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QFC Tournament 544 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chad Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dill Frankson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Mendez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dill Frankson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frankson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mendez on his heels. He'll look to pass Mendez's guard now, I'm sure.
Frankson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Frankson wants to pass the guard but Mendez is keeping the position.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Frankson from controlling successfully.
Frankson advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frankson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working.
Frankson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Frankson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez stops Frankson from passing to mount.
Frankson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mendez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Frankson but great work by Mendez.
Mendez working away.
Mendez tries to stand but Frankson is controlling his head.
Frankson is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frankson struggling a bit here.
Frankson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
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.
Frankson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Frankson is looking to improve his position.
Frankson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Frankson.
Frankson looking for a guillotine here but Mendez defends easily.
Frankson looks winded!
Frankson working for a triangle but Mendez defends it easily.
Mendez stands up from Frankson's guard - Mendez perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Mendez has knocked Frankson down with a huge combo! Mendez steps away and waves a wobbly Frankson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Frankson is rocked!
It looks like Dill Frankson has been cut.
Frankson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frankson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mendez finish him?
Mendez feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Frankson crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chad Mendez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vyik Tyunduer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ching Qing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vyik Tyunduer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ching Qing!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qing shoots in for a double leg but Tyunduer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tyunduer fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyunduer tries to keep at a distance but Qing has taken the fight into the clinch.
Qing goes for a takedown attempt but Tyunduer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tyunduer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Qing!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tyunduer wants to stand but Qing is controlling his arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyunduer trying to control the position but Qing is working away.
Tyunduer tries to move to mount but Qing blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyunduer works to advance to full mount. Qing defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tyunduer is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Tyunduer avoids the head kick by Qing.
Sloppy strikes from Tyunduer. Those never looked like landing.
Qing displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tyunduer.
Qing throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tyunduer fails to land the takedown.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyunduer misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qing jumps guard but Tyunduer stands there with Qing around his waist. Qing gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vyik Tyunduer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ching Qing.
Tyunduer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyunduer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Qing swivels and escapes.
Tyunduer gets tackled into the cage by Qing. Qing maintains the clinch.
Tyunduer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Qing.
Tyunduer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Qing prevents it.
Qing wants a takedown.
Tyunduer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qing looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tyunduer is looking for a takedown.
Qing tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tyunduer fails to pull guard.
Qing jumps guard and drags Tyunduer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tyunduer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyunduer wants to stand and escape but instead Qing has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Qing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyunduer is keeping the position for now.
Qing has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tyunduer is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tyunduer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Qing wants to pass the guard but Tyunduer is keeping the position.
Qing gets to his feet - Tyunduer follows without any prompting.
Qing shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Qing goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tyunduer swats away the attempt to clinch by Qing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyunduer with a poor takedown
and Qing counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tyunduer tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ching Qing will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Qing connects with a body shot.
Tyunduer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Qing tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tyunduer defends well and Qing ends up having to push Tyunduer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Qing is looking to clinch.
Tyunduer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tyunduer showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyunduer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyunduer is working for a submission of some sort.
Vyik Tyunduer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyunduer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qing holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tyunduer trying to control the action but Qing is working from the bottom.
Tyunduer trying to control the pace.
Tyunduer moves into full mount! Qing won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tyunduer looking to control but Qing is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Qing tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyunduer controlling from the full mount.
Qing can't escape the position.
Tyunduer lands a nice shot to the head.
Tyunduer avoids the attempt from Qing to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qing is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Tyunduer is staying active.
Qing tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tyunduer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Tyunduer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Qing's face.
Tyunduer controlling from the full mount.
Qing tries to hold on but Tyunduer postures up.
Tyunduer controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyunduer has hold of Qing's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Qing manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Qing tries to lock up and control but Tyunduer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Qing takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tyunduer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Qing is rocked!
Tyunduer controlling from mount.
Tyunduer looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vyik Tyunduer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Qing tries to sprawl but Tyunduer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Qing manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Qing tries to clinch up.
Tyunduer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Qing but Qing pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyunduer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Qing tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyunduer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyunduer has a takedown stuffed.
Tyunduer moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromQing.
A combination from Tyunduer does no damage.
Tyunduer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Qing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Qing.
Qing tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyunduer swivels and escapes.
Qing fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tyunduer on the side of the head.
Tyunduer looks for a takedown but Qing sprawls well.
Qing tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vyik Tyunduer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyunduer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Qing tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tyunduer is in Qing's guard.
Qing pushes Tyunduer off and gets back to his feet.
Qing takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Qing is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyunduer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyunduer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Qing to the mat! Qing manages to get full guard.
Qing manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyunduer shoots in and gets a takedown into Qing's guard.
Tyunduer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Qing is trying to control the position but Tyunduer postures up.
