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DiGNITY 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Chuvalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert J Fredrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Chuvalo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robert J Fredrick's chin.
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219 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Chuvalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert J Fredrick!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredrick avoids the body shot from Chuvalo.
Fredrick throws an off balance right hand
and Chuvalo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Fredrick misses the target.
Chuvalo thuds his right hand into Fredrick's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A shot to the liver by Chuvalo. Beautiful body shot.
Fredrick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chuvalo connects with a body shot.
Chuvalo moves away from the strike by Fredrick.
Fredrick connects with a leg kick. Chuvalo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chuvalo. Fredrick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fredrick with a hook.
Fredrick takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredrick scores with a decent looking hook.
Fredrick throws an off balance right hand
and Chuvalo counters with a nice uppercut.
Fredrick ducks under a wild hook from Chuvalo.
Chuvalo connects with a body shot that sends Fredrick's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chuvalo.
Fredrick loads up on a big right hand but Chuvalo slips the punch.
Fredrick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fredrick there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chuvalo slips under a jab from Fredrick.
Chuvalo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fredrick's hands.
Fredrick walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chuvalo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chuvalo misses the shot to the body.
Chuvalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fredrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fredrick misses with an uppercut
and Chuvalo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Chuvalo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fredrick swings widly with a right hand
and Chuvalo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chuvalo has Fredrick up against the cage in a clinch.
Fredrick prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chuvalo lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredrick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chuvalo struggles to land a body shot inside as Fredrick controls his hands.
Fredrick blocking some punches.
Fredrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chuvalo taking a breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chuvalo keeps control of Fredrick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fredrick can't find room to land a body shot as Chuvalo controls the action.
A short right from Chuvalo.
Chuvalo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fredrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fredrick throws a poor cross that misses
and Chuvalo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo clinches.
Chuvalo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fredrick tries to stall but Chuvalo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chuvalo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chuvalo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fredrick has him pressed against the cage.
Chuvalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chuvalo misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Chuvalo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chuvalo misses with the head strike.
Chuvalo swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredrick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredrick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chuvalo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuvalo can't find room to land a body shot as Fredrick controls the action.
Fredrick breaks the clinch.
Chuvalo looks to land a left hand but Fredrick moved out of range nicely.
Chuvalo lands a nice hook to Fredrick's body. Fredrick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fredrick lands a high kick to the side of Chuvalo's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Fredrick dives into guard, looking to finish.
Chuvalo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredrick not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oh Chuvalo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chuvalo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Fredrick dives into side control.
Chuvalo seems a little lost for a moment, as Fredrick dominates the positioning.
Fredrick working the ground and pound.
Chuvalo tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Fredrick loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Chuvalo scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Fredrick land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Fredrick stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert J Fredrick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Ekwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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283 lbs
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300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wesley Ekwall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stan Marsh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekwall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekwall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Marsh momentarily.
Ekwall misses with the combination.
Marsh moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ekwall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ekwall wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marsh lands with a left to the head.
Marsh lands an elbow just above Ekwall 's eye.
It looks like Wesley Ekwall has been cut.
Marsh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ekwall could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Marsh drops Ekwall with a big knee straight up the middle! Ekwall is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ekwall steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marsh. That one must have hurt.
Ekwall is breathing heavily.
Marsh takes the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Marsh.
Marsh drops Ekwall with a big knee straight up the middle! Ekwall is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Ekwall is rocked!
Marsh pushes Ekwall up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh pushes Ekwall against the cage. Marsh is working some dirty boxing. Marsh pushes off with a quick right hook! Ekwall goes down! Ekwall tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Marsh moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Marsh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lightening (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Klashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Lightening could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yuri Klashnikov's chin.
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274 lbs
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250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Lightening!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuri Klashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klashnikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klashnikov tries to bum rush Lightening with a series of wild strikes but Lightening uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lightening ducks right into an uppercut from Klashnikov.
Klashnikov misses with a two punch combination.
Lightening misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Klashnikov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klashnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lightening throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Klashnikov there.
Klashnikov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lightening to score with a decent uppercut.
Lightening sends Klashnikov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Lightening is motioning to the referee to let Klashnikov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
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!
Lightening pounces like a tiger and cracks Klashnikov with a vicious hook! Klashnikov is down but not out! Lightening follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Lightening!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Tyga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Obukhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyga comes to the cage accompanied by bitches and marijuana. 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
3 - 3 - 0 |
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157 lbs
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Tyga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artem Obukhov!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obukhov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyga misses with a takedown
and Obukhov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Obukhov.
