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Adrenaline: New Dawn PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lu Vitone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and WRESTLING KILLER (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jesusita en Chihuahua. WRESTLING KILLER has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lu Vitone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, WRESTLING KILLER!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like WRESTLING KILLER has been cut.
KILLER with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vitone to score with a decent uppercut.
Vitone walks forward and throws a big overhand right! KILLER drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Vitone swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from KILLER's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lu Vitone!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Codi Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grady Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parker comes into the arena with Oh Canada blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Codi Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grady Woods!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Parker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Woods is defended easily by Parker.
Woods misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Parker misses with a double jab
and Woods counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Woods.
Parker looking to control but Woods passes into half guard.
Parker moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Parker is looking for a triangle but Woods pushes his legs off easily.
Woods must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Parker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Parker looking to control.
Parker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Woods passes into side control.
Parker is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Woods is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
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.
Parker gets back to half guard.
Parker moves into full guard.
Woods looking to pass the guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Parker holds on and takes a little breather.
Woods is posturing up here but Parker has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Woods tries to roll out but it's too tight and Woods has to tap! Slick submission there by Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Codi Parker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Foot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Diaz's choice of entrance music: Take My Hand. This should be fireworks!
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160 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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Foot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz checks a low kick from Foot.
Foot lands a head kick. Diaz smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Horrible takedown by Foot or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
Foot gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foot dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Foot misses with an elbow strike.
Foot pushes off an throws an elbow but Diaz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
Foot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foot misses with a body shot.
Foot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foot forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
Foot has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diaz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Foot scores with a nice short uppercut.
Foot prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diaz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Diaz.
Diaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Foot.
Diaz misses with an elbow over the top.
Diaz is pressed up against the cage. Foot has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diaz down to the mat. Diaz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Foot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foot clinches.
Foot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Diaz wants to clinch but Foot slips to the side
and Foot counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foot wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Diaz gets back to full guard.
Foot stays in close to Diaz's body and controls the position.
Foot thows a big elbow that misses.
Foot stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Foot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Foot counters by moving into the clinch.
Diaz misses with a knee to the head.
Foot scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diaz letting Foot take a breather here.
Foot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Foot.
Diaz looks gassed!
Diaz fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Foot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Foot shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diaz's guard.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Foot passes Diaz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Foot is taking a breather. Diaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Diaz trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foot decides to stand and escape the position.
Diaz gets caught flat footed, as Foot shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot sitting in guard here, content to control.
Foot decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Foot shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diaz's guard.
Foot lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Foot connects with a couple of short punches.
Foot passes Diaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Foot is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Diaz throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foot lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Foot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Foot lands a nice short elbow.
Diaz is not content to let Foot control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Foot wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foot lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Foot scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Foot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz is defending against the submission attempts here by Foot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Foot dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Foot counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Foot on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Foot throws out a leg kick but Diaz moves out of range and Foot only half commits.
Foot clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Foot manages to break the clinch.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foot as he jumps to the side.
Foot swinging wildly here.
Foot pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Foot lands a nice knee to the body.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
George Foot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Diaz.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
Foot drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diaz pulls his leg out and moves away.
George Foot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Foot rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foot is trying to trip Diaz. He has hold of a leg but Diaz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Foot persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Foot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Foot stands up and waves to Diaz to follow him.
Foot closes the distance and pushes Diaz back into the cage.
Diaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Foot avoids the damage to the body.
Foot is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice body punch from Foot.
Foot lands an elbow inside that Diaz shrugs off.
Foot controlling the action here for a moment.
Foot lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Foot.
Knees to the body from Foot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot pulls guard effortlessly.
Foot controls Diaz momentarily but Diaz frees himself.
Foot has control of Diaz's left arm, preventing Diaz from doing any damage.
Foot avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz throws a strike but Foot rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Foot stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Foot has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees to the body from Foot.
Foot breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Foot or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot swinging wildly here.
