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TFL 2: Warriors PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grant Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thai Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master has chosen Thai National Antheme as his entrance music. Thai Master has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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150 cm
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thai Master!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master tries to clinch there but Fairtex circles away.
Fairtex tries to clinch up
and Master moves into the clinch.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Master prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fairtex turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fairtex manages to end up in side control.
Fairtex tries to move to mount but Master blocks the move with his legs.
Fairtex stands up and beckons Master to his feet.
Fairtex shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Master moves into the clinch.
Master unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fairtex lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Master is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fairtex is keeping busy.
Master tries a knee to the head but Fairtex blocks it.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Fairtex misses with a knee strike.
Master lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Master lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Master blocks it with crossed arms.
Fairtex is breathing heavily.
Fairtex has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Master avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Fairtex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Master misses with a knee strike.
Master unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Master lands a knee to the body.
Master is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fairtex can't fight it off and eventually Master manages to take the fight to the floor. Fairtex looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Master wants to stand but Fairtex has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Master must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fairtex wants to sweep but no luck.
Fairtex wants to get back to his feet but Master is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fairtex will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Master trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairtex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Master wants to control from the top but Fairtex keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Master closes the distance but Fairtex moves to the side
and Fairtex counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Master tries to clinch but Fairtex moves out of range.
Master clinches up with Fairtex and pushes him back against the cage.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Master breaks from the clinch.
Master wants to clinch up but Fairtex keeps it at a distance.
Fairtex swats away the attempt to clinch by Master.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch but Fairtex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Master tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick from Master lands but Fairtex takes it in his stride.
Fairtex swats away the attempt to clinch by Master.
Master has Fairtex up against the cage in a clinch.
Fairtex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Master has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex can't get the takedown.
Master is trying to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Master throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fairtex blocks it with crossed arms.
Master with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Master lands an elbow inside that Fairtex shrugs off.
Master escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fairtex paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fairtex circles away from the clinch attempt.
Master tries to clinch up but Fairtex circles away and keeps his distance.
Master moves into the clinch.
Master makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Master lands a good knee to the midsection. Fairtex won't want to take too many of those.
Master tries to land a knee to the head but Fairtex blocks with his arms.
Fairtex takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fairtex is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Master gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fairtex tries to score a body lock takedown but Master shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Master tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Fairtex keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Master's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thai Master dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Master fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fairtex shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Master counters by moving into the clinch.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but Master blocks it.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Master wants to stall.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Master blocks with his arms.
Master lands a knee to the head.
Master connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Master blocks with his arms.
Master wants a takedown but no success here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master lands a nice elbow.
Master with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Master tries a knee to the head but Fairtex blocks it.
Master using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Master blocks it with crossed arms.
Fairtex has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Master regains guard immediately.
Fairtex tries to stand but Master is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fairtex wants to control from the top but Master keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fairtex wants to stand but Master is controlling his posture from full guard.
Master working for a triangle but Fairtex defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fairtex trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Master looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Master is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Master tries to close the distance and clinch but Fairtex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Master misses with a head kick.
Fairtex closes the distance looking to clinch
and Master counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex wants to clinch but Master slips to the side
and Master counters by clinching up.
Master jumps guard and drags Fairtex to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Master not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fairtex prevents Master from getting back to his feet.
Master looking to control.
Fairtex wants to pass the guard but Master is keeping the position.
Master throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Master wants to get back to his feet but Fairtex is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fairtex looking to sit in guard and control but Master gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Master has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Fairtex is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fairtex tries for a takedown but Master circles away easily
and Master counters with a three punch combo that has Fairtex backing up. Fairtex nods at Master to acknowledge the strikes.
Master clinches with his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Master pulls guard effortlessly.
Fairtex gets to his feet - Master follows without any prompting.
Master tries to clinch but Fairtex moves away
and Fairtex counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Fairtex 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fairtex doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Master counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Master 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.
