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UCLA 27: Meier vs Challenged PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Albert Albertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fadden has chosen Walk as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Albert Albertson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Albertson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Fadden!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albertson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Albertson scores with a body shot.
Fadden takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fadden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Albertson connects with the punch.
Albertson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fadden backs up against the cage.
It looks like Jack Fadden has been cut.
Fadden takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Albertson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fadden in his tracks.
Nice cross by Albertson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albertson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Albertson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Albertson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fadden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fadden throws a body punch but Albertson moves out of range.
Albert Albertson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albertson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Albertson sizes up Fadden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Albertson jabs at Fadden's body.
Fadden takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fadden looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertson digs a good body shot into Fadden's ribs.
Fadden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Albertson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Albertson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fadden.
Albert Albertson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Albertson Rushes Fadden and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Fadden is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Albertson Piles on the pressure and Fadden crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Albertson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Egzavea Madden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Mcgrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madden comes to the cage accompanied by Breackdown. This should be fireworks!
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172 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Egzavea Madden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Mcgrath!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madden swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcgrath.
Madden fails to land the takedown.
Mcgrath dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Madden. That did some damage!
Madden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mcgrath lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Egzavea Madden has been cut.
Madden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Madden is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcgrath drops Madden with a beautiful combination! Madden stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mcgrath is looking for the KO!
Madden is rocked!
Mcgrath throws an overhand right that has Madden reeling! Mcgrath follows up with more punches and Madden is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dylan Mcgrath!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Fauteux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jucilei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Fauteux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jucilei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fauteux wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fauteux pinned against the cage. Fauteux gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fauteux tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fauteux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fauteux displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fauteux tries to clinch up.
Fauteux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fauteux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fauteux shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Fauteux finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fauteux wants to stand but Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Fauteux knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fauteux doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fauteux manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fauteux wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fauteux trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fauteux has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fauteux is aware though and is defending well.
Fauteux tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Fauteux throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva has his foot on Fauteux's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fauteux works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looks gassed!
Fauteux wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva working for a triangle but Fauteux defends it easily.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fauteux doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fauteux manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fauteux throwing strikes but missing.
Fauteux trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fauteux decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Fauteux closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fauteux working the ground and pound.
Fauteux working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fauteux stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Fauteux counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jucilei Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fauteux counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fauteux tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva tries to bench press Fauteux off him but Fauteux keeps the position.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fauteux moves into full mount!
Fauteux scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Fauteux has a good base and remains in mount.
Fauteux looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fauteux raining down shots from the mount!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Fauteux bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Fauteux defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fauteux thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fauteux is aware though and is defending well.
Kyle Fauteux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fauteux defends it easily.
Fauteux stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fauteux tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Fauteux counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Fauteux has passed into mount! Damn!
Fauteux is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fauteux landing shots from mount.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fauteux landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fauteux with good strikes from the mount here!
Fauteux scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fauteux trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Fauteux dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fauteux wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Fauteux fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fauteux bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Kyle Fauteux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fauteux tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fauteux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Fauteux gets a takedown into half guard.
Fauteux has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fauteux.
Fauteux looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fauteux prevents Silva from improving his position.
Fauteux winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fauteux pulls his head out easily.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fauteux pulls his head out easily.
Fauteux tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silva controls his leg.
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.
Fauteux seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fauteux tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Fauteux counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fauteux.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jucilei Silva.
I think Silva 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jucilei Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Tomson!
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, Julio Chavez!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez avoids the head kick by Tomson.
Julio Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tomson as he jumps to the side.
Tomson has Chavez up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chavez has Tomson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tomson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chavez stalling the fight.
Chavez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tomson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shane Tomson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Chavez.
Chavez shoots in and drives through. Tomson sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chavez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tomson avoids it really well and circles away.
Tomson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez leaning against his opponent.
Chavez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Shane Tomson has been cut.
Tomson prevents the takedown attempt.
Tomson is trying to break free.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Chavez successfully pulls guard.
Chavez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tomson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chavez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomson trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chavez is trying to control the position but Tomson postures up.
Tomson trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Tomson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Chavez is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez keeping moving, preventing Tomson from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chavez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tomson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomson misses with a double jab.
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.
Chavez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chavez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tomson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chavez.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomson misses the target.