Obukhov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tyga.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Tyga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obukhov lands a body shot.
Obukhov connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chris Tyga has been cut.
Obukhov pushes Tyga back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Obukhov lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Obukhov.
Tyga is breathing heavily.
Obukhov presses Tyga against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Obukhov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obukhov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tyga stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obukhov thuds a left hand into Tyga's body.
Obukhov stuns Tyga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Obukhov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Obukhov cracks a nice hook into Tyga's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obukhov lands with a shot to the body.
Obukhov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Obukhov punishes Tyga's body with a nice straight punch.
Tyga takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Obukhov works Tyga's body with a nice hook.
Tyga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obukhov scores with a head kick. Tyga tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Obukhov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Obukhov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyga takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tyga is rocked!
Tyga shoots and misses
and Obukhov counters with a left to the body.
Oh Tyga is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obukhov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tyga doesn't seem bothered though.
Tyga seems to have got his legs back now.
Obukhov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tyga shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Obukhov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tyga thinking.
Obukhov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obukhov scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Obukhov.
Obukhov scores with a hook to the body. Tyga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyga needs to keep his hands up - Obukhov had a free shot at his head there.
Obukhov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyga at a distance.
Tyga misses with a takedown
and Obukhov counters with a right hand to the body.
Obukhov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Obukhov stuns Tyga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tyga has his takedown stuffed
and Obukhov moves into the clinch.
Obukhov lands a body punch.
Obukhov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyga.
Obukhov scores a nice knee to the body.
Obukhov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Obukhov connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obukhov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Obukhov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Obukhov.
Obukhov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Obukhov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Obukhov lands a nice hook to Tyga's body. Tyga takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obukhov scores with a hook to the body. Tyga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tyga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obukhov connects with a body shot.
Tyga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chris Tyga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obukhov digs a good body shot into Tyga's ribs.
Obukhov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obukhov scores with a body shot.
Tyga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyga with a poor takedown
and Obukhov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Obukhov stuns Tyga with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Obukhov cracks a nice hook into Tyga's ribs.
Obukhov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tyga. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A shot to the liver by Obukhov. Beautiful body shot.
Tyga on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Obukhov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tyga has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Obukhov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Tyga's head.
Obukhov thuds a left hand into Tyga's body.
Obukhov lands with a nice body punch.
Obukhov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyga with a lazy takedown attempt
and Obukhov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Obukhov.
Obukhov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Obukhov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tyga is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Obukhov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Tyga's cut.
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.
Tyga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyga misses with a takedown attempt
and Obukhov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obukhov connects with a high kick.
Obukhov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Obukhov lands a right hook to the body.
Obukhov digs a good body shot into Tyga's ribs.
Obukhov lands a nice looking body shot.
Tyga shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Obukhov counters by moving into the clinch.
Obukhov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Obukhov.
Obukhov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tyga lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Obukhov breaks the clinch.
Tyga shoots and misses
and Obukhov counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Tyga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obukhov lands a good knee to the midsection. Tyga won't want to take too many of those.
Stalling in the clinch from Obukhov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Obukhov.
Obukhov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Obukhov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obukhov cracks Tyga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Obukhov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chris Tyga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tyga misses with a takedown
and Obukhov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Obukhov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tyga looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Artem Obukhov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Obukhov throws a shot to the body.
Obukhov scores with a leg kick.
Obukhov throws a shot to the body.
Tyga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obukhov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obukhov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tyga at a distance.
Artem Obukhov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tyga misses with a double jab
and Obukhov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obukhov passes Tyga's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tyga wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Obukhov.
Obukhov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tyga wants to get back to full guard.
Obukhov lands with a punch from half guard.
Obukhov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obukhov perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Obukhov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Obukhov is taking a breather. Tyga says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tyga is looking for a sweep. Obukhov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Obukhov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tyga with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Obukhov controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obukhov seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Tyga is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Artem Obukhov!
Our winner, Artem Obukhov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Chris Tyga spoke after the fight, saying 'to all my fans .,im sorry for the loss ,i didnt give my 100% i promise that ill do my best next time .,thank you good night.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnson Blu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnson Blu!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Johnson Blu has been cut.
Hogan misses with a head kick.
Blu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnson Blu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hogan quickly recovers to half guard.
Hogan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hogan with the active half guard here but Blu passes nicely into side control.
