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EFL 14 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shamar Jones (ranked 5938 p4p, 508 weight class) and Jacob Kempton (ranked 6401 p4p, 524 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shamar Jones!
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, Jacob Kempton!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kempton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kempton lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Kempton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kempton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kempton stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Kempton throws a shot to the body.
Kempton forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kempton.
Kempton lands an uppercut.
Kempton digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kempton.
Jones misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Kempton.
Kempton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kempton misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kempton fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kempton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Kempton leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones wants to stall.
Kempton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kempton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones working aggressively here.
Kempton throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Kempton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Kempton's head.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Kempton swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kempton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kempton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kempton has Jones pushed against the cage.
Kempton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jones - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kempton lands with a light punch inside.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Kempton.
Kempton has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
A short uppercut from Kempton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kempton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Kempton lands with a light punch inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kempton.
Stalling in the clinch from Kempton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kempton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kempton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kempton backwards.
Kempton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones blocks a body shot from Kempton.
Kempton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Kempton lands an uppercut.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kempton can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones tries to circle away but Kempton has him pinned against the cage.
Kempton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kempton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kempton throws a head punch that misses.
Kempton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Kempton has him pressed against the cage.
Kempton is struggling to control the position.
Kempton swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kempton swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kempton lands with a light punch inside.
Kempton scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kempton.
Kempton stalling the fight.
Kempton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kempton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kempton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kempton taking a breather.
Kempton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kempton blocks a body shot from Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Kempton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones walks into a jab.
Kempton's corner calls for a 1-2. Kempton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kempton lands a nice looking body shot.
Kempton closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Kempton.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kempton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kempton leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kempton tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones blocks a body shot from Kempton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Jones's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kempton digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kempton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Kempton tries to tie him up.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kempton stalling.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Kempton controls his hands.
Kempton misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Kempton has double underhooks.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kempton is keeping busy.
Kempton working aggressively here.
Kempton prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones being controlled against the cage.
Kempton throws a head punch that misses.
Jones blocks a body shot from Kempton.
Good body shot from Kempton.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kempton swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones tries a body shot but Kempton blocks it.
Kempton is struggling to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kempton.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Kempton controls the action.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Kempton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kempton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones blocking some punches.
Kempton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kempton backwards.
Nice body punch from Kempton - that landed with a thud.
Kempton working aggressively here.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones is trying to stall.
Kempton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Kempton controls his hands.
Kempton presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones stalling in the clinch but Kempton improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kempton misses with a punch on the inside.
Kempton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Kempton.
Kempton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Kempton can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Kempton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Kempton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kempton can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jacob Kempton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones is looking to control Kempton's arms but Kempton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kempton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Kempton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kempton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kempton scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Kempton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Kempton controls the action.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones prevents a body shot from Kempton.
A shot in the inside from Kempton.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Kempton controls his hands.
Kempton lands a right hand.
Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kempton is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones blocks a body shot from Kempton.
Kempton taking a breather.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Kempton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kempton swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kempton lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Kempton 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!
Kempton lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kempton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kempton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kempton closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Kempton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kempton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kempton lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Jones is rocked!
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kempton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Kempton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kempton lands with a nice body punch.
Kempton lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
Kempton lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Jacob Kempton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kempton counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kempton slows down the pace here.
Kempton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kempton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kempton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kempton creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jones's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jones drops to his knees and Kempton pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob Kempton!
Our winner, Jacob Kempton, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chan Sun Byuck (ranked 8057 p4p, 709 weight class) and George Granger (ranked 4801 p4p, 579 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chan Sun Byuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Granger!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger punishes Byuck's body with a nice straight punch.
Byuck misses with a low kick.
Granger throws out a counter right but Byuck avoids it with no problem.
Granger throws a shot to the body.
Granger scores with a nice head shot.
Granger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
George Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Granger lands a nice shot that snaps Byuck's head back.
Granger swats away the attempt to clinch by Byuck.
Granger's corner calls for a 1-2. Granger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Byuck is rocked!
Granger lands with a big right hook that stumbles Byuck - he's out on his feet here! Granger follows up with another monster hook that separates Byuck from consciousness! Byuck falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Granger stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George Granger!