Shane Tomson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chavez shoots for a double leg takedown but Tomson sprawls well. He's pushed Chavez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tomson is looking to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chavez tries to clinch there but Tomson circles away.
Tomson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Tomson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Tomson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chavez doesn't manage to clinch there - Tomson circles away.
Chavez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tomson throws a wild body kick that Chavez sees coming a mile off.
Chavez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tomson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chavez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomson throws a series of punches but Chavez moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chavez shoots in for a double leg but Tomson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shane Tomson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Chavez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavez was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomson.
Chavez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tomson defends it nicely.
Shane Tomson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomson tries to close the distance and clinch but Chavez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomson misses with a wild combination.
Tomson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tomson but Tomson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tomson is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chavez moves out of range of the leg kick from Tomson.
Tomson tries to clinch but Chavez is having none of it.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chavez looks for a takedown but Tomson sprawls well.
Tomson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chavez doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tomson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tomson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Tomson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tomson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chavez circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Tomson.
Tomson takes one to the side of the head.
Chavez wants to clinch.
Tomson slaps away a takedown attempt from Chavez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tomson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.
Chavez moves in looking to clinch but Tomson pushes him off.
Chavez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tomson's waist but Tomson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chavez off to one side.
Chavez wants to land a leg kick but Tomson is out of range.
Chavez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chavez misses with a takedown attempt - Tomson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tomson misses with a two punch combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chavez shoots in for a double leg but Tomson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chavez looks for a takedown but Tomson sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Tomson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Tomson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Tomson. No joy for Chavez on that attempt.
Chavez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tomson.
Tomson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chavez wants to clinch.
Tomson fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavez slips a straight right by Tomson.
Tomson wants to land a leg kick but Chavez is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez fails with a takedown attempt.
Tomson slaps away a takedown attempt from Chavez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shane Tomson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Chavez.
Tomson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tomson but Tomson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tomson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Julio Chavez has been cut.
Chavez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tomson's waist but Tomson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chavez off to one side.
Tomson is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomson cracks Chavez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chavez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tomson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomson misses with a two punch combination.
Tomson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chavez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Tomson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tomson tries to avoid it but Chavez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tomson to the ground. Tomson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chavez lands a nice shot to the body.
Chavez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tomson pinned against the cage. Tomson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chavez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tomson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez shoots in but no luck this time.
Tomson throws a chopping leg kick but Chavez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good exchange - Chavez coming out on top.
Tomson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chavez counters with a left and a right that stings Tomson.
Chavez is looking to clinch but Tomson is avoiding it.
Tomson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson is looking to clinch.
Chavez fails with a takedown attempt.
Chavez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tomson is fending him off so far but Chavez persists. Nope, Tomson circles away and we're back to standing.
Shane Tomson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right-left combo lands from Tomson.
Tomson misses with a combination
and Chavez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shane Tomson is winning the standup battle so far.
Tomson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Tomson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tomson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Tomson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael O Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Leary comes to the cage accompanied by B.o.B - I'll Be In The Sky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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22
145 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael O Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brad Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tavares tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and O Leary is able to avoid easily.
Tavares connects with a high kick.
Tavares looks for the body kick but O Leary saw that one coming.
Tavares fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tavares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tavares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
O Leary avoids the head kick by Tavares.
Tavares throws a front kick aimed at O Leary's knee but O Leary avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Leary drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
O Leary misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tavares is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tavares managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by O Leary.
Tavares really doesn't want to stay on the ground with O Leary. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tavares wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Leary misses with the ground and pound.
O Leary throwing shots but missing, from side control.
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.
O Leary cracks Tavares with a big elbow.
O Leary scores with punches from side control.
Tavares avoids any damage from the ground and pound of O Leary.
Tavares managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by O Leary.
O Leary prevents Tavares from escaping the position.
O Leary working the ground and pound but Tavares is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Leary working the ground and pound from side control.
Tavares wants to get back to his feet but O Leary drags him back down.
Tavares defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from O Leary are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
O Leary sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tavares is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from O Leary are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
O Leary tries to score with some ground and pound. Tavares controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
O Leary wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tavares, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares avoids any damage from the ground and pound of O Leary.
O Leary throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ground and pound from O Leary seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
O Leary is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tavares knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael O Leary dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tavares scores with a nice body kick.
