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ASY 2: Hell's Gate PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Cordoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borna Loncar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loncar has chosen Blood & Honour as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Esteban Cordoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borna Loncar!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordoza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Loncar, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cordoza.
Cordoza avoiding damage as Loncar throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Cordoza.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cordoza will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Loncar up against the cage.
Loncar tries to score a body lock takedown but Cordoza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cordoza stalling the fight.
Cordoza prevents Loncar from breaking the clinch.
Cordoza is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Loncar jumps into guard, dragging Cordoza to the mat.
Loncar is controlling Cordoza's posture.
Loncar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cordoza prevents Loncar from getting back to his feet.
Loncar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Cordoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Loncar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cordoza distracts Loncar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cordoza 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loncar keeping moving, preventing Cordoza from controlling successfully.
Loncar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cordoza manages to get himself to full guard.
Cordoza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Loncar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Loncar wants to control from the top but Cordoza keeps moving.
Cordoza pulls Loncar in close to his closed guard and prevents Loncar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Loncar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cordoza controls Loncar momentarily but Loncar frees himself.
Loncar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Loncar thows a big elbow that misses.
Cordoza is trying to keep Loncar in close.
Cordoza wants to stand but Loncar is controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cordoza walks forward, straight into a front kick from Loncar.
Cordoza is breathing heavily.
Loncar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loncar throws a head kick that misses.
Loncar looks to clinch
and Cordoza counters by moving into the clinch.
Cordoza is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cordoza digs a right hand into Loncar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Loncar's gas tank.
Loncar working hard to break the clinch.
Cordoza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loncar can't get the takedown.
Esteban Cordoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borna Loncar.
Cordoza leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cordoza obliges.
Stalling in the clinch from Cordoza.
Loncar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Loncar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cordoza prevents it.
Cordoza landing knees to the body.
Cordoza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cordoza has Loncar pressed against the cage, preventing Loncar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Cordoza to work.
Cordoza landing knees to the body.
Cordoza avoiding damage.
Cordoza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Loncar's face.
Cordoza stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Esteban Cordoza.
Cordoza clinches up with Loncar and pushes him back against the cage.
Loncar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cordoza has him pressed against the cage.
Cordoza holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Cordoza dominated that round.
That's time! Cordoza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cordoza instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Cordoza.
Cordoza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Esteban Cordoza.
Cordoza wants to clinch up but Loncar keeps it at a distance.
Loncar lands a left and a right that send Cordoza crashing to the mat, dazed. Loncar thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Loncar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cordoza counters by moving into the clinch.
Loncar looking to slow down the pace here.
Loncar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cordoza managing to block the knees to the body from Loncar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cordoza on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoza stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cordoza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Loncar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cordoza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cordoza for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cordoza keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Loncar's efforts to push away.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Esteban Cordoza.
Cordoza clinches.
Loncar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cordoza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cordoza lands a knee to the head.
Cordoza dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cordoza tries to stall but Loncar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordoza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Loncar trying to land knees to the body.
Loncar is trying to stall.
Cordoza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Loncar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Loncar is looking to break free of the clinch but Cordoza has double underhooks.
Cordoza displaying some good clinch control by pressing Loncar up against the cage.
Cordoza connects with a knee to the head.
Loncar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cordoza taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Loncar wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordoza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Loncar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loncar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cordoza counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Loncar's guard now.
Esteban Cordoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borna Loncar.
Cordoza trying to control but Loncar is working from the bottom.
Cordoza is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Loncar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Loncar wants to sweep here but Cordoza controlling him for the moment.
Cordoza looking to pass the guard.
Loncar trying to keep a closed guard but Cordoza is proving a slippery customer.
Loncar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loncar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cordoza has Loncar up against the cage in a clinch.
Cordoza leaning against his opponent.
Loncar is trying to break the clinch but Cordoza has him pressed against the cage.
Cordoza lands a good knee to the midsection. Loncar won't want to take too many of those.
Loncar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Loncar tries to land knees in the clinch but Cordoza avoids the damage to the body.
Cordoza leaning against his opponent.
Cordoza landing knees to the body.
Cordoza controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Cordoza dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Loncar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Loncar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Loncar avoids the attempt from Cordoza to control.
Loncar jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cordoza is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cordoza and Loncar has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Loncar taking a break here but Cordoza is having none of it and regains half guard.
Loncar is pressing down on Cordoza's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cordoza is holding on for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoza flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cordoza is looking to improve his position.
Loncar prevents Cordoza from standing back up.
