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FF XVIII: Elpidio v Rijal PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paco Gutierrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Smith enters the cage!
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Counter fighter
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paco Gutierrez!
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, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Gutierrez feinted with a counter takedown.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gutierrez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gutierrez gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gutierrez throws a solid leg kick but Smith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gutierrez.
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gutierrez looking for a sweep. Not yet Gutierrez, not yet.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
Gutierrez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gutierrez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Smith won't allow Gutierrez to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Gutierrez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Paco Gutierrez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Smith.
Smith closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gutierrez did well to prevent Smith getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gutierrez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gutierrez wants to sweep but no luck.
Gutierrez pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.
Gutierrez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gutierrez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smith felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Gutierrez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez with the ground and pound but Smith uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Gutierrez from controlling successfully.
Smith has Gutierrez pulled in close to control his posture.
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gutierrez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
Gutierrez trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith wants to stand but Gutierrez is controlling the position.
Gutierrez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gutierrez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gutierrez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gutierrez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gutierrez throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith counters with a good, hard body kick but Gutierrez shrugs it off.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Gutierrez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gutierrez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith leaves Gutierrez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gutierrez scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Jab from Gutierrez.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Gutierrez's head but Gutierrez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gutierrez throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Gutierrez lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Gutierrez wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutierrez is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gutierrez tries to score a body lock takedown but Smith shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gutierrez uses from the top position.
Gutierrez slips nicely into half guard.
Smith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gutierrez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gutierrez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith keeping control of the position.
Gutierrez content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gutierrez pulls his head out easily.
Gutierrez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith gets full guard.
Gutierrez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gutierrez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gutierrez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gutierrez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutierrez wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has Gutierrez pulled in close to control his posture.
Gutierrez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gutierrez tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Gutierrez wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith trying to control but Gutierrez is working from the bottom.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith landing with the ground and pound.
Gutierrez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gutierrez wants to improve his position but instead Smith has moved into half guard.
Gutierrez is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Weed Nation, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Gutierrez is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith wants to take a breather but Gutierrez is having none of it.
Gutierrez trying to control here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Paco Gutierrez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith shoots in but Gutierrez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gutierrez throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Gutierrez tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith moves into the clinch.
Gutierrez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Gutierrez throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Gutierrez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutierrez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gutierrez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smith desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Gutierrez is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gutierrez throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gutierrez.
Smith won't allow Gutierrez to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gutierrez throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gutierrez defends it easily.
Gutierrez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gutierrez scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gutierrez trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
John Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is pulling down on Gutierrez's head. It's preventing any offense from Gutierrez, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Gutierrez from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Gutierrez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gutierrez.
Gutierrez drives through with a takedown into Smith's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gutierrez wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutierrez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gutierrez wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gutierrez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gutierrez wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gutierrez is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gutierrez avoid being mounted?
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 Paco Gutierrez.
I think Gutierrez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paco Gutierrez!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Adams!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rock tries to counter with a takedown but Adams is quick to defend against it.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rock slips a jab and a cross from Adams.
Rock tries to counter with a takedown but Adams is quick to defend against it.
Adams looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Rock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Adams looks to land a combination but Rock avoids it well.
Rock changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams misses with a combination
and Rock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Adams won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock in the domination position with Adams hanging on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is looking for a sweep.
Rock trying to control the action but Adams is working from the bottom.
Adams manages to get back to half guard.
Adams tries to get to full guard but Rock has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Adams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Adams is on top in guard.
Rock is trying to control the position but Adams postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rock is keeping the position for now.
Adams passes into half guard.
Adams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rock defending well though.
Adams content to control rather than advance.
Rock trying to control from the bottom.
Rock keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rock wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock blocking the ground and pound attempt from Adams.
Rock looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Adams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Adams misses with a wild combination.
Rock tries to counter with a takedown but Adams is quick to defend against it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adams. Rock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rock drops down looking for a counter takedown but Adams sprawls and moves away.
Adams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rock.
Adams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adams throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
Adams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams drops Rock with a beautiful combination! Rock stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Adams is looking for the KO!
Rock is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams goes for a small jab and connects. Now Adams goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Rock stumbles back but Adams runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Rock to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Rock will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Austin Adams!
Our winner, Austin Adams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Milton Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Whiteman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Whiteman struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milton Cooper!
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, Chris Whiteman!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Cooper gets control of Whiteman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cooper will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cooper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Whiteman controls the pace.
Cooper wants to stand and escape but Whiteman is having none of it.
Cooper has his feet on Whiteman's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cooper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Whiteman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cooper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper rushes Whiteman and presses him up against the cage.
Cooper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whiteman's face.
Cooper manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but Whiteman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cooper is proving hard to escape from.
Whiteman trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooper has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Whiteman is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Whiteman is trying to pull guard but Cooper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cooper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cooper lands a knee to the body.
Whiteman looks winded!
Whiteman taking a breather.
Cooper working Whiteman over with knees to the body.
Cooper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cooper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Whiteman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cooper with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whiteman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Cooper.
Cooper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Cooper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is pushing Whiteman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cooper lands a big knee! That's hurt Whiteman! Oh, he's all over the place! Cooper lands another knee that sends Whiteman to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milton Cooper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olavo Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Very strong |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Olavo Miranda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matti Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Miranda.
Tolonen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Miranda ducks under a wild hook from Tolonen.
Miranda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miranda tries to close the distance and clinch but Tolonen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miranda tries to clinch but Tolonen moves away
and Miranda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miranda tries to clinch
and Tolonen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miranda tries to clinch but Tolonen moves away
and Tolonen counters with a nice uppercut.