O Leary checks a low kick from Tavares.
Tavares misses with a body kick.
Tavares throws a leg kick which misses O Leary's front leg but catches the back leg as O Leary tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavares throws a body punch but O Leary moves out of range.
Tavares throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Leary.
Tavares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses.
Tavares throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brad Tavares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tavares gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows O Leary to score an easy takedown into full guard.
O Leary controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
O Leary pushing down on Tavares's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
O Leary thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Leary wants to pass the guard but Tavares is defending well.
Tavares wants to stand back up but O Leary manages to pass into side control.
O Leary is working Tavares over with some ground and pound from side control.
O Leary is looking to take a break and control but Tavares is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tavares defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares parries the strikes from O Leary easily there. O Leary is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tavares to escape.
O Leary working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tavares pushes O Leary away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, O Leary gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
O Leary trying to control the action but Tavares is working from the bottom.
O Leary landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Leary working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
O Leary wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tavares, who protects the arm well.
O Leary throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael O Leary dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
O Leary changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tavares looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ground and pound from O Leary seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
O Leary misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
O Leary looks up at the clock and then as Tavares takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, O Leary smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tavares takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
O Leary in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
O Leary is looking to take a break and control but Tavares is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
O Leary misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Leary tries to score with some ground and pound. Tavares controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tavares wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
O Leary working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
O Leary has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
O Leary throws a strike aimed at the side of Tavares's head but Tavares avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
O Leary throws an elbow but Tavares slips to the side and avoids it well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
O Leary shoots for a takedown but Tavares saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tavares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Tavares.
Tavares throws a low kick, looking for O Leary's leg but O Leary calmly moves out of range.
Tavares pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tavares attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tavares misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares throws a series of punches but O Leary avoids them all with ease.
O Leary closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
O Leary thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tavares's head.
O Leary tries to pass to full mount but Tavares defends it.
O Leary missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Michael O Leary is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Leary wants to pass the guard but Tavares is defending well.
O Leary missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four 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.
Tavares tries to kick O Leary off but O Leary keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tavares blocking the ground and pound attempt from O Leary.
O Leary controlling the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tavares does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brad Tavares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brad Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tavares connects with a solid leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael O Leary showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Leary, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael O Leary!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Max Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Max Dawson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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156 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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145 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derrick Waters!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Waters or perhaps it was just good defense by Dawson which made him look bad.
Dawson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dawson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dawson duly obliges.
Dawson misses with a head kick.
Dawson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Waters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Waters is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dawson.
Dawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dawson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dawson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dawson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Dawson lands but Waters takes it in his stride.
Dawson throws a head kick but Waters moves out of range.
Dawson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Waters.
Waters shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dawson as he jumps to the side.
Max Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Waters.
Dawson misses with a few strikes there.
Dawson gets caught flat footed, as Waters shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Waters sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waters won't allow Dawson to get back to his feet.
Waters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dawson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dawson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Waters throwing strikes but missing.
Dawson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Waters is controlling him.
Dawson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Waters trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Dawson misses.
Dawson misses with the combination.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Dawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dawson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dawson misses with a series of wild punches.
Waters closes the distance and clinches up with Dawson, looking for a takedown. Waters pushes Dawson against the cage but Dawson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dawson looks to land a combination but Waters avoids it well.
Dawson misses with a wild combination.
Dawson leaves Waters with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Max Dawson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waters shoots for a takedown but Dawson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Dawson.
Dawson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Waters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dawson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waters circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawson misses with a double jab.
Waters tries for a takedown but Dawson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dawson throws a head kick but Waters moves out of range.
Dawson throws a head kick that Waters semi-blocks.
Dawson misses with a head kick.
Waters decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dawson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Waters on the ground.
Waters prevents Dawson from standing back up.
Dawson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Waters is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dawson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Waters throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Waters stops Dawson from getting back to his feet.
Dawson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dawson is trying to stand up here but Waters is controlling him well.
Waters has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Waters fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dawson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Waters scores with a couple of short elbows.
Waters moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Waters lands an elbow.
Waters wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dawson keeps working.
Dawson tries to escape but Waters is in control.
Waters working the ground and pound.
