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PHOENIX VII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sladen Shockner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kick ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shockner comes to the cage accompanied by This is the new shit. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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275 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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225 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sladen Shockner!
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, kick ass!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shockner delivers a nice body kick.
Shockner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
ass looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shockner lands a left and a right that send ass crashing to the mat, dazed. Shockner thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
ass is rocked!
It looks like kick ass has been cut.
Shockner cracks ass with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sladen Shockner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between beyonce got the best video of all time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diosdado Durante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). the best video of all time comes to the cage accompanied by halo. 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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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, beyonce got the best video of all time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diosdado Durante!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
the best video of all time misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
the best video of all time throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Durante sees it coming and avoids it easily.
the best video of all time shoots in for a takedown but Durante shows good takedown defense.
the best video of all time shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Durante sprawls well. Durante wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. the best video of all time gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for beyonce got the best video of all time. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durante on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
the best video of all time missing with a left hand there. Durante was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Durante throws a nice looking combination but the best video of all time bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
the best video of all time looks to throw the jab but Durante is out of range.
the best video of all time shoots in but Durante avoids the takedown attempt easily.
the best video of all time shoots in but no luck this time.
Durante lands a glancing blow to the side of the best video of all time's head.
the best video of all time misses with a straight left.
the best video of all time throws a combination that misses
and Durante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
the best video of all time is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
the best video of all time tries to score a power double leg takedown but Durante sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten the best video of all time somewhat.
the best video of all time swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Durante counters with a series of strikes that really hurt the best video of all time! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diosdado Durante!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dooog Partaaay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Power House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Partaaay's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Doooog Paartaaay. House has chosen Die MF Die as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dooog Partaaay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Power House!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partaaay gets a clinch.
House has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Partaaay is trying to keep an underhook but House manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Partaaay wants to get back to full guard.
House is looking for a kimura here.
Partaaay tries to roll over but House keeps him under control.
House thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Partaaay's head.
Partaaay is trying to maintain the position but House is very close to passing his half guard.
House working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
House is looking for a kimura but Partaaay is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for House to get the leverage.
Partaaay is looking for a sweep. House is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Partaaay is trying to stand up here but House is controlling him well.
Partaaay wants to improve his position but House is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partaaay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Partaaay tries to get to full guard but House has control of the leg.
House lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
House prevents Partaaay from standing back up.
Partaaay trying to control but House postures up.
Partaaay is trying to get back to full guard.
Partaaay won't allow House to pass to mount.
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.
House scoring with strikes to the body and head.
House is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
House missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Partaaay slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
House trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as House accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Partaaay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. House manages to get himself to full guard.
Partaaay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Partaaay drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Partaaay jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
House trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Partaaay trying to control the position from guard on top but House is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
House is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partaaay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. House swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Partaaay works over House with some ground and pound from guard.
House is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
House working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
House is nestled in close to Partaaay, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Partaaay won't allow House to pass to mount.
Partaaay manages to get to full guard.
Partaaay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. House manages to get himself to full guard.
House avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Partaaay's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
House is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
House 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.
Partaaay won't allow House to pass to mount.
House passes to full mount!
Partaaay is wriggling around trying to escape.
Partaaay slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Partaaay tries to roll over but House keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Power House dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
House blocks a low kick nicely.
Partaaay just misses with a punch to the body.
Dooog Partaaay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House checks a low kick from Partaaay.
Partaaay just misses with a punch to the body.
House keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partaaay blocks a jab.
Partaaay misses with a head kick.
House is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Partaaay lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Power House has been cut.
Partaaay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partaaay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
House swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from House. No joy for Partaaay on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Partaaay was covering up waiting for the punch and House finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Partaaay working a defensive guard here.
Partaaay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
House connects with a couple of short punches.
Partaaay wants to sweep here but House controlling him for the moment.
House slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Partaaay taking a bit of punishment here - House scoring with strikes.
House tries to move into full mount but can't pass Partaaay's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partaaay is looking to reverse the position.
Partaaay wants to control but House postures up.
House cracks Partaaay with a big right hand but Partaaay just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
House is working Partaaay over with some ground and pound from side control.
Partaaay is looking to regain half guard here but House keeps moving and retains side control.
Partaaay gets back to half guard.
House working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Partaaay wants to improve his position but House is controlling well.
House working Partaaay over with strikes.
House working over Partaaay with some ground and pound. Partaaay looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Partaaay makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Partaaay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and House decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Partaaay's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House stopping the sweep attempt from Partaaay.
House postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
House stands up over Partaaay, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
House 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.
Partaaay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
House has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Power House has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Partaaay fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dooog Partaaay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
House fails with the takedown.
House cracks Partaaay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
House swats away the attempt to clinch by Partaaay.
House circles away from the clinch attempt
and House counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Partaaay controls House momentarily but House frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Power House showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Power House's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
House tries to clinch up.
Partaaay wants to land a leg kick but House is out of range.
Power House is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Partaaay misses with a leg kick
and House counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Partaaay's guard now.