Fairtex is working for takedown but Master is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fairtex changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Master fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Fairtex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Master looks to clinch
and Fairtex counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fairtex takes an elbow to the forehead.
Master connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fairtex's face.
Master lands an elbow inside.
Master tries for a takedown but Fairtex manages to get underhooks.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but Master blocks it.
Master makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Master.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Master obliges.
Fairtex takes a knee right on the jaw!
Master lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Master successfully pulls guard.
Master wants to stand up but Fairtex is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fairtex lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Master wants to get back to his feet but Fairtex is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fairtex stands up and waves to Master to follow him.
Master tries to clinch but Fairtex moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Master looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fairtex clinches up with Master and pushes him back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fairtex as Master tries to tie him up.
Master is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fairtex pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fairtex tries to score a body lock takedown but Master shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Master pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Master comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fairtex is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Master obliges.
Fairtex has Master pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Master manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Master tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Fairtex is working for takedown but Master is calmly controlling the position for now.
Master breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fairtex has a takedown stuffed.
Master instigates a clinch.
Master unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fairtex lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fairtex has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Master is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Master stops a takedown attempt from Fairtex.
Fairtex takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairtex misses with a knee strike.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Master blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fairtex.
Master lands an elbow that stopped Fairtex in his tracks for a moment.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Master ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Master no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Fairtex stands up from Master's guard - Fairtex perhaps looking for a knockout.
Master tries to clinch up
and Fairtex holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fairtex lands a takedown into guard.
Fairtex trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Master manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Master trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fairtex's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Master trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairtex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fairtex manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Master looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Fairtex showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fairtex 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Fairtex!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Mc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and royce GraciE (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mc comes to the cage accompanied by ser. Alpha Mc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alpha Mc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, royce GraciE!
The judges for this bout are , and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mc keeps the fight on the outside.
GraciE looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mc looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mc looking to pass the guard.
GraciE working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mc doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mc manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mc content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mc is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
GraciE keeping moving, preventing Mc from controlling successfully.
Mc gets to his feet - GraciE follows without any prompting.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mc.
Mc stands up and beckons GraciE to his feet.
Alpha Mc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mc scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee warns GraciE that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mc looking to control but GraciE is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mc controlling from the full mount.
Mc lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mc lands a big elbow.
Mc lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mc landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
GraciE is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mc landing shots from mount.
Mc trying to control but GraciE is having none of it.
Mc postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. GraciE looks a forlorn figure.
GraciE is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mc trying to control but GraciE is having none of it.
Mc lands a big shot there that rocks GraciE but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. GraciE looks a forlorn figure.
GraciE is desperately trying to improve his position but Mc has a good base and remains in mount.
Mc putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mc can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as GraciE is looking to escape.
GraciE working to try and regain half guard.
GraciE is trying to reverse the position but instead Mc has taken his back - oops!
GraciE is in bad spot here.
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.
Mc throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting GraciE!
Mc keeps control of the position as GraciE tries to break free.
GraciE preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Mc.
Mc is trying to stick to GraciE's back but GraciE is turning into Mc. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mc's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by GraciE.
Mc working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. GraciE doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. GraciE manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
GraciE misses with a takedown
and Mc counters with a nice low kick that buckles GraciE's knee momentarily.
GraciE shoots and misses
and Mc counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpha Mc dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
GraciE thows a leg kick but Mc checks it
and Mc counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in GraciE's guard now.
GraciE is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mc is aware though and is defending well.
Mc gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mc looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mc thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
GraciE tries to roll over but Mc keeps him under control.
GraciE looking for submissions off his back.
Mc seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but GraciE does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
GraciE actively working from the bottom here.
Mc tries to stand but can't do so whilst GraciE controls his leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
GraciE doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mc counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
GraciE looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
GraciE gets full guard.
GraciE working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mc doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mc manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mc scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
GraciE looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mc is defending well. GraciE quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mc has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! GraciE celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). royce GraciE!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corbin Latrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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152 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Corbin Latrell!