Waters works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Dawson is trying to buck Waters off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Derrick Waters will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Waters takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dawson lands with a nice combination. Waters backs away looking to recover.
Waters shoots in but no luck this time.
Waters has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dawson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Waters shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dawson sprawls well. Dawson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Waters gets slowly back to his feet.
Max Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Waters.
Dawson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Waters throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dawson was covering up waiting for the punch and Waters finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dawson wants to stand but Waters is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Waters accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Waters scoring with some ground and pound.
Waters is in close to Dawson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dawson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Waters throwing strikes from guard but Dawson blocks nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Waters has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Max Dawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawson tries to bum rush Waters with a series of wild strikes but Waters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dawson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Waters fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dawson avoids it really well and circles away.
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.
Waters gets the takedown into side control.
Waters scoring with punches from side control.
Dawson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dawson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Waters working the head and body with strikes.
Waters creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dawson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Waters is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dawson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dawson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Waters asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is looking to get back to his feet here but Waters is keeping cool and he's managed to take Dawson's back.
Waters looking for the RNC.
Waters tightening his grip on Dawson, looking for the choke.
Dawson is trying to stand back up.
Dawson is covering up but some of the strikes from Waters are getting through and doing damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waters throwing damaging strikes from the back! Dawson could be in trouble here!
Dawson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Waters's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Waters might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dawson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Waters lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Waters has Dawson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Will Waters go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Dawson wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Waters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Waters dodges the punch combination from Dawson.
Dawson throws a series of strikes that have Waters backpedaling.
Dawson gets caught flat footed, as Waters shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Waters wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
Dawson wants to get back to his feet but Waters is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waters wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
Dawson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Waters is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dawson looks to land a combination but Waters avoids it well.
Dawson fails to land with a series of punches.
Waters fails with a takedown attempt.
Waters shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Waters content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Waters throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Max Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is trying to stand back up but Waters is controlling him
Waters is controlling the pace.
Dawson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Waters.
Waters is working for a kimura but Dawson is defending it quite comfortably.
Waters wants to take a breather but Dawson is having none of it.
Waters wants to pass to mount but Dawson is defending the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Dawson.
Dawson throws a series of punches but Waters moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waters avoids the head kick by Dawson.
Dawson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Waters's hands.
Dawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dawson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Waters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Max Dawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawson looks to land a combination but Waters avoids it well.
Waters shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dawson pinned against the cage. Dawson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dawson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Waters's head.
Waters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dawson connects with a high kick.
Dawson misses with a double jab.
Dawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Waters shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dawson but Dawson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Max Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derrick Waters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dawson misses with a head kick.
Waters shoots for a takedown but Dawson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Waters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dawson.
Dawson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawson misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Dawson misses.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses.
Dawson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waters circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawson throws a nice looking combination but Waters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Waters fails with the takedown.
Dawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Waters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Waters 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Waters!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Hass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Xueijin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hass might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Today Was A Good Day-Ice Cube. The crowd seem to be enjoying Xueijin's choice of entrance music: AK-47 - 出发. Hong Xueijin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jack Hass's chin.
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20
218 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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205 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Hass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hong Xueijin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xueijin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xueijin misses with the combination.
Xueijin ducks under a wild hook from Hass.
Hass moves away from the strike by Xueijin.
Hass shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Xueijin as he avoids it easily.
Hass throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Xueijin's waist but Xueijin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hass off to one side.
Xueijin throws a leg kick but Hass sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xueijin tries to bum rush Hass with a series of wild strikes but Hass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xueijin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xueijin misses with the combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Xueijin scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Jack Hass has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xueijin lands with a nice combination. Hass backs away looking to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xueijin.
Hass changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xueijin tries to avoid it but Hass manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xueijin to the ground. Xueijin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hass closes the distance and pushes Xueijin back into the cage.
Xueijin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xueijin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Xueijin stuffs the takedown attempt from Hass. Hass gets slowly back to his feet.
Xueijin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xueijin looks gassed!
Xueijin is looking to chop away at Hass's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xueijin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xueijin slaps away a takedown attempt from Hass, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Xueijin is fending him off so far but Hass persists. Nope, Xueijin circles away and we're back to standing.
Xueijin tries to bum rush Hass with a series of wild strikes but Hass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xueijin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Xueijin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hass shoots in for a takedown but Xueijin shows good takedown defense.