Loncar is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Cordoza is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A low kick from Loncar is predictable there
and Cordoza counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Loncar's guard now.
Cordoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Loncar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Cordoza won't allow Loncar to get back to his feet.
Cordoza decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Loncar, up you get!
Loncar throws a combination that misses
and Cordoza counters by clinching up.
Cordoza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cordoza tries to land a knee to the head but Loncar blocks with his arms.
Loncar breaks the clinch.
Cordoza gets a clinch.
Cordoza works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cordoza leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loncar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Loncar obliges.
Cordoza lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cordoza lands a knee to the head.
Loncar takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Cordoza.
Cordoza slows down the pace here.
Cordoza looking to stall.
Loncar fails to pull guard.
Cordoza is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Loncar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Esteban Cordoza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Loncar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cordoza smiles and moves away.
Cordoza rushes Loncar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cordoza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cordoza lands with a light punch inside.
Loncar has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cordoza is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Esteban Cordoza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borna Loncar.
Cordoza scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Cordoza to work.
Borna Loncar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loncar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cordoza in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cordoza is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cordoza lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Esteban Cordoza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cordoza, 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Esteban Cordoza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolland Regnilsnug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasta Madafaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolland Regnilsnug could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rasta Madafaka's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rolland Regnilsnug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rasta Madafaka!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Regnilsnug misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Regnilsnug lands a slapping body shot.
Whack! Regnilsnug lands a heavy head kick that drops Madafaka. The ref tackles Regnilsnug to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Madafaka was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rolland Regnilsnug!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Fei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daro Imbecylski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imbecylski has chosen Now We Are Free as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Zhang Fei has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zhang Fei!
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, Daro Imbecylski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei shoots in for a takedown but Imbecylski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Imbecylski waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Fei. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Fei to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Zhang Fei has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fei looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Imbecylski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Imbecylski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Imbecylski works over Fei with some ground and pound from guard.
Imbecylski 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.
Imbecylski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Imbecylski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbecylski is looking to take a break and control but Fei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fei is trying to get back to half guard.
Imbecylski trying to control the position but Fei is working away.
Fei is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Imbecylski advances to full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Imbecylski there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbecylski landing shots from mount.
Imbecylski tries to control but Fei wriggling away.
Imbecylski raining down shots from the mount!
Imbecylski lands with some strikes.
Imbecylski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fei?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Imbecylski punishing his opponent with strikes.
Imbecylski lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbecylski goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Fei is on top in guard.
Fei is breathing heavily.
Imbecylski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fei defends it easily.
Fei working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fei works over Imbecylski with some ground and pound from guard.
Imbecylski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fei drops back, looking for a kneebar! Imbecylski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Imbecylski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Imbecylski!
Imbecylski throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imbecylski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fei keeps working.
Imbecylski sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fei is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Imbecylski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fei is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Imbecylski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daro Imbecylski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zhang Fei'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.
Imbecylski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fei doesn't manage to clinch there - Imbecylski circles away.
Fei fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fei changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Imbecylski looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Imbecylski's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Imbecylski might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fei kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fei is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Imbecylski looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fei gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Imbecylski is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fei lets go of the hold and Imbecylski can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zhang Fei!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Ovechkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Yves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Igor Ovechkin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Igor Ovechkin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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179 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Igor Ovechkin!
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, Bob Yves!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovechkin throws a series of punches but Yves avoids them all with ease.
Ovechkin throws a combination. Yves tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Bob Yves has been cut.
Ovechkin misses with a few strikes there.
Ovechkin throws a series of punches but Yves avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Ovechkin misses.
Ovechkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ovechkin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ovechkin swinging wildly here.
Yves fails with a takedown attempt.
Yves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ovechkin.
Ovechkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yves.
A lull in the action here.
Yves decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ovechkin is breathing heavily.
Yves slips a straight right by Ovechkin.
Igor Ovechkin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ovechkin misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin lands a jab.
Ovechkin blocks a head kick by Yves.
Ovechkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yves sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ovechkin misses with a series of wild punches.
Ovechkin misses with a few strikes there.
Yves closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ovechkin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin is not content to let Yves control the position.
Yves lands an elbow.
Yves working the ground and pound.
Yves trying to control the position but Ovechkin is working away.
Check out the look on Yves's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yves lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yves scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ovechkin to see if he's OK.
Ovechkin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yves connects with a decent elbow.
Yves scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Yves's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yves is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ovechkin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ovechkin is trying to escape the position but Yves is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Yves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Yves's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yves bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Yves are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ovechkin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yves.
Yves scoring with punches from side control.