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, Pedro Rizzo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Latrell circles away quickly and effectively.
Rizzo moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Rizzo.
Latrell fails to pull guard.
Latrell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Rizzo.
Rizzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rizzo breaks the clinch.
Rizzo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rizzo clinches with his opponent.
Rizzo looking for a takedown.
Rizzo lands a left hand.
Latrell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rizzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Latrell fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corbin Latrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo trying to control the position but instead, Latrell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rizzo into the cage.
Rizzo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Latrell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rizzo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latrell misses with a double jab
and Rizzo counters with a one-two to the body.
Rizzo looks to land a combination but Latrell avoids it well.
Rizzo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rizzo counters with a three punch combo that has Latrell backing up. Latrell nods at Rizzo to acknowledge the strikes.
Rizzo fails to land with a series of punches.
Rizzo moves in looking to clinch but Latrell pushes him off.
Rizzo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rizzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Rizzo.
Pedro Rizzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Latrell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Latrell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rizzo closes the distance and pushes Latrell back into the cage.
Rizzo managing to block the knees to the body from Latrell.
Rizzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rizzo lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Latrell jumps guard but Rizzo stands there with Latrell around his waist. Latrell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rizzo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rizzo breaks from the clinch.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Latrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rizzo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Latrell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rizzo breaks from the clinch.
Rizzo throws a nice looking combination but Latrell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rizzo forces Latrell back against the cage and clinches.
Rizzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Latrell throws a head punch that misses.
Rizzo lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Rizzo.
Rizzo has Latrell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Latrell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Latrell tries to break free but Rizzo pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Rizzo slowing the pace effectively.
Latrell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Latrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rizzo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rizzo moves into range and clinches up with Latrell.
Rizzo lands a left hand.
Rizzo is looking to break free of the clinch but Latrell has double underhooks.
Latrell trying to land knees to the body.
Rizzo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Latrell.
Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Latrell slips a jab and a cross from Rizzo.
Horrible takedown by Latrell or perhaps it was just good defense by Rizzo which made him look bad.
Latrell is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rizzo lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Latrell is working for takedown but Rizzo is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short uppercut from Rizzo.
Rizzo cracks Latrell with a nice body shot.
Rizzo wants a takedown but no success here.
Rizzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Latrell backwards.
Rizzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Latrell backwards.
Rizzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rizzo manages to break the clinch.
Latrell tries to clinch but Rizzo moves out of range.
Latrell slips a jab and a cross from Rizzo.
Rizzo tries to bum rush Latrell with a series of wild strikes but Latrell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Latrell, right into the meat.
Rizzo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Latrell counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Latrell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rizzo tries to kick Latrell off but Latrell keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rizzo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rizzo closes the distance and clinches.
Rizzo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Latrell wants a takedown but no success here.
Latrell missing with knees to the body.
Rizzo lands with a light punch inside.
Rizzo is struggling to control the position.
Latrell is pushing Rizzo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rizzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rizzo lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rizzo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Latrell darts in trying to clinch
and Rizzo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rizzo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rizzo.
A combination from Rizzo does no damage.
Rizzo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rizzo moves into range and clinches up with Latrell.
Latrell breaks from the clinch.
Rizzo misses with a double jab.
Rizzo moves into the clinch successfully.
Rizzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rizzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rizzo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rizzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Latrell keeps working.
Latrell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rizzo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Latrell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo wants to pass the guard but Latrell is keeping the position.
Rizzo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rizzo wants to stand but Latrell is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Latrell keeping moving, preventing Rizzo from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rizzo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Latrell kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rizzo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Latrell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rizzo counters with a three punch combo that has Latrell backing up. Latrell nods at Rizzo to acknowledge the strikes.
Rizzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rizzo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rizzo scores with a one two! Latrell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rizzo looks to land a combination but Latrell avoids it well.
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.
Rizzo misses with a wild combination.
Rizzo closes the distance and clinches.
Rizzo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Latrell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Rizzo.