Xueijin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Xueijin throws a low kick but Hass avoids it.
Xueijin tries to bum rush Hass with a series of wild strikes but Hass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Xueijin stuffs the takedown attempt from Hass. Hass gets slowly back to his feet.
Xueijin misses with a wild combination.
Hass fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Xueijin sizes up Hass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hass. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xueijin.
Xueijin misses with the combination.
Hass changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xueijin tries to avoid it but Hass manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xueijin to the ground. Xueijin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Xueijin tries to bum rush Hass with a series of wild strikes but Hass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hass fails with a takedown attempt.
Xueijin throws a right hand that Hass ducks under and follows up with a left that Hass also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hong Xueijin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Hass's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hass checks a low kick from Xueijin.
Hass dodges the punch combination from Xueijin.
Xueijin looks to land a combination but Hass avoids it well.
Xueijin connects with the punch.
Nice takedown defense from Xueijin. No joy for Hass on that attempt.
Xueijin throws a one two combo.
Xueijin throws a nice looking combination but Hass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Xueijin is breathing heavily.
Xueijin misses with a series of wild punches.
Hass looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Xueijin is fending him off so far but Hass persists. Nope, Xueijin circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xueijin.
Xueijin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hass's calf.
Hass changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xueijin tries to avoid it but Hass manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xueijin to the ground. Xueijin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Hass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hass gets the takedown into side control.
Hass has hold of Xueijin's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Xueijin seems comfortable defending it but Hass has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Xueijin is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Xueijin is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Hass couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Hass!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Spaticus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spaticus has chosen Invaders Must Die as his entrance music. Leonidas Spaticus is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
250 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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267 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paul Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Spaticus!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spaticus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Spaticus throws a series of punches but Crawford avoids them all with ease.
Spaticus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Spaticus shoots in looking for a takedown. Crawford tries to sprawl out of it but Spaticus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crawford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spaticus tries to clinch up but Crawford circles away and keeps his distance.
Spaticus looks to land a combination but Crawford avoids it well.
Crawford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crawford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crawford slips a jab and a cross from Spaticus.
Crawford lands with a nice body kick.
Spaticus looks gassed!
Crawford throws a series of punches but Spaticus avoids them all with ease.
Crawford works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spaticus slips a jab and a cross from Crawford.
Crawford lands a jab to Spaticus's midsection.
Crawford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spaticus was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawford.
Crawford is looking to land body kicks.
Crawford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crawford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Leonidas Spaticus has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawford drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Spaticus's head, knocking him out cold! Crawford is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Crawford!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franziskus Meier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saikologically Challenged (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Franziskus Meier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saikologically Challenged!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Challenged bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Challenged avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meier misses with a wild body shot.
Meier ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Challenged throws the left hand but Meier avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meier. Challenged does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meier looks to throw the jab but Challenged is out of range.
Meier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Challenged misses with a looping left.
Meier misses with a series of wild punches.
Meier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Challenged moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meier throws a big shot that misses.
Challenged misses the shot to the body.
Meier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Meier thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to de liver by Challenged. Beautiful body shot.
Meier thows a body shot but no joy.
Meier misses with a series of wild punches.
Meier throws a hook but Challenged avoids it easily.
Meier fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Meier misses its intended target.
Challenged slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meier misses with an uppercut. Challenged saw that one coming.
Challenged throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meier thows a body shot but no joy.
Challenged bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Challenged slips under a jab.
Meier throws a hook but Challenged avoids it easily.
Challenged throws a jab but it's blocked by Meier.
Challenged moves out of range as Meier strikes.
Challenged is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Challenged gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challenged steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meier.
Nice defenses there by Challenged.
Meier misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Challenged counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meier swinging wildly here.
Challenged slips a straight right by Meier.
Meier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Challenged.
A punch lands to the side of Challenged 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Meier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Meier misses the jab.
A jab lands there for Meier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meier fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Challenged on the side of the head.
Meier is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Challenged slips under a jab from Meier.
Meier misses the shot to the body.
Challenged checks a leg kick.
Challenged walks into a straight right hand from Meier.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Meier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Challenged bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Franziskus Meier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meier looks to land a combination. Challenged sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Meier moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meier is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meier misses with a hook.
