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SPF 32 - Insurrection PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frost kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Indestructible" performed Disturbed. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frankie Ray!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Frost has time to react.
Frost tries to bum rush Ray with a series of wild strikes but Ray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Ray misses the target.
Ray swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Ray bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Frost's head backwards.
Frost rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frost.
Ray lands a head shot.
Ray has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Frost finds it's way round the side to connect with Ray's head.
It looks like Frankie Ray has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost scores with a shot to the body.
Ray doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ray looks gassed!
Frost throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Ray stumbling backwards into the cage! Ray bounces back off the cage towards Frost, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Frost lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Frost celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Charlie Frost!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Fitts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fitts's choice of entrance music: Alice In Chains - No Excuses. Lucifer Kane could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ricky Fitts's chin.
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucifer Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Fitts!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fitts wants it to stay on the feet.
Fitts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kane looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lucifer Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Lucifer Kane has been cut.
Fitts scores with a sloppy right hand. Kane should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Fitts.
Fitts buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Kane looks up at the clock. Bad move! Fitts lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kane. Fitts pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Fitts!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and leandro piredda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to leandro piredda's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, leandro piredda!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
piredda decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
piredda is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. piredda is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
piredda stands up from half guard.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but piredda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and piredda counters with a takedown into side control.
piredda decides to stand back up. piredda steps back and let's Johnson get back to his feet.
piredda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with an inside leg kick.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and piredda counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
piredda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from piredda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
piredda stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
piredda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
piredda misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
piredda tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marcus Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of leandro piredda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
piredda is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt piredda or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
piredda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. piredda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
piredda gets the takedown into side control.
piredda looks gassed!
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but piredda is controlling him well.
piredda is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Johnson is not content to let piredda control the position.
piredda decides to stand up, so the ref orders Johnson to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
piredda tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
piredda scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
piredda passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson!
piredda gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
piredda closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
piredda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
piredda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
piredda 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
piredda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
piredda works his way into full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
piredda working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Johnson looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by piredda! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). leandro piredda!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ceejay Alvarado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pancho Pantera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarado comes to the cage accompanied by let me blow ya mind. Pancho Pantera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ceejay Alvarado's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceejay Alvarado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pancho Pantera!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pantera darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alvarado looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pantera scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alvarado wants to sweep but Pantera has passed to side control!
Alvarado is trying to escape the position but Pantera is controlling the position.
Pantera tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Pantera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alvarado has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alvarado knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pantera on the ground.
Pantera taking a breather here.
You can see the frustration on Alvarado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarado is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alvarado manages to get back to half guard.
Alvarado is defending against the submission attempts here by Pantera.
Alvarado trying to control from the bottom.
Pantera prevents Alvarado from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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. Pantera connects with a nice short shot to Alvarado's temple.
Pantera missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pantera thows a huge punch but Alvarado dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantera is taking a breather. Alvarado 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.
Alvarado is looking to control Pantera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alvarado avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pantera lands with a punch from half guard.
Pantera is keen to just control but Alvarado is a slippery customer.
Alvarado is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pantera is looking for a kimura here.
Pantera misses with a head shot. Alvarado uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pantera throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantera works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pantera seems to be working for a kimura but Alvarado defends the submission attempt.
Pantera looks gassed!
Alvarado is trying to stand back up but Pantera is controlling him
Alvarado trying to control from the bottom.
Pantera trying to control the action but Alvarado is working from the bottom.
Alvarado is trying to control but can't.
Pantera landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Alvarado wants to control but Pantera is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pantera maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Alvarado could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Pantera has cracked it and Alvarado is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Pantera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pancho Pantera!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson's entrance music is Stemm - Face the Pain. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Brown!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown wants to clinch.
Peterson tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Brown throws a series of punches but Peterson moves out of range.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Peterson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Peterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Peterson is looking to clinch but Brown is avoiding it.
Peterson scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Peterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brown goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Joe Peterson has been cut.
Peterson tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Peterson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Brown tries to clinch but Peterson moves away
and Peterson counters with a one-two to the body.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Peterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Peterson swats away the attempt to clinch by Brown.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Peterson ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson misses with the combination.