Rizzo lands with a light punch inside.
Rizzo stalling.
Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo works over Latrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Latrell throws a hook but Rizzo blocks it.
Rizzo works over Latrell's head and body with a nice combination.
Rizzo scores with a three punch combo!
A nice combination there by Rizzo.
Latrell closes the distance and clinches up with Rizzo, looking for a takedown. Latrell pushes Rizzo against the cage but Rizzo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rizzo throws a series of punches but Latrell moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Rizzo 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Latrell swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rizzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rizzo misses with a wild combination.
Rizzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Latrell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rizzo scores with a three punch combo!
Latrell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rizzo is fending him off so far but Latrell persists. Nope, Rizzo circles away and we're back to standing.
Rizzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Latrell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Latrell trying to control but Rizzo is working from the bottom.
Rizzo wants to stand up but Latrell is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Latrell wants to control from the top but Rizzo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizzo wants to stand but Latrell is controlling the position.
Rizzo wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Latrell manages to pass to side control.
Rizzo wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Latrell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rizzo avoids it really well and circles away.
Latrell walks into a straight right hand from Rizzo.
Rizzo has Latrell up against the cage in a clinch.
Latrell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rizzo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corbin Latrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rizzo manages to break the clinch.
Corbin Latrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Rizzo.
Rizzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Latrell circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Latrell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rizzo lands with a light punch inside.
Latrell goes for a takedown attempt but Rizzo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rizzo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Latrell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rizzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rizzo's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rizzo duly obliges.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Rizzo.
Rizzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pedro Rizzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Rizzo.
Latrell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rizzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizzo throws a series of punches but Latrell moves out of range.
Latrell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rizzo circles away.
Latrell slips a jab and a cross from Rizzo.
Latrell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rizzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rizzo.
Rizzo jumps guard but Latrell stands there with Rizzo around his waist. Rizzo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rizzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rizzo clinches up with Latrell and pushes him back against the cage.
Rizzo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Latrell fails to pull guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rizzo breaks from the clinch.
Rizzo instigates a clinch.
Corbin Latrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pedro Rizzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Latrell decides to pull guard.
Rizzo wants to control from the top but Latrell keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Rizzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rizzo 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Rizzo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lessman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Carlos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lessman comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Sin - Into The Fire. Luiz Carlos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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245 lbs
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239 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lessman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luiz Carlos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lessman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carlos throws a good cross that connects.
Carlos tries to clinch but Lessman is having none of it.
Lessman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lessman as he avoids it easily.
Lessman looks to land a combination but Carlos avoids it well.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lessman as he jumps to the side.
Lessman throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos has managed to clinch.
Lessman pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lessman is on top in guard.
Lessman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lessman throwing strikes but missing.
Lessman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlos 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.
Lessman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessman postures up in Carlos's guard and throws a big left but Carlos blocks it.
Carlos throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lessman postures up in Carlos's guard and throws a big left but Carlos blocks it.
Lessman won't allow Carlos to sweep him here.
Lessman throwing strikes from guard but Carlos blocks nicely.
Carlos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Carlos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lessman is one step ahead there.
Lessman 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.
Lessman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lessman is breathing heavily.
Carlos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lessman momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos forces Lessman back against the cage and clinches.
Carlos manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lessman.
Carlos has his takedown stuffed
and Lessman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lessman.
Brock Lessman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Carlos.
Lessman tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlos is retaining full guard.
Lessman lands a couple of digs.
Lessman is standing up over Carlos. Carlos looks to escape but Lessman dives into side control.
Lessman is putting a hurting on Carlos here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lessman lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Carlos down.
Carlos tries to improve position but can't.
Lessman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Carlos taking a bit of punishment here - Lessman scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessman working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lessman creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Carlos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lessman is working Carlos over with some ground and pound from side control.
Carlos is trying to control Lessman's posture but Lessman avoids it.
Carlos prevents Lessman from improving position.
Lessman landing a few strikes.
