbrough is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Endo seems to be looking for submissions.
Killsbrough wants to control but Endo is keeping busy.
Killsbrough is defending against the submission attempts here by Endo.
Endo wants to advance to full mount but Killsbrough doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Killsbrough tries to strike from the bottom.
Endo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
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.
Endo swings around for an armbar but Killsbrough sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Endo's guard.
Heiji Endo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Killsbrough is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Endo working for submissions but it's allowed Killsbrough to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Killsbrough with the ground and pound but Endo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Killsbrough connects with a couple of short punches.
Endo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Killsbrough puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Endo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Killsbrough misses with a head shot. Endo uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killsbrough wants to control from the top but Endo keeps moving.
Endo is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Killsbrough rolls with it to try and escape but Endo cranks on the arm and Killsbrough is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Heiji Endo!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trung Lu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trung Lu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Santiago's chin.
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25
143 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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26
135 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trung Lu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Santiago!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago scores with a nice head shot.
Santiago looks to land a combination but Lu avoids it well.
Lu loads up on a big right hand but Santiago slips the punch.
Lu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Santiago circles away quickly and effectively.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but Lu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lu moves out of range of the strikes.
Santiago wants to clinch.
Lu avoids the head kick by Santiago.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santiago is looking to clinch but Lu is avoiding it.
Lu misses the shot to the body.
Lu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santiago.
Santiago misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Santiago misses.
Santiago misses with the combination.
Lu swings for the body but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago throws a head kick but Lu moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santiago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago throws a combination that misses
and Lu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santiago with a poor takedown
and Santiago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santiago is rocked!
Lu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago.
Santiago is still on wobbly legs! Can Lu finish him?
Lu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lu throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a straight left.
Lu throws a looping overhand right but Santiago ducks down to avoid it.
Santiago tries to clinch
and Lu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santiago fails with a takedown attempt.
Trung Lu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Santiago.
Santiago wants to clinch but Lu slips to the side
and Lu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santiago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lu.
Lu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Santiago loads up on a big right hand but Lu slips the punch.
Santiago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lu.
Santiago fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Santiago!
Santiago looks gassed!
Santiago wants to try and get back to his feet.
Lu content just to control the position here.
Santiago really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santiago tries to hold on but Lu postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago tries to reverse the position but Lu maintains control.
Lu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Santiago is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Santiago is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lu with the ground and pound from mount.
Santiago is looking to improve his position but Lu isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trung Lu dominated that round.
That's time! Lu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lu scores with a hook to the body. Santiago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Santiago closes the distance but Lu moves to the side
and Lu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lu is looking to score with low kicks.
Lu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Santiago is looking to score with low kicks.
Lu throws an overhand right that drops Santiago like a sack of potatoes! Lu dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trung Lu!
Trung Lu retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Penderas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think da Costa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Da Boondocks. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio da Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guillermo Penderas!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penderas swings for the body but da Costa moves out of range.
Penderas checks the leg kick.
Penderas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
da Costa defending well as Penderas loads up on a big left hand.
Antonio da Costa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penderas throws out a loose jab but da Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
da Costa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Penderas drops da Costa with a beautiful combination! da Costa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Penderas is looking for the KO!
It looks like Antonio da Costa has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penderas takes a swing at da Costa's ribcage but misses.
da Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penderas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
da Costa lands with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by da Costa.
da Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
da Costa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
da Costa lands with a thumping leg kick.
da Costa connects with a solid leg kick.
da Costa slips a jab from Penderas.
da Costa throws a low kick, looking for Penderas's leg but Penderas calmly moves out of range.
da Costa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Penderas's calf.
da Costa staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penderas scores with a hook to the body. da Costa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
da Costa is breathing heavily.
da Costa slips a straight right by Penderas.
Penderas lands a head shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Penderas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from da Costa - the referee stops the clock and Penderas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says da Costa. Penderas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
da Costa takes one to the side of the head.
Penderas throws a hook to the side of da Costa's head but da Costa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
da Costa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penderas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Penderas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penderas avoids a kick to the body.
Penderas throws a looping overhand right but da Costa ducks down to avoid it.
Penderas misses with a two punch combination.
Penderas blocks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by da Costa!
da Costa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penderas was well out of range. Poor timing from da Costa.
da Costa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penderas.
Penderas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract da Costa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penderas throws a hook but da Costa blocks it.
da Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
da Costa throws a head kick that misses.
Penderas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from da Costa.
Penderas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penderas blocks a head kick by da Costa.
Penderas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Penderas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping da Costa at a distance.
Penderas looks to land a left hand but da Costa moved out of range nicely.
da Costa lands a high kick!
Penderas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
da Costa throws a nice inside leg kick.
da Costa ducks under a wild hook from Penderas.
Penderas misses with a wild combination.
da Costa lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Costa tried to score with a low kick but Penderas checks it.
da Costa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by da Costa.
Penderas checks the leg kick nicely there.
da Costa throws a head kick but Penderas moves out of range.
da Costa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
da Costa motions for Penderas to come forward. da Costa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Penderas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
da Costa throws a leg kick but Penderas sees it coming and moves out of range.
Penderas fails to land with a series of punches.
da Costa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Penderas keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
da Costa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Penderas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from da Costa.
Penderas thuds his right hand into da Costa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
da Costa moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from da Costa.
Penderas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Penderas cracks da Costa with an open hand slap.
da Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
da Costa throws a head kick that misses.
da Costa tries to land a front kick but Penderas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
da Costa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
da Costa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Penderas blocks the body kick.