Peterson throws a one two combo.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brown looks gassed!
Peterson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Peterson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Brown controlling his opponent.
Peterson is trying to stand up.
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.
Brown controlling his opponent.
A nice elbow there by Brown.
Peterson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Peterson's cut.
That's time! Peterson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Peterson gets a clinch.
Peterson manages to break the clinch.
Peterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe Peterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peterson tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Peterson.
Peterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brown misses with a double jab
letting Peterson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Peterson has his feet on Brown's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Peterson throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
letting Peterson counter with a right hand.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peterson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mike Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Peterson misses with a double jab.
Peterson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Peterson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peterson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joe Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peterson scores with a nice head shot.
Peterson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Peterson tries to clinch
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Peterson works over Brown's head and body with a nice combination.
Peterson clinches with his opponent.
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab from Peterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Peterson.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown tries to clinch
and Peterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peterson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Peterson misses with a series of wild punches.
Peterson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Peterson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Peterson breaks the clinch.
Peterson misses with a few strikes there.
Brown closes the distance looking to clinch
and Peterson counters with a two punch combo.
Peterson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brown misses with a double jab
and Peterson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peterson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Peterson breaks the clinch.
Brown walks into a jab.
Peterson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Peterson throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Peterson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Peterson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown misses with a double jab
and Peterson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Peterson counters with a straight right hand.
Brown closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brown lands a right hand.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Peterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peterson swinging wildly here.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Left hook, right uppercut from Peterson.
Peterson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is just content to waste time from the top position. Peterson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brown is controlling him.
Peterson keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Peterson is working an open guard so Brown takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Peterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Peterson tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown. Peterson fights it but they end up in guard.
Peterson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Peterson tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Peterson!
Brown misses with a body punch
and Peterson counters by moving into the clinch.
Brown manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot by Peterson.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peterson scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Peterson tests Brown's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson works over Brown's head and body with a nice combination.
Peterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Peterson thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Peterson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Brown takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Peterson clobbers Brown with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Peterson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Peterson scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Peterson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Peterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joe Peterson.
I think Peterson 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Peterson!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Baringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Baringer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill Baringer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver slips a jab and a cross from Baringer.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Baringer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Oliver throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Baringer is working to avoid the ground and pound but Oliver connects with a decent elbow.
Oliver in side control, throwing shots but Baringer defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baringer tries to improve position but can't.
Oliver landing strikes.
Oliver tries to move to mount but Baringer blocks the move with his legs.
Oliver misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baringer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oliver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baringer keeps working.
Oliver working the ground and pound but Baringer is defending the strikes.
Oliver lands a nice forearm strike.
Baringer regains half guard, as Oliver was trying to land strikes.
Baringer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliver.
Oliver is looking to stall here but Baringer recovers full guard.
Oliver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver trying to control the position from guard on top but Baringer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baringer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliver wants to control from the top but Baringer keeps moving.
Oliver postures up and lands a big shot to Baringer's brow.
Oliver working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oliver stays in close to Baringer's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver thows a big elbow that misses.
Oliver sitting in guard here, content to control.
Oliver trying to control the position from guard on top but Baringer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baringer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Oliver thows a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baringer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oliver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Baringer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Oliver.
Oliver fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Baringer tries to clinch but Oliver is having none of it.
Baringer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliver tries a head kick but it misses.
Baringer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oliver has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Oliver 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.
Baringer misses with a series of wild punches.
Oliver tries to bum rush Baringer with a series of wild strikes but Baringer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tommy Oliver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baringer but Baringer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oliver.
Oliver fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Oliver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliver dives in and grabs Baringer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baringer pushes down on Oliver's head and hops out.
Baringer tries for a takedown but Oliver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Bill Baringer has been cut.
Baringer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Oliver counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baringer is breathing heavily.
Oliver working some strikes from top position.
Oliver is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oliver scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oliver trying to control but Baringer is working from the bottom.
Oliver with a nice head shot there.
Baringer keeping moving, preventing Oliver from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baringer has momentary wrist control but Oliver slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oliver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baringer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliver thows a big elbow that misses.
Tommy Oliver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliver accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baringer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliver landing with the ground and pound.