Lessman trying to control the action but Carlos is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carlos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lessman to the mat! Lessman manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlos looking to pass the guard.
Carlos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lessman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lessman trying to control from half guard but Carlos is working away.
Lessman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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 Brock Lessman will probably get the nod.
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.
Lessman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carlos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carlos tries to pull guard but Lessman won't allow it.
Carlos is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lessman can't fight it off and eventually Carlos manages to take the fight to the floor. Lessman looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carlos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Carlos lands a couple of digs.
Carlos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lessman trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessman kicks off Carlos and gets to his feet.
Carlos dives in and grabs Lessman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lessman pushes down on Carlos's head and hops out.
Lessman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carlos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carlos.
Carlos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brock Lessman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Carlos.
Carlos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carlos pulls guard effortlessly.
Lessman passes Carlos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lessman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carlos tries to kick Lessman off but Lessman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Carlos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carlos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lessman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lessman is keen to just control but Carlos is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessman stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Carlos to get to his feet.
Carlos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lessman.
Carlos lands with an overhand left.
Carlos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lessman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lessman feints and as Carlos raises his hands in defense, Lessman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carlos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lessman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lessman gets to his feet - Carlos follows without any prompting.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lessman.
Carlos slaps away a takedown attempt from Lessman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lessman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carlos swivels and escapes.
Lessman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carlos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carlos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lessman!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lessman wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Carlos.
Lessman regains half guard.
Carlos controlling the action here.
Lessman tries to roll over but Carlos keeps him under control.
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.
Lessman trying to hold on to Carlos's head to control him but Carlos postures up.
Lessman is staying active underneath Carlos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lessman gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lessman scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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 Brock Lessman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lessman misses with a takedown
and Carlos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lessman!
Carlos controlling from the full mount.
Lessman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Carlos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lessman bucks up and throws Carlos to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lessman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carlos fails with the takedown.
Lessman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lessman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lessman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lessman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carlos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Lessman.
Carlos pushes Lessman off looking to stand but Lessman dives back in and keeps control.
Lessman drops an elbow to the side of Carlos's head.
Carlos is trying to get back to full guard.
Lessman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carlos's head.
Lessman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carlos is just riding it out for now. Lessman eventually gives up the hold.
Carlos trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Lessman does no damage.
Lessman takes one on the button.
Lessman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Carlos is looking to escape.
Lessman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carlos wants to get back to full guard.
Lessman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carlos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lessman slips a nice elbow through Carlos's hands, connecting with Carlos's forehead.
Carlos wants to control but Lessman is keeping busy.
Brock Lessman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lessman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lessman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Carlos.
Carlos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice combination there by Lessman.
Carlos fails with the takedown.
Brock Lessman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lessman shoots in looking for a takedown. Carlos tries to sprawl out of it but Lessman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carlos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lessman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lessman. That did some damage!
Luiz Carlos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lessman gets the takedown into side control.
Brock Lessman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lessman wants to control but Carlos is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luiz Carlos.
I think Lessman 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luiz Carlos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between nargile el padrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceaser Sarney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). el padrino comes to the cage accompanied by Chok Dee. This should be a great matchup!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, nargile el padrino !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceaser Sarney!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarney throws a looping overhand right but el padrino ducks down to avoid it.
Sarney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by el padrino .
el padrino has a takedown stuffed.
Sarney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches el padrino on the side of the head.
el padrino shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than el padrino was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sarney is desperately trying to improve his position but el padrino has a good base and remains in mount.
Sarney looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
el padrino is hanging on to Sarney's back as he tries to escape.
el padrino is persistently looking for the submission but Sarney is defending it well.
Sarney turns into el padrino and is now in his guard.
el padrino is breathing heavily.
Sarney thows a big elbow that misses.
Sarney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. el padrino is keeping the position for now.
Sarney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Sarney forces his way into half guard.
Sarney looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sarney is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Sarney tries to pass the half guard into mount. el padrino knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sarney looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sarney forces el padrino back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sarney works on el padrino 's body with a couple of short punches.