Tyunduer would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tyunduer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tyunduer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Qing can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tyunduer controls the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tyunduer misses with a two punch combination.
Tyunduer shoots in looking for a takedown. Qing tries to sprawl out of it but Tyunduer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Qing manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Qing doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Qing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tyunduer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Qing shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyunduer defends it nicely.
Qing slaps away a takedown attempt from Tyunduer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Qing scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Qing misses with a takedown attempt - Tyunduer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tyunduer keeps the fight on the outside.
Vyik Tyunduer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyunduer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Qing tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tyunduer is in Qing's guard.
Qing pushes Tyunduer off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tyunduer misses with a takedown attempt - Qing sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Qing lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyunduer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ching Qing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Qing 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Ching Qing!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Vyik Tyunduer!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Vyik Tyunduer!
Vyik Tyunduer wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rust Cohle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wang Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rust Cohle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wang Wong!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohle gets a takedown into half guard.
Wong on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cohle 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.
Cohle lands strikes from half guard.
Cohle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wong is looking to escape.
Cohle moves into full mount! Wong won't be happy about that!
Cohle content just to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohle's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cohle has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wong's face.
Cohle raining down shots from the mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohle is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Wong is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rust Cohle!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Vonstatner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonard Vonstatner!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson rushes Vonstatner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vonstatner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Anderson.
It looks like Leonard Vonstatner has been cut.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vonstatner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Anderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vonstatner is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vonstatner has his back to the cage.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vonstatner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vonstatner is rocked!
Anderson pushes Vonstatner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vonstatner is still on wobbly legs! Can Anderson finish him?
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vonstatner seems to have recovered his senses.
Vonstatner trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vonstatner into the cage.
Vonstatner is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Anderson has denied him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson stops a takedown attempt from Vonstatner.
Vonstatner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vonstatner.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Vonstatner looks winded!
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Vonstatner backwards.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson gets through Vonstatner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Craig Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonard Vonstatner.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson has Vonstatner pressed against the cage, preventing Vonstatner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson lands with a light punch inside.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson scores with a shot to the side of Vonstatner's head.
Anderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson pushes Vonstatner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Anderson.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Anderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Anderson - that landed with a thud.
Anderson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Vonstatner backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Anderson pushes Vonstatner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vonstatner takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Anderson.
Vonstatner is working for takedown but Anderson is calmly controlling the position for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Anderson lands a hook that snaps the head of Vonstatner backwards.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Anderson gets through Vonstatner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson digs a right hand into Vonstatner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vonstatner's gas tank.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vonstatner backwards.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vonstatner can't get the takedown.
Anderson gets through Vonstatner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands a left hand.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vonstatner backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Vonstatner's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vonstatner swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson defending well as Vonstatner loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Vonstatner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vonstatner manages to circle out of the way.
Vonstatner swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Anderson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anderson digs a right hand into Vonstatner's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vonstatner's gas tank.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonstatner is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vonstatner is breathing heavily.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Vonstatner's ribcage. Vonstatner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Anderson.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson digs a right hand underneath Vonstatner's ribcage. Vonstatner let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Vonstatner working aggressively here.
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson is pushing Vonstatner up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Vonstatner's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson leaning against his opponent.
Vonstatner takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vonstatner misses with the head strike.
Vonstatner is trying to stall.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Anderson slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Anderson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vonstatners head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Vonstatner tries to tie him up.
Vonstatner tries to stall but Anderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vonstatner can do to turn this around?
Anderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short left from Anderson.
Vonstatner is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vonstatner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Come on Anderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vonstatner looking to stall.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vonstatner wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Leonard Vonstatner.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Vonstatner was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Vonstatner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vonstatner connects with a looping right hand.
Vonstatner slips under a jab.
Anderson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vonstatner, pushing him back against the cage.
Anderson pushes Vonstatner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Vonstatner has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Anderson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Vonstatner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vonstatners head.
Anderson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vonstatner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Anderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Vonstatner takes a shot to the head.
Vonstatner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good body shot from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson works on Vonstatner's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anderson lands a body punch.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Anderson lands a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vonstatner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anderson pushes Vonstatner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vonstatner tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anderson.
Anderson'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.
Anderson lands an uppercut.
Vonstatner has Anderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anderson lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Anderson.
Leonard Vonstatner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Craig Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vonstatner has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Vonstatner misses with some punches.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Vonstatner fails to land.
Anderson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vonstatner backwards.
Anderson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body.
Anderson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vonstatner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vonstatner has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Vonstatner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vonstatner misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson blocks an uppercut.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vonstatner has a couple of punches blocked by Anderson.
Vonstatner working aggressively here.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vonstatner misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Vonstatner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vonstatner misses with some punches.
Anderson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anderson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Craig Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Craig Anderson!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Craig Anderson!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Craig Anderson!