Oliver lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baringer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Oliver!
Baringer is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Oliver has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Oliver!
Baringer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baringer looking for a sweep. Not yet Baringer, not yet.
Oliver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baringer is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oliver wants to stand but Baringer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Oliver is working Baringer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oliver throws a big right hand that misses.
Oliver throwing strikes but missing.
Oliver throws and elbow that misses. Baringer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oliver's guard. Nice move by Baringer!
Baringer stops Oliver from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Oliver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bill Baringer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oliver gets the takedown into side control.
Oliver is chipping away with strikes.
Oliver working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Baringer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Baringer has hold of Oliver's hands but Oliver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oliver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baringer moves into full guard.
Oliver cracks Baringer with a solid left hand.
Baringer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliver works over Baringer with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baringer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliver.
Oliver working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baringer's head.
Oliver with a nice head shot there.
Baringer has momentary wrist control but Oliver slips an elbow through the middle.
Oliver looking to sit in guard and control but Baringer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baringer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baringer is looking to work some ground and pound but Oliver has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baringer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baringer throws and elbow that misses. Oliver uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baringer's guard. Nice move by Oliver!
Oliver working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baringer's head.
Baringer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Oliver lands a couple of elbows.
Oliver is looking to work some ground and pound but Baringer has wrist control.
Baringer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver trying to control but Baringer is working from the bottom.
Oliver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oliver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliver distracts Baringer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oliver throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baringer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oliver scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oliver stands up over Baringer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oliver makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oliver decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oliver fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baringer sprawls well initially but Oliver persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Oliver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bill Baringer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baringer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliver.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliver working over Baringer with some ground and pound. Baringer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tommy Oliver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oliver is trying to control. Baringer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Oliver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oliver has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Oliver!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Xtanspel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wally Wechsel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wechsel has chosen Faith No More - The Morning After as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Frank Xtanspel has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Frank Xtanspel seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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201 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Xtanspel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wally Wechsel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wechsel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Xtanspel.
Xtanspel misses with a wild combination.
Xtanspel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xtanspel throws a right and a left that Wechsel avoids nicely.
Xtanspel misses with an uppercut. Wechsel saw that one coming.
Xtanspel misses with a hook.
Xtanspel thows a body shot but no joy.
Wechsel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xtanspel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Wally Wechsel has been cut.
Wechsel defending well as Xtanspel loads up on a big left hand.
Wally Wechsel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wechsel.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wechsel.
Wechsel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wechsel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xtanspel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Frank Xtanspel has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xtanspel checks the leg kick.
Wechsel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xtanspel's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Wechsel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Xtanspel is breathing heavily.
Wechsel lands a big head kick that sends Xtanspel tumbling to the mat! Wechsel takes a step backwards and waves Xtanspel back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Xtanspel is rocked!
Xtanspel drops his hands momentarily and Wechsel needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Xtanspel just on the top of the head. Xtanspel drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Xtanspel - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wally Wechsel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Echo Echo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Echo Echo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Peter Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Echo takes the fight into the clinch.
Echo is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jackson wants to break free but Echo has control.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Echo backwards.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Echo Echo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Echo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a body kick.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Echo avoids nicely.
Echo throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Echo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Echo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Echo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Echo against the cage.
Echo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jackson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Echo Echo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson is working Echo over against the cage.
Echo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jackson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Echo is breathing heavily.
Echo letting Jackson take a breather here.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
A left and a right from Jackson both land. Nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jackson!
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Echo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jackson throws a head kick that Echo semi-blocks.
Echo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Danga de danga de dang - Echo scores with a four punch combination!
Jackson catches Echo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Echo throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Jackson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Echo is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Jackson 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Jackson is going to stand back up.
Echo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jackson stands up out of the half guard.
Echo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. Echo didn't expect that.
Jackson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Echo, up you get!
Jackson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Echo did well to prevent Jackson getting side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Echo is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Echo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Echo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Echo's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
Jackson trying to control but Echo is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Echo working for a triangle but Jackson defends it easily.
Echo has his feet on Jackson's thighs here. He's pushed Jackson off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jackson screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Echo Echo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elvin Ruez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles McArthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruez comes to the cage accompanied by Face Breaker - Poison Pen. McArthur has chosen London Calling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Elvin Ruez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Charles McArthur's chin.
