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QFC Tournament 672 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Nunez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli Gomes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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, Eli Gomes!
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, Chris Nunez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nunez counters with a body kick that stops Gomes in his tracks momentarily.
Nunez looks to land a body kick but Gomes moved away.
Gomes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A low kick from Nunez is predictable there
and Gomes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gomes moves nicely into side control.
Gomes is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Nunez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomes taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunez is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gomes's best efforts.
Gomes is working for a kimura but Nunez is defending it quite comfortably.
Gomes is nestled in close to Nunez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Gomes 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gomes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gomes wants to stand up but Nunez is controlling the position.
Gomes slows the pace down in half guard.
Gomes has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nunez throws the kick towards the body but Gomes avoids it.
Nunez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nunez gets caught flat footed, as Gomes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Nunez is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gomes dives into side control.
Gomes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Nunez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gomes wants to control but Nunez is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes happy to just control the position for now.
Nunez is trying to work for a sweep but Gomes has mounted him!
Nunez is trying desperately to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gomes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gomes shoots in looking for a takedown but Nunez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gomes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nunez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nunez looks for a takedown but Gomes sprawls well.
It looked like Gomes was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nunez.
Nunez fails to land the takedown.
Gomes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gomes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nunez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gomes.
Gomes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gomes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nunez can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nunez for as long as he can get away with.
Gomes advances to half guard.
Gomes tries to stand and escape but Nunez is controlling the position.
Gomes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nunez wants to control but Gomes is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gomes is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nunez wants to control the action here but instead Gomes manages to pass to full mount!
Gomes lands a couple of good shots and Nunez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Gomes trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Nunez doesn't escape.
Gomes scores with punches to the body.
Gomes lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Gomes is hanging on to Nunez's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Nunez hold on?!
Gomes is punishing Nunez with strikes - can he finish him?!
Gomes controlling the position well here. Nunez rolled but Gomes kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Gomes continues to stall.
Nunez trying to control the action but Gomes just sinks the hooks in.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Nunez trying to control the action but Gomes just sinks the hooks in.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nunez is trapped and Gomes is scoring with shots to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Gomes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gomes shoots in and drives through. Nunez sprawls well.
Nunez fails to land the takedown.
Gomes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gomes tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nunez defends well and Gomes ends up having to push Nunez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gomes tries for a takedown but Nunez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nunez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gomes throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gomes decides to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nunez is fending him off so far but Gomes persists. Nope, Nunez circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gomes swats away the attempt to clinch by Nunez.
Nunez shoots in looking for a takedown. Gomes tries to sprawl out of it but Nunez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gomes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nunez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gomes as he jumps to the side.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nunez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes takes a swing at Nunez's ribcage but misses.
Nunez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nunez fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nunez circles away.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nunez but Nunez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As Gomes backs off Nunez throws a huge counter combo but Gomes manages to avoid it all.
Gomes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gomes doesn't manage to clinch there - Nunez circles away.
Nunez looks for a takedown but Gomes sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gomes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nunez shoots in for a double leg but Gomes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nunez goes for a double leg but Gomes avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gomes continues to drive forward.
Nunez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gomes but Gomes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gomes scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes darts in looking for a takedown but Nunez gets double underhooks and turns Gomes into the cage.
Nunez wants to counter with a clinch but Gomes pushes him away.
A left and a right from Nunez both land. Nice combination.
Nunez instigates a clinch.
Gomes drags the fight down to the ground.
Gomes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nunez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gomes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eli Gomes.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gomes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Eli Gomes!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Eli Gomes!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Eli Gomes!
Eli Gomes wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Kwiatkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Lukas Kwiatkowski!
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, Anthony Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kwiatkowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson throws a sloppy body shot
and Kwiatkowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kwiatkowski.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Kwiatkowski is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kwiatkowski.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Kwiatkowski is out of range.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kwiatkowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kwiatkowski has managed to clinch.
Kwiatkowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kwiatkowski has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kwiatkowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kwiatkowski darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kwiatkowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses the jab.
Kwiatkowski wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Johnson works Kwiatkowski's body with a nice hook.
Kwiatkowski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kwiatkowski has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Kwiatkowski working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Kwiatkowski.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kwiatkowski tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Kwiatkowski tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Kwiatkowski is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Johnson misses.
Johnson lands with a nice body punch.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Kwiatkowski's ribs.
Kwiatkowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kwiatkowski is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a hook to the body. Kwiatkowski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnson works Kwiatkowski's body with a nice hook.
Johnson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kwiatkowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A cross from Johnson lands.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Kwiatkowski is rocked!
Johnson lands an uppercut, right on the button! Kwiatkowski tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Orosco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krzysztof Bak had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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, Krzysztof Bak!
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, Billy Orosco!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak misses with the combination.
Orosco wants to counter the offense by Bak and move into the clinch position.
Bak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orosco now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bak moves away from the strike by Orosco.
Bak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orosco.
Orosco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bak.
Bak loads up on a big right hand but Orosco slips the punch.
Bak throws out a loose jab but Orosco uses good head movement to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Orosco misses.
Bak lands with an uppercut that bounces Orosco off the cage and back into range.
Bak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orosco.
Bak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orosco.
Bak swinging wildly here.
Orosco is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Orosco steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bak misses with the combination.
As Bak backs off Orosco throws a huge counter combo but Bak manages to avoid it all.
Bak throws a nice looking combination but Orosco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orosco lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bak takes a step back to recover.
Orosco moves in looking to clinch but Bak pushes him off.
Bak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orosco counters with a thumping low kick.