Miranda tries to clinch up.
A little jabbing left from Tolonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Miranda looks to land a combination. Tolonen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Miranda misses with a body kick.
Miranda moves into the clinch.
Tolonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miranda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tolonen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Miranda is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miranda misses with a body punch.
Tolonen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mirandas head.
A right handed body shot lands from Tolonen.
Tolonen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tolonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miranda misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Miranda's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Miranda is trying to maintain a safe position but Tolonen gets an underhook and turns Miranda into the cage.
Tolonen is working Miranda over against the cage.
Tolonen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miranda has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tolonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miranda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tolonen avoids it.
Miranda misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen managing to block the knees to the body from Miranda.
Tolonen taking a breather.
Miranda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miranda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tolonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miranda takes one to the chin there.
Miranda throws a hook to the side of Tolonen's head but Tolonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miranda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tolonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miranda closes the distance but Tolonen moves to the side
enabling Tolonen to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miranda moves into range and clinches up with Tolonen.
Miranda tries a knee to the head but Tolonen blocks it.
Miranda scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Matti Tolonen has been cut.
Miranda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tolonen avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miranda looking to slow down the pace here.
Miranda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tolonen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tolonen tries to work over Miranda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miranda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tolonen - that landed with a thud.
Miranda trying to land knees to the body.
Miranda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miranda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tolonen blocks it with crossed arms.
Miranda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Miranda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tolonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miranda trying to control the position but instead, Tolonen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miranda into the cage.
Miranda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miranda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Miranda prevents a body shot from Tolonen.
Miranda misses with some punches.
A short right from Tolonen on the inside.
Tolonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miranda's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tolonen tries a body shot but Miranda blocks it.
Tolonen leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Olavo Miranda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matti Tolonen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miranda lands with a hook. Tolonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miranda misses with an uppercut
and Tolonen counters with a left to the body.
Miranda tries to clinch
and Tolonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tolonen connects with a jab.
Tolonen works the jab nicely.
Miranda is rocked!
Tolonen measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Miranda! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Matti Tolonen!
Matti Tolonen took some time post fight to say the following; 'I had better pills this morning! '.
In defeat, Olavo Miranda stepped up to the mic, saying 'Foi uma grande luta. Ele foi melhor. Agora ficam as lições aprendidas para que eu possa melhorar na proxima'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royler Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magomedov comes to the cage accompanied by Ed Sheeran – Don't. Nogueira has chosen Roots by-SEPULTURA as his entrance music. Ruslan Magomedov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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246 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ruslan Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royler Nogueira !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Magomedov in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nogueira manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nogueira actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Magomedov 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nogueira actively working from the bottom here.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Nogueira wants to control but Magomedov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Magomedov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nogueira is looking to control Magomedov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nogueira avoid being mounted?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nogueira is not content to let Magomedov control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Magomedov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Magomedov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nogueira .
Nogueira drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Magomedov defends it well.
Nogueira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Magomedov. No joy for Nogueira on that attempt.
Nogueira should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A punch lands to the side of Nogueira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Magomedov misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira throws an overhand right that lands on Magomedov's shoulder, as Magomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Magomedov cracks Nogueira with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Nogueira tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Magomedov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Nogueira is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruslan Magomedov!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ruslan Magomedov waved his t-shirt featuring GREEN!160's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Royler Nogueira had this to say: 'IM ASHAMED '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Panado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achmed Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Panado's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lorde - Team . Khan has chosen Achmed Khan Theme Song as his entrance music. Ernesto Panado is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
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204 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ernesto Panado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Achmed Khan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panado gets caught flat footed, as Khan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Panado seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Panado throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Panado looking to hit a scissor sweep but Khan is one step ahead there.
Khan is posturing up here but Panado has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Khan tries to roll out but it's too tight and Khan has to tap! Slick submission there by Panado!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ernesto Panado!
Ernesto Panado thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Elpidio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ram Man Rijal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ram Man Rijal has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edwin Elpidio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ram Man Rijal!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rijal 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.
Rijal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Elpidio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rijal somewhat.
Elpidio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rijal tries for a takedown but Elpidio circles away easily
and Elpidio counters with a nice uppercut.
Ram Man Rijal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elpidio scores with a punch to the head.
Rijal connects with a solid leg kick.
Rijal blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Elpidio does no damage.
Rijal cracks the inside of Elpidio's front leg.
Rijal throws a body shot but no joy.
Rijal fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Elpidio does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Elpidio misses the target.
Elpidio throws the left hand but Rijal avoids the punch easily.
Rijal wants to clinch
and Elpidio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Elpidio throws a lazy right hand but Rijal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elpidio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rijal.
Rijal fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Elpidio.
Rijal lands a jab to Elpidio's midsection.
Elpidio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rijal tries to close the distance and clinch but Elpidio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rijal tries to land a leg kick but Elpidio saw it coming and moves away.
Edwin Elpidio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rijal throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Elpidio to counter with a crisp jab.
Rijal is rocked!
Elpidio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rijal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Elpidio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elpidio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Elpidio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Elpidio swats away the attempt to clinch by Rijal.
Rijal tries to clinch up.
Elpidio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rijal is still on wobbly legs! Can Elpidio finish him?
Rijal tries to clinch but Elpidio moves away
and Elpidio counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Rijal out cold! What a finish! Elpidio is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edwin Elpidio!
Edwin Elpidio retains his light heavyweight title!
Edwin Elpidio was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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