Diaz fails with the takedown
so Foot counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Foot sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Diaz's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Foot is taking a breather. Diaz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Foot wants to get back to his feet.
Foot is looking for a kimura but Diaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Foot to get the leverage.
Foot wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Foot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Foot working Diaz over with strikes.
Foot tries to stand but can't do so whilst Diaz controls his leg.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Foot here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Diaz preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to control but Foot is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Foot instigates a clinch.
Foot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foot is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.
Diaz is refusing to be controlled, as Foot sits in half guard.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foot seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Foot dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Foot fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz clinches but Foot breaks the clinch
and Foot counters with a nice double leg into side control. Diaz won't be happy with that.
Foot is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Foot thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Diaz has hold of Foot's hands but Foot slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Foot is keen to just control but Diaz is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz is not content to let Foot control the position.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.
Diaz is looking for a triangle but Foot pushes his legs off easily.
Foot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Diaz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Foot shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Diaz is trying desperately to improve position.
Foot lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diaz hang on?
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George Foot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot landing strikes from the mount and Diaz is in trouble!
Foot looking to control and managing it successfully.
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Foot controlling from the full mount.
Diaz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Foot looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foot seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diaz for as long as he can get away with.
George Foot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Foot looking for a guillotine from mount but Diaz is having none of it.
Foot tries to control but Diaz wriggling away.
The referee stands the fighters back up. George Foot just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Diaz misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Foot closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Diaz did well to prevent Foot getting side control.
Foot is pressing down on Diaz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diaz is holding on for now.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Foot content to control rather than advance.
Diaz gets full guard.
Diaz has his foot on Foot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Foot works his way back into a safe position though.
Foot content to stall in guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Foot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foot 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Foot!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Icaro O Voador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Better Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Icaro O Voador!
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, Better Muller!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller lands with a right hand.
It looks like Icaro O Voador has been cut.
No luck for O Voador with that takedown attempt.
O Voador has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Voador there as he acknowledges the shot.
Muller stuffs the takedown attempt from O Voador. O Voador gets slowly back to his feet.
O Voador shoots in looking for a takedown. Muller tries to sprawl out of it but O Voador keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Icaro O Voador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muller lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muller.
Muller stops a takedown attempt from O Voador.
O Voador can't get the takedown.
Muller lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Muller as the two fighters clinch.
Muller makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Voador is breathing heavily.
Muller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muller lands an uppercut.
O Voador takes a shot to the head.
O Voador wants a takedown.
Muller unloads with a big right hand that wobbles O Voador! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Muller is unloading with more strikes now! O Voador drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Better Muller!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Gabrielli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Mishenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giuseppe Gabrielli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Mishenko!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishenko lands a jab.
Gabrielli is looking to score with low kicks.
Gabrielli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mishenko throws an overhand right that lands on Gabrielli's shoulder, as Gabrielli tries to avoid the shot.
Mishenko wants to clinch.
Mishenko swings for the body but Gabrielli moves out of range.
Mishenko wants to clinch up but Gabrielli keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mishenko tries for a takedown but Gabrielli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gabrielli takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mishenko catches Gabrielli with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mishenko misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabrielli swats away the attempt to clinch by Mishenko.
Mishenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Gabrielli moves out of range as Mishenko strikes.
Mishenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mishenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Gabrielli circles away.
Mishenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gabrielli takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mishenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Gabrielli misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishenko feints and as Gabrielli raises his hands in defense, Mishenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mishenko trying to control but Gabrielli is working from the bottom.
Mishenko advances position into side control!
Mishenko has knee on belly momentarily but Gabrielli bucks him off and regains half guard.
Gabrielli won't allow Mishenko to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabrielli wants to get back to his feet.
Gabrielli is looking to improve his position.
Mishenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gabrielli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mishenko on the ground.
Mishenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gabrielli knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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.
Mishenko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mishenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Mishenko misses with a hook to the body
and Gabrielli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mishenko misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mishenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Boris Mishenko will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mishenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gabrielli walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mishenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gabrielli misses with a two punch combination.
Mishenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gabrielli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mishenko throws out a loose jab but Gabrielli uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mishenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Gabrielli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mishenko.
Mishenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gabrielli as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishenko feints and as Gabrielli raises his hands in defense, Mishenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mishenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gabrielli wants to stand but Mishenko is controlling the position.
Mishenko trying to control but Gabrielli is working from the bottom.
Gabrielli keeping full guard, as Mishenko tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mishenko wants to control from the top but Gabrielli keeps moving.
Mishenko passes Gabrielli's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mishenko is trying to control. Gabrielli wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gabrielli stuffs the takedown attempt from Mishenko. Mishenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Giuseppe Gabrielli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Mishenko.
Mishenko tries to clinch but Gabrielli is having none of it.
Gabrielli circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishenko throws a series of punches but Gabrielli avoids them all with ease.
Gabrielli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boris Mishenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mishenko misses with an uppercut.
Gabrielli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mishenko.
Mishenko tries to clinch up.
Mishenko takes one on the button.
It looks like Boris Mishenko has been cut.
Gabrielli circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mishenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gabrielli counters with a stiff right hand.
Mishenko checks a leg kick.
Mishenko misses with a hook. Gabrielli ducked under it nicely.
Mishenko tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mishenko tries for a kimura but Gabrielli is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mishenko taking a breather here.
Gabrielli is not content to let Mishenko control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Giuseppe Gabrielli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Boris Mishenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mishenko tries to clinch but Gabrielli moves out of range.
Gabrielli throws a leg kick that misses.
Mishenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gabrielli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gabrielli wants it to stay on the feet.
Mishenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gabrielli swivels and escapes.
Mishenko punishes Gabrielli's body with a nice straight punch.
Mishenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Giuseppe Gabrielli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Mishenko.
Gabrielli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gabrielli.
Mishenko lands a nice hook to Gabrielli's body. Gabrielli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mishenko shoots for a takedown but Gabrielli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mishenko misses with a combination
and Gabrielli counters with a series of strikes. Mishenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mishenko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gabrielli sprawls well initially but Mishenko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mishenko is working for a submission of some sort.
Mishenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mishenko prevents Gabrielli from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabrielli is staying active underneath Mishenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gabrielli wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabrielli is staying active underneath Mishenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gabrielli wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gabrielli needs to keep his hands up - Mishenko had a free shot at his head there.
Mishenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mishenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mishenko lands a slapping body shot.
Mishenko wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mishenko closes the distance and clinches up with Gabrielli, looking for a takedown. Mishenko pushes Gabrielli against the cage but Gabrielli circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mishenko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gabrielli was covering up waiting for the punch and Mishenko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gabrielli keeping full guard, as Mishenko tries to pass.
Mishenko wants to control from the top but Gabrielli keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Mishenko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Mishenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mishenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mishenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mishenko works the jab nicely.
Mishenko misses the body punch
and Gabrielli counters with a straight right hand.
Mishenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gabrielli tries to get to full guard but Mishenko has control of the leg.
Mishenko is looking to advance position but Gabrielli won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishenko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gabrielli has given up his back here. Will Mishenko look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Mishenko looking to break Gabrielli's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Gabrielli remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Mishenko will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mishenko is looking to control Gabrielli but Gabrielli is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Mishenko has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Gabrielli's body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mishenko has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Gabrielli has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabrielli is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Mishenko patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mishenko controls the action.
Mishenko is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gabrielli is defending well though. Mishenko let's go of the attempt for now.
Mishenko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mishenko looking for the RNC.
Gabrielli is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Mishenko gets his way!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mishenko controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Mishenko dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Boris Mishenko'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!
Mishenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gabrielli doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the body from Mishenko misses
and Gabrielli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mishenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mishenko misses with a straight right.
Mishenko misses with a double jab
and Gabrielli counters with a leg kick.
Gabrielli thows a body shot but no joy.