George Granger thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slippery Salmon (ranked 4668 p4p, 434 weight class) and Hank Cross (ranked 6340 p4p, 525 weight class). Hank Cross has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slippery Salmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hank Cross!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salmon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Salmon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salmon stops Cross from getting back to his feet.
Salmon seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cross is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Slippery Salmon!
Slippery Salmon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Hank Cross was interviewed post fight and said 'back to the drawing boards'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Levar Draco (ranked 7330 p4p, 553 weight class) and Hershel Hasselhoff (ranked 4292 p4p, 407 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter fighter
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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 Las Vegas, Levar Draco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hershel Hasselhoff!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draco misses with a body shot
and Hasselhoff decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Draco's guard.
Hasselhoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Draco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draco wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hasselhoff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hasselhoff drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hasselhoff jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hasselhoff is fighting to break Draco's control of his arms but Draco is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Draco is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hasselhoff gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draco throws a combination that misses
and Hasselhoff decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Draco's guard.
Hasselhoff is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Draco is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Draco has escaped and now he's on top!
Hasselhoff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Draco defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draco trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hasselhoff keeping moving, preventing Draco from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hasselhoff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Draco doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hasselhoff is tightening it up a little... Draco has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Draco reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Draco taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hasselhoff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hershel Hasselhoff!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Bandit (ranked 3611 p4p, 301 weight class) and Black Rob (ranked 2910 p4p, 260 weight class). Bandit comes to the cage accompanied by Mardial - Hypegone ft. Gbrand. Black Rob has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Purple 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 New York, The Bandit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Black Rob!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rob shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rob showed some decent athleticism there.
Bandit tries to get to full guard but Rob has control of the leg.
Bandit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bandit wants to control but Rob is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rob is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rob is working for a kimura but Bandit is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandit wants to get back to full guard.
Rob seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandit manages to get to full guard.
Rob trying to control the position from guard on top but Bandit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bandit is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bandit keeping full guard, as Rob tries to pass.
Bandit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bandit looking to control.
Rob trying to control but Bandit is working from the bottom.
Bandit had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rob defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rob stands and throws Bandit's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rob wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bandit, who protects the arm well.
Rob wants to control but Bandit is keeping him busy.
Bandit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rob off and has taken his back!
Bandit lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bandit lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bandit controls the action.
Bandit lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandit scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Rob is looking for a way out.
Rob tries to escape but Bandit has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Bandit 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.
Bandit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bandit is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Rob is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Bandit off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Bandit lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bandit lands with a hammerfist to the side of Rob's head.
Bandit lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Bandit scores with punches to the body.
Rob is in bad spot here.
Bandit biding his time, controlling Rob.
Bandit punishes Rob with strikes from the back mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bandit lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Bandit seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Bandit throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Rob!
Bandit is looking to control Rob but Rob is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Bandit landing with strikes.
Bandit has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Rob.
We've been informed that Rob has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bandit has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Rob is defending well but eventually Bandit manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Rob has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). The Bandit!
The Bandit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gustav Gustavsson (ranked 2572 p4p, 285 weight class) and Nate Diaz (ranked 3064 p4p, 325 weight class). Gustavsson's entrance music is Clawfinger - Biggest The Best. A fine choice. Gustav Gustavsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nate Diaz's chin.
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustav Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Diaz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gustavsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gustavsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Gustavsson circles away.
Gustavsson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Gustavsson scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz looks to clinch
and Gustavsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Diaz! Gustavsson lets Diaz back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Diaz is rocked!
It looks like Nate Diaz has been cut.
Gustavsson ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Diaz out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gustav Gustavsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Gustav Gustavsson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brother Druther (ranked 3627 p4p, 385 weight class) and Steve Lucas (ranked 2867 p4p, 316 weight class). Steve Lucas is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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193 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brother Druther!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas has a takedown stuffed.
Druther shoots in but no luck this time.
Druther stuffs the takedown.
Druther wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Druther swings for the body but Lucas moves out of range.
Druther definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Druther shoots in for a takedown but Lucas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lucas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Druther pushes Lucas off but Lucas dives into side control.
Lucas is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Druther is trying to escape and Lucas transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Druther is forced to tap! Nice work there by Lucas! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Lucas!
Steve Lucas is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Steve Lucas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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