Challenged is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franziskus Meier dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Meier throws a sloppy body shot
and Challenged counters with a nice uppercut.
Challenged throws a hook but Meier blocks it.
Meier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Challenged pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Franziskus Meier is winning the standup battle so far.
Meier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Meier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meier misses the jab.
Meier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Meier.
Meier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Challenged scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Challenged lands with a good body shot.
Challenged lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Challenged scores with a hook.
Challenged throws an overhand right that lands on Meier's shoulder, as Meier tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Challenged misses.
Nice defenses there by Meier.
Meier defending well as Challenged loads up on a big left hand.
Meier thuds his shin into the meat of Challenged's side.
Meier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Challenged counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Challenged looks to score with a jab to the body but Meier is just out of range.
Challenged throws a lazy right hand but Meier sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Challenged is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meier.
Challenged pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meier is out of range and Challenged settles back down.
A slow jab from Challenged misses its intended target.
Meier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Challenged counters with a straight right hand.
Meier missing with a left hand there. Challenged was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Meier misses the target.
The fighters circling - Meier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Challenged.
Challenged lands a nice shot that snaps Meier's head back.
Nice shot by Meier.
A slow jab from Meier misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meier misses with a jab to the body
and Challenged cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Challenged keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meier.
Meier tries to land a leg kick but Challenged saw it coming and moves away.
Meier throws a looping overhand right but Challenged ducks down to avoid it.
Meier throws a right and a left that Challenged avoids nicely.
Meier misses with a few strikes there.
Meier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Challenged manages to avoid it.
Meier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Challenged.
Challenged misses with a hook.
Meier throws a shot from downtown. Challenged moves away and avoids it.
Challenged takes a swing at Meier's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meier slips a straight right by Challenged.
Challenged steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meier.
Challenged scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Meier misses with a straight right.
Challenged connects with a jab.
Meier throws a hook but Challenged avoids it easily.
Meier ducks under a wild hook from Challenged.
Challenged lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Challenged scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meier in his tracks.
Meier is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Challenged throws a big shot that misses.
Challenged thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saikologically Challenged showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Meier looks to land a combination. Challenged sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Challenged throws a hook but Meier blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Meier misses the target.
The fighters circling - Meier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Challenged steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meier.
Challenged keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Challenged moves out of range of the strikes.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Challenged. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Meier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Challenged gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Meier misses.
Challenged throws a series of punches but Meier avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meier throws out a loose jab but Challenged uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Challenged counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meier misses with a double jab
and Challenged connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Meier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Challenged misses with an uppercut.
Meier seems to have got his legs back now.
Meier lands the left hand.
Meier defending well as Challenged loads up on a big left hand.
Challenged displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meier throws out the jab.
Meier swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Challenged counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Challenged scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meier doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Challenged.
Challenged swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Challenged loads up on a big right hand but Meier slips the punch.
Meier looks to throw the jab but Challenged is out of range.
Challenged is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Challenged defending well as Meier loads up on a big left hand.
Meier throws a looping overhand right but Challenged ducks down to avoid it.
Challenged throws a hook but Meier blocks it.
Meier slips a straight right by Challenged.
Challenged tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meier was well out of range. Poor timing from Challenged.
Challenged avoids the body shot from Meier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Challenged steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meier.
Meier misses with a straight left.
Meier misses with a combination
and Challenged counters with a stiff right hand.
Challenged misses with an uppercut. Meier saw that one coming.
Challenged scores with a hook.
Meier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Challenged.
Meier throws a big shot that misses.
Challenged keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Challenged ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Challenged scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Meier doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Meier misses
and Challenged counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Challenged throws an overhand right that lands on Meier's shoulder, as Meier tries to avoid the shot.
Challenged steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meier.
Challenged bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Meier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Challenged sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Challenged looks to throw the jab but Meier is out of range.
Challenged scores with the left hand. Meier knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Challenged misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meier swings away with a body shot that misses
and Challenged counters with a right hand to the body.
Donk. Challenged catches Meier right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saikologically Challenged really dominated that round.
That's time! Meier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Challenged cracks Meier with a left hook right on the temple and Meier goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Challenged lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Meier is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saikologically Challenged!
Saikologically Challenged is the new heavyweight champion!
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