Ovechkin is pushing Yves's head away, looking to escape. Yves manages to hold on to the position though.
Yves misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ovechkin is trying to get back to his feet.
Yves works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yves working the head with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yves looks up at the clock and then as Ovechkin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yves smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yves landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Yves lands a decent elbow from side control.
Yves working the head and body with strikes.
Yves advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Yves.
Yves working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yves dominating with strikes here.
Yves with a couple of short strikes.
Yves working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yves putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yves controlling the position easily from mount.
BOOM! Yves connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yves putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yves breaks from Ovechkin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yves pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yves looking to finish Ovechkin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ovechkin!
Yves landing strikes from the mount.
Yves lands a heavy elbow.
Yves lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yves wants to control the pace but Ovechkin is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ovechkin is bucking up trying to escape but Yves cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ovechkin is in a horrible position here. Yves smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Yves landing strikes from the mount.
Yves lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Yves takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yves lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Yves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bob Yves's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Yves shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ovechkin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yves with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ovechkin wants to stand but Yves is controlling the position.
Bob Yves has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yves accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ovechkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ovechkin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ovechkin keeping moving, preventing Yves from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yves looking to sit in guard and control but Ovechkin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ovechkin wants to stand but Yves is controlling his posture from full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ovechkin!
Yves looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yves landing punches.
Yves lands a big shot there that rocks Ovechkin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yves dominating with strikes here.
Yves putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Yves looking to finish Ovechkin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ovechkin!
Yves is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ovechkin has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ovechkin!
Yves has a closed guard, preventing Ovechkin from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yves working for a triangle but Ovechkin defends it easily.
Ovechkin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yves is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ovechkin wants to stand and escape but instead Yves has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Yves in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ovechkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yves closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Igor Ovechkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yves stands up.
Yves displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ovechkin throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Yves comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Yves 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 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Yves!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lawson (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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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, Ivan Drago!
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, Matt Lawson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a head kick that misses.
Drago leaves Lawson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lawson shoots for a takedown but Drago saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lawson shoots in for a takedown but Drago shows good takedown defense.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Lawson.
Drago lands a jab to the nose.
Matt Lawson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drago as he avoids it easily.
Drago misses with a head kick.
Drago fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lawson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drago but Drago pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drago lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lawson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drago as he avoids it easily.
Lawson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drago is trying to defend but Lawson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Drago slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lawson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lawson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Drago is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lawson, into his guard.
Lawson looks gassed!
Drago lands a couple of elbows.
Drago trying to control but Lawson is working from the bottom.
Drago postures up in Lawson's guard and throws a big left but Lawson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drago is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drago wants to control from the top but Lawson keeps moving.
Lawson is looking for a triangle but Drago pushes his legs off easily.
Lawson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drago trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Drago as Lawson shoots in.
Drago scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drago trying to control but Lawson is having none of it.
Drago scoring with strikes but Lawson is staying in there.
Drago is working for a guillotine from mount but Lawson frees his head quite easily.
Lawson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drago in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lawson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drago is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Drago tries to control but Lawson wriggling away.
Drago throws some wild stikes that Lawson manages to avoid easily.
Drago is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lawson blocking the ground and pound.
Drago swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Lawson is now in Drago's guard. A big mistake from Drago there, giving up the dominant position!
Lawson throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawson wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago 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.
Drago pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lawson scores with a three punch combo!
Lawson gets the takedown into side control.
Lawson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drago, who protects the arm well.
Lawson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Drago has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lawson but great work by Drago.
Drago is trying to get an arm triangle but Lawson is defending well.
Lawson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson is looking to reverse the position.
Lawson is trying to control Drago's posture but Drago avoids it.
Drago looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lawson stops Drago from passing to mount.
Lawson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drago's best efforts.
Lawson is trying to stand back up but Drago is controlling him
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.
Lawson is controlling Drago's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lawson won't allow Drago to pass to mount.
Drago perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lawson is looking to improve his position.
Drago scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lawson won't allow Drago to pass to mount.
Lawson manages to get to full guard.
Lawson trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drago doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drago manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drago accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drago stays in close to Lawson's body and controls the position.
Drago chips away with some ground and pound.
Lawson trying to control the position.
Drago postures up in Lawson's guard and throws a big left but Lawson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drago slaps away a takedown attempt from Lawson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drago takes a swing at Lawson's ribcage but misses.
Lawson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drago misses with a body kick.
Drago tries a head kick but it misses.