Bak displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bak is breathing heavily.
Orosco cracks the inside of Bak's front leg.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Orosco - that will leave a mark!
Orosco rushes Bak and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bak takes an elbow to the temple.
Orosco fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orosco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orosco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Orosco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Krzysztof Bak has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orosco tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orosco putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bak in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Orosco misses with an elbow strike.
Orosco scores with a knee to the head.
Orosco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orosco stalling.
Orosco tries a knee to the head but Bak blocks it.
Bak has had enough of the clinch but Orosco keeps him there for the moment.
Orosco unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bak takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Orosco obliges.
Orosco trying to land knees to the body.
Orosco lands a knee to the head.
Bak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orosco landing knees to the body.
Orosco with a knee to the head.
Bak is looking to break free of the clinch but Orosco has double underhooks.
Orosco digs a right hand into Bak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bak's gas tank.
Orosco lands a nice shot to the body.
Orosco manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orosco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orosco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orosco misses with a knee to the head.
Bak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orosco has him pressed against the cage.
Bak wants to break free but Orosco has control.
Orosco lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Orosco dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krzysztof Bak's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orosco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orosco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orosco counters with a leg kick.
Bak misses with a straight left.
Bak works the jab nicely.
A left and a right from Bak both land. Nice combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Orosco.
Orosco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bak throws out the jab.
Krzysztof Bak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orosco lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bak scores with a sloppy right hand. Orosco should have avoided that one.
Bak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orosco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bak throws a lazy right hand but Orosco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Orosco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bak.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Orosco on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Orosco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bak throws out the jab.
Bak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Orosco displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bak throws out the jab.
Bak has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orosco was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Orosco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krzysztof Bak is winning the standup battle so far.
Bak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Orosco misses with a low kick.
Orosco throws a big shot that misses.
Orosco blocks a jab.
Orosco tries to counter by closing the distance.
Orosco looks for the body kick but Bak saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bak throws a one two combo.
Bak is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Orosco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bak. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bak throws a right and a left that Orosco avoids nicely.
Bak throws a series of punches but Orosco moves out of range.
A big left from Orosco misses.
Bak throws a combination that misses
and Orosco counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Orosco scores with a spinning back kick!
Orosco moves into range and clinches up with Bak.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Orosco misses with a short punch on the inside.
Orosco struggles to land a body shot inside as Bak controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak avoiding damage as Orosco throws knees to the body.
Bak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orosco connects with a knee to the head.
Orosco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bak is defending well for now.
Orosco throws a punch but it's blocked by Bak.
Orosco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orosco with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orosco lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bak tries to break free but Orosco pushes him back against the cage.
Bak blocks an elbow strike.
Bak takes a knee right on the jaw!
Orosco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bak blocks it with crossed arms.
Bak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orosco keeps control of Bak as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orosco tries to land knees in the clinch but Bak avoids the damage to the body.
Orosco with a knee to the head.
Orosco scores a nice knee to the body.
Orosco scores a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Billy Orosco will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Krzysztof Bak's cut.
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!
Bak tries to bum rush Orosco with a series of wild strikes but Orosco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bak lands a jab-cross combination.
Bak lands with a nice combination. Orosco backs away looking to recover.
Bak lands a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Orosco.
Bak connects with a single shot there.
Bak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orosco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orosco throws out a counter right but Bak avoids it with no problem.
Krzysztof Bak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bak misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Bak.
Orosco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orosco lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orosco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orosco tries a knee to the head but Bak blocks it.
Bak takes a knee to the side of the body.
Orosco misses with a hook from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Orosco.
Orosco misses with a punch on the inside.
Bak managing to block the knees to the body from Orosco.
Orosco tries to land a knee to the head but Bak blocks with his arms.
Bak is trying to force a seperation but Orosco has the dominant position.
Bak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orosco has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Orosco obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orosco lands a knee to the body.
Bak tries to circle away but Orosco has him pinned against the cage.
Orosco leaning his opponent against the cage.
Orosco with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Orosco misses with a knee to the head.
Orosco trying to land knees to the body.
Orosco missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak managing to block the knees to the body from Orosco.
Bak tries to break the clinch but Orosco is controlling the position.
Billy Orosco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orosco tries to land knees in the clinch but Bak avoids the damage to the body.
Bak tries to break free but Orosco pushes him back against the cage.
Bak tries to break the clinch but Orosco is controlling the position.
Orosco slows down the pace here.
Bak wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orosco throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bak blocks it with crossed arms.
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.
Orosco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bak's face.
Bak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bak on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Orosco prevents Bak from breaking the clinch.
Orosco misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orosco missing with knees to the body.
Orosco missing with knees to the body.
Orosco with a knee to the head.
Orosco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krzysztof Bak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Billy Orosco is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bak working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Orosco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Orosco 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Billy Orosco!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Billy Orosco!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Billy Orosco!
Billy Orosco wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamad Salem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo deSouza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hamad Salem has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hamad Salem!
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, Ronaldo deSouza!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
deSouza closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Salem's guard.
deSouza working some strikes from top position.
Salem knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for deSouza on the ground.
deSouza seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
deSouza tries to free his leg and advance position but Salem is retaining full guard.
deSouza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
deSouza with the ground and pound but Salem uses the opportunity to regain guard.
deSouza lands a couple of elbows.
Salem keeping full guard, as deSouza tries to pass.
deSouza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Salem is rocked!
deSouza postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Salem covers up, he's hurt! deSouza keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from deSouza and the ref steps in to end the fight! deSouza can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronaldo deSouza!
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