House won't allow Partaaay to sweep him here.
Partaaay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst House is controlling him.
Partaaay looking to hit a scissor sweep but House is one step ahead there.
House trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
House stopping the sweep attempt from Partaaay.
Partaaay is working hard here to advance position.
Partaaay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partaaay is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
House shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. House showed some decent athleticism there.
House prevents Partaaay from improving his position.
Partaaay taking some punishment here, with House in his half guard.
House tries to pass to full mount but Partaaay defends it.
Partaaay is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of House's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take House's back!
House rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
House moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House trying to strike off his back.
House wants to sweep here but Partaaay controlling him for the moment.
Partaaay tries to free his leg and advance position but House is retaining full guard.
House lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Partaaay!
House working the ground and pound effectively.
Partaaay tries to reverse the position but House maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by House.
It looks like Dooog Partaaay has been cut.
Partaaay bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
House has a closed guard, preventing Partaaay from standing up.
Partaaay throws a big right hand that misses.
House looking for a sweep. Not yet House, not yet.
House has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Partaaay is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for House.
Partaaay sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but House is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Partaaay cracks House with an elbow. That is naaassty.
House is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House stops Partaaay from passing to mount.
Partaaay trying to control the action but House is working from the bottom.
Partaaay blocks the strikes from House.
Dooog Partaaay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Partaaay throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
House drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Partaaay looking to hit a scissor sweep but House is one step ahead there.
Partaaay tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Power House comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got House 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Power House!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy The Bar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigues has chosen Reno as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy The Bar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gabriel Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as The Bar blocks the leg kick.
The Bar lands a nice shot to the body.
The Bar gets a takedown into half guard.
Rodrigues keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Bar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Bar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rodrigues knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The Bar prevents Rodrigues from standing back up.
The Bar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Bar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodrigues's head.
Rodrigues taking some punishment here, with The Bar in his half guard.
The Bar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rodrigues knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rodrigues tries to kick The Bar off but The Bar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The Bar winds up and cracks Rodrigues with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rodrigues avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Bar.
Rodrigues wants to get back to his feet.
The Bar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rodrigues trying to control from the bottom.
The Bar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The Bar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodrigues's head.
The Bar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodrigues defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodrigues's head.
The Bar thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rodrigues to regain full guard.
Rodrigues seems keen to control The Bar's posture.
Rodrigues wants to stand but The Bar is controlling the position.
The Bar cracks Rodrigues with a solid left hand.
The Bar throwing strikes from guard but Rodrigues blocks nicely.
Rodrigues not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The Bar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Bar stops Rodrigues from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Bar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Bar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The Bar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rodrigues is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rodrigues keeping full guard, as The Bar tries to pass.
The Bar wants to control from the top but Rodrigues keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodrigues looking to control.
The Bar looking to pass the guard.
The Bar is working hard here to advance position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Bar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The Bar misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigues tries to clinch up but The Bar circles away and keeps his distance.
The Bar scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Bar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rodrigues lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Bar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodrigues was well out of range. Poor timing from The Bar.
Rodrigues misses with a jab to the body
and The Bar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Bar throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Bar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Bar lands a slapping body shot.
Rodrigues needs to keep his hands up - The Bar had a free shot at his head there.
Rodrigues walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rodrigues tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Bar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rodrigues misses with a straight left.
The Bar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rodrigues wants to stand but The Bar is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bar distracts Rodrigues with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The Bar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodrigues swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodrigues has an active guard here but The Bar has managed to pass into half guard.
Rodrigues is breathing heavily.
The Bar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Bar lands a nice short elbow.
The Bar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodrigues defending well though.
The Bar trying to control the action but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bar with the ground and pound but Rodrigues uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The Bar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rodrigues looking for a guillotine here but The Bar defends easily.
The Bar thows a big elbow that misses.
The Bar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Bar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Bar distracts Rodrigues with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues controls The Bar momentarily but The Bar frees himself.
The Bar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The Bar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodrigues swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Bar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Bar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Bar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Bar tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodrigues is retaining full guard.
The Bar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rodrigues's guard.
Rodrigues is not content to let The Bar control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues manages to get to full guard.
Rodrigues is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and The Bar dives into side control.
Rodrigues wants to control but The Bar postures up.
The Bar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rodrigues some visible discomfort.
The Bar tries to move to full mount but Rodrigues actually manages to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodrigues makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy The Bar dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The Bar cracks a nice hook into Rodrigues's ribs.
The Bar tries to bum rush Rodrigues with a series of wild strikes but Rodrigues uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodrigues misses with a low kick.
Rodrigues with a poor takedown
and The Bar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodrigues throws a leg kick but The Bar sees it coming and moves out of range.
A punch combination from The Bar misses.
The Bar misses with the combination.
Billy The Bar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodrigues pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Bar throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gabriel Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Bar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rodrigues counters with a head kick. That will keep The Bar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses the shot to the body.
Rodrigues tries a head kick but it misses.