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163 lbs
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164 lbs
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Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elvin Ruez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles McArthur!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ruez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruez misses with a body kick.
McArthur shoots in and drives through. Ruez sprawls well.
Ruez throws a series of punches but McArthur moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McArthur, right into the meat.
McArthur throws a body punch but Ruez moves out of range.
McArthur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ruez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruez tries to close the distance and clinch but McArthur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Ruez does no damage.
McArthur just misses with a punch to the body.
McArthur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruez.
Ruez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruez walks into a jab.
Ruez fakes the leg kick and cracks McArthur in the body.
McArthur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McArthur shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
McArthur lands a nice shot to the head.
Ruez can't escape the position.
Ruez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ruez is bucking up trying to escape but McArthur cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McArthur putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ruez tries to hold on but McArthur pushes him away.
McArthur looking to ground and pound but Ruez is blocking nicely.
Ruez avoids a series of strikes thrown by McArthur.
McArthur goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ruez turns into him and now he's in McArthur's guard.
McArthur being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ruez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ruez stopping the sweep attempt from McArthur.
McArthur keeping full guard, as Ruez tries to pass.
Ruez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McArthur is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ruez passes McArthur's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ruez stands up from half guard.
Nice takedown defense from Ruez. No joy for McArthur on that attempt.
Ruez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ruez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruez misses with a head kick.
McArthur shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruez but Ruez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Elvin Ruez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles McArthur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Ruez.
McArthur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McArthur throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ruez.
Ruez misses the shot to the body.
Ruez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McArthur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McArthur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruez. That did some damage!
McArthur has his takedown stuffed
and Ruez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McArthur tries for a takedown but Ruez circles away easily
enabling Ruez to counter with a crisp jab.
McArthur looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Ruez both land. Nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruez throws a right and a left that McArthur avoids nicely.
Ruez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McArthur was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruez.
Ruez closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Ruez - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvin Ruez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruez throws a body punch but McArthur moves out of range.
Ruez tries to clinch up.
McArthur misses with a head kick.
McArthur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruez tries to clinch but McArthur is having none of it.
McArthur with a poor takedown
and Ruez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McArthur shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McArthur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Charles McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McArthur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McArthur swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruez.
Ruez closes the distance and pushes McArthur back into the cage.
McArthur looking for a takedown.
Elvin Ruez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles McArthur.
McArthur is breathing heavily.
Ruez stalling in the clinch.
McArthur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ruez is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ruez lands a body punch in the clinch.
McArthur can't get the takedown.
Ruez lands an elbow that stopped McArthur in his tracks for a moment.
Ruez prevents a takedown attempt there.
McArthur blocks an elbow strike.
Ruez manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McArthur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ruez avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruez.
Ruez displaying some good clinch control by pressing McArthur up against the cage.
Ruez prevents McArthur from breaking the clinch.
McArthur has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ruez.
Ruez manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruez sizes up McArthur with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Elvin Ruez is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from McArthur is predictable there
and Ruez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ruez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McArthur backwards.
Ruez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ruez on the inside.
Ruez gets through McArthur's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McArthur creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ruez lands a hook to the side of the head.
McArthur is rocked!
McArthur breaks from the clinch.
Ruez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McArthur, pushing him back against the cage.
Ruez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McArthur letting Ruez take a breather here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McArthur just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ruez's brow.
Ruez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ruez breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Ruez.
Ruez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Ruez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Elvin Ruez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McArthur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ruez to score with a decent 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!
Ruez closes the distance and clinches.
McArthur is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ruez scores with a hook to the body.
Ruez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McArthur tries to break the clinch but Ruez is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruez breaks from the clinch.
McArthur moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ruez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McArthur.
McArthur shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ruez counters with a crisp one two that drops McArthur! Ruez thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McArthur to his feet! McArthur is in big trouble!
McArthur is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruez finish him?
Ruez fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks McArthur square on the jaw! Damn, McArthur is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elvin Ruez!
Elvin Ruez is the new lightweight champion!
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