Craig Anderson wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jese Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chief Sperry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Romero might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to King of Rock. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jese Romero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chief Sperry!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sperry defends it nicely.
Sperry feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Romero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sperry.
Romero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sperry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sperry is looking to work some ground and pound but Romero has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero wants to hit a switch here but Sperry passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Romero there!
Sperry is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Romero can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sperry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Romero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Romero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Romero is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sperry punching from mount but Romero doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sperry raining down shots from the mount!
Sperry lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Romero hang on?
Oh Romero is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sperry content just to control the position here.
Romero seems to have got his legs back now.
Sperry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sperry looking to ground and pound but Romero is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sperry with shots to the head and body - Romero looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poor strikes thrown by Sperry there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sperry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sperry misses with a head shot.
Sperry landing shots from mount.
Sperry fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Romero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Romero is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sperry has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Romero's face.
Sperry controlling the pace for now.
Romero is in a horrible position here. Sperry smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sperry cracks Romero with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sperry misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sperry takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sperry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Romero that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sperry.
Sperry lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sperry loads up with a big shot that hurts Romero! He's pulled Sperry in close but Sperry has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Romero survive? More strikes from Sperry and Romero is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chief Sperry!
The defeated Jese Romero had this to say: 'thank you guys,i will be better next time.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chang Mi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chang Mi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston misses with a looping left.
Mi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Johnston!
Johnston struggling a bit here.
Mi trying to control the action but Johnston is working from the bottom.
Mi advances nicely into full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mi looking to control but Johnston is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mi controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Mi trying to control but Johnston is having none of it.
Mi might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnston haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Johnston has worked his arm free - good work by Johnston!
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.
Johnston wants to control but Mi postures up.
Mi tries for a kimura but Johnston is defending well.
Mi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnston keeps working.
Mi working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mi wants to control but Johnston is keeping him busy.
Johnston is being controlled here.
Johnston tries to bench press Mi off him but Mi keeps the position.
Mi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Johnston rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mi's guard! Nice work there by Johnston!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mi looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Johnston drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mi trying to keep a closed guard but Johnston is proving a slippery customer.
Johnston trying to control the position from guard on top but Mi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Johnston is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mi defends it well.
Mi is trying to get back to full guard.
Mi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnston prevents Mi from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnston trying to control the position from guard on top but Mi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chang Mi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnston napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnston struggling a bit here.
Chang Mi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnston prevents Mi from moving into mount.
Johnston is looking for a sweep.
Mi trying to control the action but Johnston is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnston is looking to regain half guard here but Mi keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mi's best efforts.
Mi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mi thows a huge punch but Johnston dodges it nicely.
Mi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnston trying to control but Mi postures up.
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.
Johnston manages to get to full guard.
Johnston being controlled here, momentarily.
Mi postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Johnston closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mi's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston throwing strikes from guard but Mi blocks nicely.
Johnston lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mi keeping moving, preventing Johnston from controlling successfully.
Johnston stays in close to Mi's body and controls the position.
Mi is trying to keep Johnston in close.
Mi seems keen to control Johnston's posture.
Johnston wants to control from the top but Mi keeps moving.
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.
Johnston throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnston drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mi dives on top into guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnston avoids it really well and circles away.
Mi has Johnston up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnston throws a punch but it's blocked by Mi.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A right hook to the body lands for Mi.
Mi is trying to trip Johnston. He has hold of a leg but Johnston is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Mi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chang Mi 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. This is the final round!
Mi looks for a takedown but Johnston sprawls well.
Johnston closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnston misses with a head shot. Mi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Johnston preventing the sweep.
Johnston trying to control the position from guard on top but Mi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mi looking for a sweep. Not yet Mi, not yet.
Mi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mi being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mi looking for a sweep. Not yet Mi, not yet.
Johnston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnston throwing strikes but missing.
Johnston avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mi keeping moving, preventing Johnston from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mi looking for a sweep. Not yet Mi, not yet.
Mi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnston trying to control but Mi is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mi tries to clinch but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mi defending well as Johnston loads up on a big left hand.
Johnston throws a shot from downtown. Mi moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mi.
Mi gets caught napping as Johnston dives in and scores a takedown. Mi manages to retain guard.
Mi pulls Johnston in close to prevent any damage.
Mi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jordan Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnston stands up over Mi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnston is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnston is in close to Mi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston postures up in Mi's guard and throws a big left but Mi blocks it.
Johnston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Mi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnston lands a couple of elbows.
Mi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Mi wants to get back to his feet but Johnston is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnston shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mi working for a triangle but Johnston defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Johnston showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mi 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Chang Mi!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Chang Mi!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Chang Mi!
Chang Mi wins by unanimous decision!
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