Gabrielli works Mishenko's body with a nice hook.
Mishenko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Mishenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Gabrielli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishenko slips a jab and a cross from Gabrielli.
Gabrielli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mishenko.
A bone on bone clash there as Mishenko blocks the leg kick.
Mishenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gabrielli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mishenko throws a combination. Gabrielli tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mishenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Giuseppe Gabrielli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Mishenko.
Gabrielli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mishenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Giuseppe Gabrielli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mishenko tries to clinch up.
Mishenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Gabrielli swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mishenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mishenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Mishenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boris Mishenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gabrielli misses with a few strikes there.
Mishenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mishenko just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Giuseppe Gabrielli is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mishenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mishenko tries to clinch up.
Mishenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mishenko scores with a shot to the body.
Mishenko dives in and grabs Gabrielli's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gabrielli pushes down on Mishenko's head and hops out.
Mishenko wants to clinch.
Gabrielli keeps the fight on the outside.
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.
Gabrielli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mishenko connects with a body shot.
Mishenko misses with a body shot
and Gabrielli counters with a series of strikes. Mishenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mishenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mishenko is controlling the pace.
Mishenko wants to take a breather but Gabrielli is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Giuseppe Gabrielli showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mishenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Mishenko!
Boris Mishenko is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between strong arm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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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, strong arm!
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, Long Hard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
arm throws a jab but it's blocked by Hard.
Hard looks to land a combination but arm avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Hard.
Hard throws a head kick that half lands.
arm shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hard throws a head kick that misses.
Hard scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
arm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hard can pounce on him.
arm slips under a jab from Hard.
Hard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Long Hard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from arm.
arm takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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.
Nice sprawl there from Hard as arm shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for strong arm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
arm showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hard.
arm blocks a head kick by Hard.
Hard misses with the combination.
Hard lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard throws a sloppy head kick and arm moves out of range easily.
Long Hard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as arm backs up against the cage.
arm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten arm somewhat.
arm swats away the attempt to clinch by Hard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hard scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Long Hard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hard throws a right and a left that both miss.
arm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hard. Hard obviously looking to wear him down.
Hard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
arm is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
arm dodges the punch combination from Hard.
Hard misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard throws a head kick but arm moves out of range.
Hard misses with a series of wild punches.
Hard misses with a series of wild punches.
Hard looks to land a right hand but arm moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hard throws a head kick but arm moves out of range.
No luck for arm with that takedown attempt.
arm throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and arm counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
arm seems to be looking for submissions.
arm looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
arm seems to be looking for submissions.
arm not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
arm is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time arm.
arm is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hard is just riding it out for now. arm eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
arm is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Hard as he works his way to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
arm looking to pass the guard.
arm is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hard is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hard has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hard wants to control from the top but arm keeps moving.
arm has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Hard doesn't defend quickly enough and arm has managed to lock this one up! Can Hard escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to arm on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). strong arm!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ljubisa Kurcubic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by Atreyu- You were the king, now your unconcsious. Ljubisa Kurcubic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ljubisa Kurcubic!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurcubic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White misses the shot to the body.
Kurcubic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White lands a really nice looking cross but Kurcubic seems unphased.
It looks like Ljubisa Kurcubic has been cut.
White lands a jab.
Kurcubic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
White digs a good hook to Kurcubic's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurcubic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kurcubic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White swings for the body but Kurcubic moves out of range.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurcubic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kurcubic moves in looking to clinch but White pushes him off.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
John White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurcubic looks gassed!
Kurcubic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kurcubic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
White lands a right hook to the body.
Kurcubic walks into a left hand.
White lands with a hook. Kurcubic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That has opened up Ljubisa Kurcubic's cut even more.
White thuds a left hand into Kurcubic's body.
Jab, jab by White - just one landing.
White feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kurcubic sprawling to the canvas! Kurcubic rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can White finish him?!
Kurcubic is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
White connects with a stiff jab that staggers Kurcubic - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John White!
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