A knee to the head by Sarney.
el padrino letting Sarney take a breather here.
el padrino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sarney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sarney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sarney crunches a lovely knee into el padrino 's ribcage.
Sarney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sarney.
el padrino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sarney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sarney lands a left hand that snaps the head of el padrino backwards.
Sarney stalling against the cage.
Sarney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sarney unloads a knee to the mid-section. el padrino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sarney pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sarney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Sarney.
Sarney lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Sarney.
Sarney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but el padrino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
el padrino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sarney effectively controlling the action here.
Sarney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Sarney.
Sarney connects with a nasty looking knee right to el padrino 's face.
Sarney scores with a knee to the head.
el padrino effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sarney obliges.
Sarney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sarney crunches a lovely knee into el padrino 's ribcage.
Sarney tries a knee to the head but el padrino blocks it.
Sarney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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.
Nice body punch from Sarney.
A short right from Sarney on the inside.
A knee to the head by Sarney.
Sarney lands a knee to the head.
el padrino is trying to maintain a safe position but Sarney gets an underhook and turns el padrino into the cage.
el padrino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sarney scores with a shoulder strike.
el padrino tries to circle away but Sarney has him pinned against the cage.
Sarney lands a right hand.
Sarney landing knees to the head.
el padrino tries to pull guard but Sarney holds him up against the cage and eventually el padrino drops back down to his feet.
Sarney lands a good knee to the midsection. el padrino won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Sarney.
Sarney stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sarney working el padrino over with knees to the body.
el padrino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sarney landing knees to the body.
el padrino is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sarney gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for nargile el padrino . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarney with a knee to the head.
Sarney avoiding damage.
Sarney tries a knee to the head but el padrino blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ceaser Sarney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sarney lands with a straight right. el padrino didn't see that one coming.
Sarney rushes el padrino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarney.
Sarney cracks el padrino with a nice body shot.
Sarney presses el padrino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
el padrino takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sarney landing knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sarney.
Sarney scores with a knee to the head.
Sarney working el padrino over with knees to the body.
el padrino takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sarney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sarney - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sarney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sarney connects with a knee to the head.
Sarney landing knees to the body.
Sarney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sarney landing knees to the body.
Sarney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
el padrino fails to pull guard.
Sarney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has el padrino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sarney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarney stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sarney as el padrino tries to tie him up.
Sarney scores with a knee to the head.
el padrino wants to stall.
Sarney scores with a hook to the body.
Sarney landing knees to the body.
Sarney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarney.
Sarney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sarney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
el padrino takes a knee to the side of the body.
el padrino is working for takedown but Sarney is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sarney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Sarney - that landed with a thud.
Sarney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sarney with a knee to the head.
Sarney landing knees to the head.
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.
el padrino has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sarney is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for nargile el padrino . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarney prevents a takedown attempt there.
A knee to the head by Sarney.
Sarney pushes el padrino back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sarney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sarney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Still in the clinch, Sarney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ceaser Sarney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sarney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sarney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sarney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite el padrino 's efforts to push away.
Sarney lands an uppercut.
el padrino fails to pull guard.
Sarney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sarney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sarney connects with a nasty looking knee right to el padrino 's face.
Sarney throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sarney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sarney lands with a left to the head.
A knee to the head by Sarney.
A knee to the head by Sarney.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sarney.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by el padrino as Sarney tries to tie him up.
Sarney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
el padrino wants a takedown but no success here.
Sarney works on el padrino 's body with a couple of short punches.
Sarney holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sarney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
el padrino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sarney pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sarney closes the distance and clinches.
Sarney scores with a knee to the head.
Sarney misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, el padrino throws an elbow but misses.
el padrino trying to stall but Sarney improves his position.
Sarney holding his opponent close, against the cage.
el padrino 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Sarney.
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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for el padrino .
A right hand to the body from Sarney.
A short right from Sarney.
Sarney controlling the action here for a moment.