Rodrigues looks for the body kick but The Bar saw that one coming.
Rodrigues chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Bar can pounce on him.
The Bar lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Gabriel Rodrigues has been cut.
Rodrigues takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodrigues lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rodrigues misses with a head kick.
The Bar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The Bar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rodrigues backs up against the cage.
Rodrigues is rocked!
The Bar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rodrigues is still on wobbly legs! Can The Bar finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Bar scores with a jab to the body.
The Bar with a hook.
The Bar lands with a shot to the body.
Rodrigues walks into a straight right hand from The Bar.
The Bar lands with a right that hurts Rodrigues. Rodrigues looks to clinch but The Bar throws a short knee that drops Rodrigues. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Billy The Bar!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nun Al Runihura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Jung (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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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nun Al Runihura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, JJ Jung!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Jung!
Jung tries to bum rush Al Runihura with a series of wild strikes but Al Runihura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jung lands with a slapping head kick.
JJ Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Runihura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Al Runihura shoots in and drives through. Jung sprawls well.
No luck for Al Runihura with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nun Al Runihura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jung tries to clinch but Al Runihura is having none of it.
Jung tries to clinch but Al Runihura is having none of it.
A left and a right from Al Runihura both land. Nice combination.
It looks like JJ Jung has been cut.
Al Runihura avoids the body shot from Jung.
Al Runihura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jung scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Nun Al Runihura has been cut.
Al Runihura tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jung sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Al Runihura somewhat.
Jung misses with a combination
and Al Runihura counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Runihura trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Al Runihura slips nicely into half guard.
Al Runihura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Al Runihura 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.
Al Runihura performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jung tries to get to full guard but Al Runihura has control of the leg.
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.
Well, if Al Runihura is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Al Runihura passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Runihura misses with a head shot.
Al Runihura looking to control and managing it successfully.
Al Runihura dominating with strikes here.
Al Runihura controlling his opponent.
Al Runihura looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Al Runihura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jung holds of for dear life.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Runihura with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nun Al Runihura dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Al Runihura moves into range and connects with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Jung.
Al Runihura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jung's sensitive parts.
Jung closes the distance looking to clinch
and Al Runihura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al Runihura lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jung fails to land with a series of punches.
Jung avoids the head kick by Al Runihura.
Al Runihura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jung. That did some damage!
Jung throws a combination that misses
and Al Runihura counters with a shoot takedown. Jung fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Runihura tries to free his leg and advance position but Jung is retaining full guard.
Al Runihura is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Runihura trying to control but Jung is working from the bottom.
Al Runihura working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Al Runihura content to stall in guard here.
Jung looking for a sweep. Not yet Jung, not yet.
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.
Jung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jung keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Al Runihura drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jung tries to improve position but can't.
Al Runihura tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Al Runihura has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Al Runihura in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Runihura lands a decent elbow from side control.
Al Runihura connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jung some visible discomfort.
Jung is working to avoid the ground and pound but Al Runihura connects with a decent elbow.
Al Runihura tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Al Runihura throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nun Al Runihura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung is not content to let Al Runihura control the position.
Al Runihura tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jung's legs.
Jung is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jung takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nun Al Runihura dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Al Runihura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Al Runihura.
Al Runihura lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Al Runihura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Al Runihura lunges at Jung with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jung's hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Runihura.
Jung swings away with a body shot that misses
and Al Runihura counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jung is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jung throws a head kick that misses.
Al Runihura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nun Al Runihura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jung misses with a body shot.
Al Runihura misses with a body kick.
Jung throws a head kick that misses
and Al Runihura counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Runihura shoots in looking for a takedown. Jung tries to sprawl out of it but Al Runihura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jung manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jung misses the body punch
and Al Runihura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jung takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jung blocks a head kick by Al Runihura.
Al Runihura shoots in looking for a takedown. Jung tries to sprawl out of it but Al Runihura keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jung manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Al Runihura.
Jung swings for the body but Al Runihura moves out of range.
Jung falls off balance throwing a combination
and Al Runihura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al Runihura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Al Runihura scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung tries to move into range but Al Runihura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Runihura fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nun Al Runihura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Runihura throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Runihura.
Al Runihura thumps Jung with a low kick.
Jung throws an overhand right that lands on Al Runihura's shoulder, as Al Runihura tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Jung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Al Runihura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jung.
Jung wants to clinch but Al Runihura slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nun Al Runihura is winning the standup battle so far.
Jung has closed the distance and engaged Al Runihura in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Runihura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Al Runihura lands a body punch.
Al Runihura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Al Runihura can't break the clinch.
Al Runihura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Al Runihura scores with a takedown into Jung's guard.
Jung can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Al Runihura controls the pace.
Nun Al Runihura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jung can't keep his opponent in guard - Al Runihura advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Al Runihura keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung won't allow Al Runihura to pass to mount.
JJ Jung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Runihura content to control rather than advance.
Al Runihura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jung does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nun Al Runihura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Runihura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nun Al Runihura!
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