Lawson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lawson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drago's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Lawson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Lawson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lawson counters with a three punch combo that has Drago backing up. Drago nods at Lawson to acknowledge the strikes.
Drago looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lawson with a poor takedown
and Drago counters with a left and a right that stings Lawson.
Lawson misses with a takedown attempt - Drago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drago connects with a high kick.
Drago slaps away a takedown attempt from Lawson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Lawson.
Drago misses with a body kick.
Drago closes the distance and clinches up with Lawson, looking for a takedown. Drago pushes Lawson against the cage but Lawson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lawson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lawson tries to clinch up
and Drago counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lawson.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lawson looks to land a combination but Drago avoids it well.
Lawson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lawson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lawson with a nice head shot there.
Lawson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago wriggles free and stands up.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Drago. No joy for Lawson on that attempt.
Lawson tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Lawson shoots in for a double leg but Drago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lawson leaves Drago with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a body kick.
Lawson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Drago's half guard.
Drago is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lawson pulls his head out easily.
Lawson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lawson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lawson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lawson is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawson trying to control from Drago's half guard. Drago has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lawson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Drago is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lawson, into his guard.
Drago trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Ivan Drago.
Well Drago 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 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ivan Drago!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Metallica - Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dustin Johnson!
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, Luke Jones!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jones dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jones's guard.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Johnson trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Johnson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones looks to move to half guard but instead Johnson has passed into mount! Damn!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jones is surviving well by controlling Johnson's body position as best he can.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones really wants to buck Johnson off and get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Johnson.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jones manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Johnson trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Johnson.
Jones wants to try and get back to his feet.
Johnson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Johnson goes for an armbar but Jones turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jones.
Johnson 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones wants to stand but Johnson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Johnson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Johnson looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones with a poor takedown
and Johnson moves into the clinch.
Jones is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Johnson tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Jones's guard.
Johnson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is really struggling to control Jones but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnson is not content to let Jones control the position.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Jones from improving position.
Johnson tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Jones decides to stand back up. Jones steps back and let's Johnson get back to his feet.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Dustin Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working for a submission but Jones is keeping him at bay.
Johnson prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Jones wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Johnson misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones wants to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson wants to finish this one by submission but Jones is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Johnson.
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Johnson has control of Jones's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jones regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jones blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Johnson dominated that second round.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Johnson passes to side control.
Johnson trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Dustin Johnson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson unloads with some shots from mount but Jones bucks and avoids them well.
Johnson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Johnson maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Johnson tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Johnson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Johnson controlling the pace for now.
Johnson lands with some strikes.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Johnson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Johnson avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones tries to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson wants to finish this one by submission but Jones is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Johnson.
Johnson 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.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Luke Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dustin Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson blocks Jones's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dustin Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dustin Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chosen One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Fight for your Right to Party. Chosen One will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Anderson!
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, Chosen One!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
One pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anderson pushes One up against the cage in a clinch.
Anderson jumps guard and drags One to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Anderson wants to sweep but no luck.
Anderson pulls One in close to his closed guard and prevents One from doing any damage or advancing position.
Anderson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Anderson lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Anderson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. One manages to get himself to full guard.
One wants to stand and escape but Anderson is having none of it.
One keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
One wants to get back to his feet but Anderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson stays in close to One's body and controls the position.
Anderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but One is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson landing with the ground and pound.
One is looking to stand up but Anderson isn't so interested in that idea.
Anderson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Anderson pushes down on One's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson working over One with some ground and pound. One looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Anderson works his way into side control.
Anderson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
One is trying to buck Anderson off.
One on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
One really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
One on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. One is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Anderson yanks on the arm and One is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Anderson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Anderson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tavares Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenuichio Harada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tavares Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenuichio Harada!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harada scores a takedown into full mount!
Cruz wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Harada punching from mount but Cruz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Cruz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Harada landing shots from mount.
Harada is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cruz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Harada working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cruz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Harada has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cruz blocking the ground and pound.
Harada lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz avoids a series of strikes thrown by Harada.
Cruz is trying to stand.
Harada throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is in a horrible position here. Harada smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cruz is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Harada breaks from Cruz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Tavares Cruz has been cut.
Cruz tries to hold on but Harada pushes him away.
Harada pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Harada lands a big shot there that rocks Cruz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Harada is landing with some decent strikes but Cruz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Harada throws some wild stikes that Cruz manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harada throwing strikes here but Cruz is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cruz is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Harada is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cruz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harada connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cruz is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harada drops a big elbow. That's hurt Cruz! More shots from Harada and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenuichio Harada!
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