Sarney unloads a knee to the mid-section. el padrino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sarney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
el padrino has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sarney avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sarney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sarney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
el padrino is trying to drag Sarney to the mat but Sarney just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sarney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
el padrino is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sarney is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sarney.
A knee to the head by Sarney.
A shot in the inside from Sarney.
el padrino has Sarney pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sarney manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sarney scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ceaser Sarney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! el padrino 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A head kick misses from el padrino .
Nice uppercut lands for Sarney. That snapped el padrino 's head back.
Sarney catches el padrino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sarney moves into the clinch.
Sarney scores a nice knee to the body.
Sarney stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sarney lands a nice shot to the body.
Sarney landing knees to the head.
Sarney scores with a knee to the head.
Sarney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
el padrino tries to score a body lock takedown but Sarney shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sarney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
el padrino tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sarney smiles and moves away.
el padrino tries to keep at a distance but Sarney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sarney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Sarney scores with a nice short uppercut.
el padrino on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
el padrino tries to pull guard but Sarney holds him up against the cage and eventually el padrino drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for nargile el padrino . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Sarney.
Sarney lands a body punch in the clinch.
el padrino misses with a punch on the inside.
Sarney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
el padrino wants a takedown but no success here.
Sarney content to slow the pace in the clinch.
el padrino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
el padrino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sarney is pushing el padrino up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
el padrino is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sarney gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sarney lands a good knee to the midsection. el padrino won't want to take too many of those.
el padrino jumps guard but Sarney stands there with el padrino around his waist. el padrino gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sarney manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sarney gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from el padrino .
A knee to the head by Sarney.
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.
Sarney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sarney scores a nice knee to the body.
Sarney tries a knee to the head but el padrino blocks it.
Sarney lands a nice knee to the body.
el padrino fails to pull guard.
el padrino misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
el padrino pulls guard successfully.
Sarney gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
el padrino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sarney but Sarney pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ceaser Sarney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
el padrino drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sarney cracks el padrino with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
el padrino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sarney lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarney scores with a body shot.
Donk. Sarney catches el padrino right on the button with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sarney.
Sarney moves into the clinch.
Sarney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sarney scores with a shoulder strike.
Sarney with a knee to the head.
Sarney is struggling to control the position.
Sarney tries a knee to the head but el padrino blocks it.
el padrino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sarney pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sarney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sarney takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sarney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sarney scores with a knee to the head.
Sarney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but el padrino blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
el padrino tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sarney smiles and moves away.
Sarney lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sarney throws a series of punches but el padrino moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by el padrino or perhaps it was just good defense by Sarney which made him look bad.
el padrino shoots in for a double leg but Sarney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
el padrino takes one on the button.
Sarney has el padrino up against the cage in a clinch.
Sarney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sarney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Sarney.
Sarney lands a good knee to the midsection. el padrino won't want to take too many of those.
Sarney prevents a takedown attempt there.
nargile el padrino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ceaser Sarney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A knee to the head by Sarney.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ceaser Sarney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sarney 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 26:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ceaser Sarney!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gary Caps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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162 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Caps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a series of punches but Caps moves out of range.
Caps tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Caps misses the jab.
Caps tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Caps shoots in.
Caps throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Caps chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Caps tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Caps closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Caps getting side control.
Caps wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Caps throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Caps is controlling him
Johnson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Caps is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Caps is controlling him well.
Caps is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Caps.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Caps shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Caps tries a head kick but it misses.
Caps tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Caps won't be happy with that.
Caps is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Caps is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Caps to his feet.
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Caps throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jason Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Caps working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Caps takes a kick to the side of the head.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Caps's body.
Johnson throws a combination. Caps tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Caps is rocked!
Caps throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Caps drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Caps is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson lands a good knee to the midsection. Caps won't want to take too many of those.
Caps seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
Caps tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson lands with a right to the head.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Caps takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gary Caps is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Johnson controlling the action here for a moment.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Johnson scores with a takedown into Caps's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caps controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson stands and steps away. Caps gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Johnson scores with a kick to the body.
Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jason Johnson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Johnson.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Caps, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a head kick that Caps semi-blocks.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Caps sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left lands for Johnson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnson, right into the meat.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Caps shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson lands a left and a right that send Caps crashing to the mat, dazed. Johnson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Caps stumbling backwards into the cage! Caps bounces back off the cage towards Johnson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Johnson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Johnson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jason Johnson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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142 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Jones!
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, Luis Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz has managed to clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jones just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Diaz in his tracks for a moment.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eddie Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Diaz blocks an elbow strike.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones lands an elbow just above Diaz 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones wants to clinch
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diaz.
Jones looks to clinch
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones clinches but Diaz breaks the clinch
and Diaz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Diaz cracks the inside of Jones's front leg.
Jones wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters with a head kick.
Jones clinches but Diaz breaks the clinch
and Diaz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Eddie Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick from Diaz lands but Jones takes it in his stride.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones clinches but Diaz breaks the clinch
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Diaz is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz moves into the clinch.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diaz's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Diaz 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.
Diaz throws a nice head kick!
Diaz lands a nice looking body kick.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and Diaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jones really felt that one!
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Jones closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diaz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Diaz wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz passes into half guard.
Diaz stands up and beckons Jones to join him on the feet.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones tries to clinch
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
Diaz lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Diaz lands with a slapping head kick.
Jones tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
and Diaz counters with an outside leg kick.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diaz.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diaz - that will leave a mark!
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Jones tries to clinch up
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Diaz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
and Diaz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Diaz landing a few strikes.
Diaz is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Diaz working the head with strikes.
Diaz landing a few strikes.
Jones tries to bench press Diaz off him but Diaz keeps the position.
Jones takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz scores with a couple of short elbows.
Diaz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Diaz tries to score with some ground and pound. Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Diaz stands up.
Diaz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Diaz is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Diaz lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Diaz prevents Jones from improving his position.
Diaz working Jones over with strikes.
Jones is controlling Diaz's trapped leg to prevent Diaz from advancing to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones trying to control here.
Diaz working Jones over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Diaz 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! This is the final round!
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
and Diaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jones wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jones is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jones wants to clinch
and Diaz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Diaz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Diaz landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Diaz.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz with the ground and pound from mount.
Diaz prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is landing with some decent strikes but Jones is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz landing shots from mount.
Diaz avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Diaz looking to finish with strikes here!
Diaz sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jones sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jones moves into full guard.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Diaz defends well.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Jones wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jones darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a leg kick.
Jones looks to clinch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to clinch
and Diaz counters with a body kick that stops Jones in his tracks momentarily.
Jones tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Diaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones looks to clinch
so Diaz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Diaz works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Diaz gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz counters with a right hand to the body.
Luis Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eddie Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Diaz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diaz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Diaz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ry Bread (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelayo Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelayo Palhares has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ry Bread!
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, Pelayo Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Bread, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bread scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Pelayo Palhares has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Bread. No joy for Palhares on that attempt.
Bread misses with a two punch combination.
Bread swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bread misses with a few strikes there.
Bread misses with a double jab.
Palhares shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Palhares thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bread will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Palhares drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Palhares jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares controlling from the top position.
Palhares slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bread won't allow Palhares to pass to mount.
Bread tries to roll over but Palhares keeps him under control.
Palhares prevents Bread from standing back up.
Palhares is looking to advance position but Bread won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Palhares seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bread does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Palhares works his foot free and advances to mount.
Palhares working for a submission but Bread is keeping him at bay.
Palhares controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bread wants to hold on but Palhares pushes him away.
Palhares looking for a guillotine from mount but Bread is having none of it.
Palhares seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Bread is holding on tight.
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.
Palhares controlling his opponent.
Palhares working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Bread turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Palhares off and cradles Bread's limp body as Palhares celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Pelayo Palhares!
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