Penderas throws a jab but it's blocked by da Costa.
da Costa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Penderas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penderas moves out of range of the body kick from da Costa.
Penderas scores with a decent looking hook.
da Costa is rocked!
A big left from Penderas misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by da Costa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Penderas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio da Costa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Penderas misses with an uppercut. da Costa saw that one coming.
da Costa slips a jab from Penderas.
A punch combination from Penderas misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for da Costa.
da Costa tries a head kick but it misses.
da Costa throws a nice outside leg kick.
da Costa throws a nice inside leg kick.
da Costa gets a clinch.
Penderas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Penderas managing to block the knees to the body from da Costa.
da Costa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penderas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from da Costa.
A good leg kick by da Costa.
da Costa connects with a solid leg kick.
A big left from Penderas misses.
da Costa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Penderas throws a nice looking combination but da Costa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penderas looks to land a right hand but da Costa moved out of range.
Guillermo Penderas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
da Costa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Penderas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from da Costa. That one must have hurt.
Penderas swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick from da Costa misses.
Penderas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Penderas drops da Costa with a beautiful combination! da Costa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Penderas is looking for the KO!
da Costa is looking to score with low kicks.
da Costa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penderas.
Penderas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by da Costa.
da Costa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
da Costa takes the fight into the clinch.
Penderas is trying to break the clinch but da Costa is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Costa looking to throw knees to the head but Penderas is blocking nicely.
da Costa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Penderas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Penderas gets underhooks to prevent da Costa's takedown attempt.
da Costa working Penderas over with knees to the body.
da Costa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Penderas avoids it.
da Costa prevents Penderas from breaking the clinch.
da Costa wants to stall.
da Costa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
da Costa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Penderas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
da Costa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Penderas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Costa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Penderas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by da Costa.
Penderas throws a hook but da Costa avoids it easily.
da Costa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
da Costa misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Penderas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
da Costa wants to land a leg kick but Penderas is out of range.
Penderas lands the left hand.
da Costa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
da Costa throws a sloppy head kick and Penderas moves out of range easily.
da Costa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Penderas's head.
da Costa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
da Costa throws a leg kick but Penderas moved away.
da Costa looks to land a body kick but Penderas moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Costa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
da Costa throws and low kick but Penderas moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick from da Costa.
Penderas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by da Costa.
da Costa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
da Costa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Penderas. That did some damage!
Penderas blocks a leg kick.
da Costa connects with a high kick.
da Costa slips under a jab.
da Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
da Costa scores with a leg kick.
Penderas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Penderas throws a jab but it's blocked by da Costa.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penderas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
da Costa lands with a thumping leg kick.
da Costa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh da Costa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
da Costa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Guillermo Penderas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Antonio da Costa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
da Costa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
da Costa slips a jab from Penderas.
A big left from Penderas misses.
da Costa seems to have got his legs back now.
da Costa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Penderas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Penderas misses the jab.
Penderas misses with an uppercut. da Costa saw that one coming.
Penderas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but da Costa circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Penderas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Penderas swinging wildly here.
da Costa lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice combination there by Penderas.
da Costa blocks a jab.
da Costa delivers a nice body kick.
Penderas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
da Costa slips under a jab from Penderas.
Penderas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
da Costa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Penderas's head.
A head kick misses from da Costa.
Penderas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by da Costa. da Costa obviously looking to wear him down.
da Costa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Penderas misses with a few strikes there.
da Costa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Penderas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from da Costa.
A slapping leg kick lands for da Costa.
Penderas connects with the punch.
Penderas throws a hook to the side of da Costa's head but da Costa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guillermo Penderas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by da Costa.
da Costa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
da Costa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
da Costa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
da Costa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penderas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Costa slips a jab from Penderas.
da Costa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Penderas's sensitive parts.
da Costa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Penderas.
da Costa throws a nice outside leg kick.
da Costa throws a nice inside leg kick.
da Costa throws a nice head kick!
da Costa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for da Costa.
da Costa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
da Costa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from da Costa. Penderas shrugs it off though.
A nice leg kick lands there from da Costa.
da Costa throws a leg kick which misses Penderas's front leg but catches the back leg as Penderas tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by da Costa. That's going to slow Penderas down.
da Costa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Penderas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from da Costa - the referee stops the clock and Penderas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says da Costa. Penderas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Costa throws a front kick aimed at Penderas's knee but Penderas avoids it well.
Penderas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penderas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Penderas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
da Costa throws a leg kick but Penderas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice body kick there by da Costa.
Penderas misses with a wild combination.
Penderas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
da Costa throws a leg kick which misses Penderas's front leg but catches the back leg as Penderas tries to avoid it.
da Costa slips under a jab from Penderas.
da Costa lands a head kick!
Penderas misses with a straight left.
A solid leg kick lands there for da Costa.
da Costa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penderas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
da Costa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penderas.
Penderas moves out of range of the body kick from da Costa.
Penderas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Penderas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. da Costa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penderas steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from da Costa. That one must have hurt.
Penderas blocks a low kick nicely.
Penderas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from da Costa.
Penderas missing with a left hand there. da Costa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Penderas checks a leg kick.
A jab from Penderas misses.
Penderas misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Costa throws a low kick, looking for Penderas's leg but Penderas calmly moves out of range.
da Costa scores with a head kick.
Penderas just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio da Costa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Penderas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Guillermo Penderas!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Guillermo Penderas!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Guillermo Penderas!
Guillermo Penderas wins by unanimous decision!
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