Hogan is trying to work for a sweep but Blu has mounted him!
Hogan is looking to improve his position but Blu isn't that keen on the idea.
Blu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hogan is looking to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We've been hearing good reports from Hogan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan is working hard here to advance position.
Blu is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hogan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hogan shrugs it off.
Blu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hogan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blu content just to control the position here.
Let's hope that Blu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hogan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blu wants to work for an arm triangle but Hogan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hogan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hogan is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blu lands a nice short elbow.
Blu moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Hogan.
Blu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hogan is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Blu stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hogan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Blu is trying to get an arm triangle but Hogan is defending well.
Blu looks up at the clock and then as Hogan takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Blu smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Blu remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hogan tries to improve position but can't.
Blu is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Hogan's shoulder. That is not cool.
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.
Hogan is looking for a sweep.
Hogan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Blu off and has taken his back!
Hogan has his opponent's back but Blu is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Hogan.
Blu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hogan tries to land a front kick but Blu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blu throws a counter combo.
Joe Hogan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blu shoots in and bounces Hogan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Blu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hogan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnson Blu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnson Blu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hogan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blu to score with a decent uppercut.
Hogan throws a sloppy head kick and Blu moves out of range easily.
Blu unleashes a big counter combination but Hogan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Blu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blu showed some decent athleticism there.
Blu controlling the action here.
Hogan actively working from the bottom here.
Hogan has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Blu. Oh but Hogan has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Blu goes limp - he's gone! Hogan jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joe Hogan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carson Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quill Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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212 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carson Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quill Styles!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker drops Styles with a beautiful combination! Styles stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Walker is looking for the KO!
It looks like Quill Styles has been cut.
Walker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites in the buildup to the fight.
Styles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Styles backs away from a small jab... but Walker lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Styles crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Walker with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Carson Walker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blink Gee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blink Gee looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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151 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blink Gee!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Bravo with that takedown attempt.
Gee moves in looking to clinch but Bravo pushes him off.
Bravo tries to counter with a takedown but Gee is quick to defend against it.
Gee forces Bravo back against the cage and clinches.
Bravo jumps guard but Gee stands there with Bravo around his waist. Bravo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gee misses with an elbow over the top.
Bravo avoids the elbow strike from Gee, against the cage.
Gee lands an elbow just above Bravo 's eye.
Gee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gee receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bravo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddie Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gee prevents it.
We've been hearing reports that Bravo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gee lands an elbow inside.
Gee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bravo tries to pull guard but Gee won't allow it.
Bravo tries to score a body lock takedown but Gee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bravo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gee lands an elbow inside.
Gee misses with a knee strike.
Gee connects with a knee to the head.
Bravo wants a takedown.
Gee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bravo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Eddie Bravo has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gee throws an elbow that misses.
Bravo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gee prevents it.
Gee misses with a knee strike.
Gee looks winded!
Bravo is trying to trip Gee. He has hold of a leg but Gee is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bravo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gee keeping moving, preventing Bravo from controlling successfully.
Gee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bravo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gee wants to stand but Bravo is controlling the position.
Bravo lands a couple of digs.
Gee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo wants to control from the top but Gee keeps moving.
Gee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bravo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gee wants to get back to his feet but Bravo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bravo 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.
Bravo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bravo lands a couple of elbows.
Bravo passes into half guard.
Gee looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is looking for a kimura but Gee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bravo to get the leverage.
Gee wants to improve his position but Bravo is controlling well.
Bravo working the head and body with strikes.
Bravo is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Gee is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eddie Bravo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lux Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deshawn Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lux Lion looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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19
152 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lux Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deshawn Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaw looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lion throws a sloppy head kick and Shaw moves out of range easily.
As Lion backs off Shaw throws a huge counter combo but Lion manages to avoid it all.
Lion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lion really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaw throws a series of punches but Lion moves out of range.
Shaw throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shaw just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLion.
Lion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick by Lion misses
and Shaw counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lion won't be happy with that.
Lion is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shaw's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Shaw! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Lion has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Deshawn Shaw!
Deshawn Shaw opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobo Clown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Spunkly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
277 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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26
278 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobo Clown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrone Spunkly!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Spunkly.
Clown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Spunkly. Those never looked like landing.
Spunkly misses with a few strikes there.
Spunkly lands with a right that hurts Clown. Clown looks to clinch but Spunkly throws a short knee that drops Clown. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Tyrone Spunkly!
Tyrone Spunkly is the new heavyweight champion!
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