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QFC Tournament 902 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carl Jones (ranked 5194 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Foldy (ranked 6921 p4p, 389 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Carl Jones!
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, Rick Foldy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foldy wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foldy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Foldy was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Foldy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Foldy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Foldy.
Jones throws a big counter combination but Foldy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Foldy avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones misses the jab.
Foldy misses with a few strikes there.
Foldy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones gets through Foldy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foldy is trying to maintain a safe position but Jones gets an underhook and turns Foldy into the cage.
A hook to the body from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Foldy looks winded!
Jones lands an uppercut.
Foldy jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones works on Foldy's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foldy backwards.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
A short right from Jones.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foldy backwards.
Jones gets through Foldy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foldy is rocked!
A short uppercut from Jones.
Foldy is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foldy backwards.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Foldy's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Foldy drops to his knees and Jones pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Lee (ranked 5732 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karri Kakara (ranked 4854 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, John Lee!
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, Karri Kakara!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Lee has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kakara after a bit of a struggle.
Kakara presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kakara lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like John Lee has been cut.
Kakara misses with a body punch.
Lee gets control of Kakara's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lee has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Kakara doesn't defend quickly enough and Lee has managed to lock this one up! Can Kakara escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Lee on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hank Humphries (ranked 6672 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Gambino Iii (ranked 4955 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Hank Humphries!
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, Dominic Gambino Iii!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humphries swings for the body but Gambino Iii moves out of range.
Gambino Iii shoots for a takedown but Humphries saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Humphries really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gambino Iii misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Gambino Iii.
Some wild striking there from Gambino Iii.
Humphries swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Humphries has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gambino Iii goes for a takedown in the clinch but Humphries prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambino Iii stops a takedown attempt from Humphries.
Humphries jumps guard but Gambino Iii stands there with Humphries around his waist. Humphries gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gambino Iii ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gambino Iii no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphries 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.
Gambino Iii trying to keep a closed guard but Humphries is proving a slippery customer.
Humphries throws a strike but Gambino Iii rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gambino Iii wants to control from the top but Humphries keeps moving.
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.
Gambino Iii stops Humphries from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Humphries not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gambino Iii being controlled here momentarily.
Humphries is trying to keep Gambino Iii in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Humphries will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Humphries tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino Iii scores with a head kick.
Gambino Iii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hank Humphries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Gambino Iii.
Humphries tries to clinch up.
Gambino Iii shoots in and drives through. Humphries sprawls well.
Gambino Iii shoots for a double leg takedown but Humphries sprawls well. He's pushed Gambino Iii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Gambino Iii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gambino Iii tries to clinch up.
Gambino Iii slaps away a takedown attempt from Humphries, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gambino Iii has his takedown stuffed
and Humphries counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gambino Iii misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambino Iii misses with a takedown
and Humphries counters with a nice body shot.
Gambino Iii looks winded!
Humphries tries to close the distance and clinch but Gambino Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Humphries manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gambino Iii on his heels. He'll look to pass Gambino Iii's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Humphries throwing strikes but missing.
Gambino Iii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Humphries postures up in Gambino Iii's guard and throws a big left but Gambino Iii blocks it.
Gambino Iii is trying to control the position but Humphries postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dominic Gambino Iii will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gambino Iii has managed to clinch.
Gambino Iii has Humphries pressed against the cage, preventing Humphries from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gambino Iii is working for takedown but Humphries is calmly controlling the position for now.
Humphries tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gambino Iii just stands there and leans against the cage.
Humphries will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gambino Iii up against the cage.
Humphries is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gambino Iii to keep the fight standing.
Gambino Iii breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambino Iii goes for a double leg but Humphries avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Humphries continues to drive forward.
Humphries moves out of range of the body kick from Gambino Iii.
Gambino Iii moves out of range of the body kick.
Gambino Iii looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gambino Iii dives in for a single leg takedown but Humphries sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hank Humphries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Gambino Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphries closes the distance and clinches up with Gambino Iii, looking for a takedown. Humphries pushes Gambino Iii against the cage but Gambino Iii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Humphries is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gambino Iii is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Humphries misses with a head kick.
Gambino Iii goes for a double leg but Humphries avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Humphries continues to drive forward.
Humphries wants to clinch
and Gambino Iii counters with a left and a right that stings Humphries.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gambino Iii swinging wildly here.
Gambino Iii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Humphries tries to avoid it but Gambino Iii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Humphries to the ground. Humphries escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Humphries tries to counter with a takedown but Gambino Iii is quick to defend against it.
Humphries changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gambino Iii looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gambino Iii tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino Iii struggling a bit here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Humphries gets to mount! Gambino Iii was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Humphries thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gambino Iii working to try and regain half guard.
Gambino Iii tries to hold on but Humphries pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humphries working for a guillotine from mount but Gambino Iii is in no mood to give up.
Gambino Iii is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gambino Iii tries to reverse the position but Humphries maintains control.
Humphries trying to control but Gambino Iii is having none of it.
Gambino Iii is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Humphries prevents Gambino Iii from getting the reversal.
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.
Gambino Iii tries to hold on but Humphries postures up.
Gambino Iii can't escape the position.
Gambino Iii is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Gambino Iii sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Humphries in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gambino Iii manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gambino Iii controls Humphries momentarily but Humphries frees himself.
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 Hank Humphries will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Humphries stuffs the takedown attempt from Gambino Iii. Gambino Iii gets slowly back to his feet.
Humphries fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gambino Iii avoids it really well and circles away.
Gambino Iii fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Humphries was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humphries shoots in looking for a takedown but Gambino Iii manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Humphries's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gambino Iii shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Humphries as he jumps to the side.
Hank Humphries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Gambino Iii.
Gambino Iii shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Humphries as he jumps to the side.
Gambino Iii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphries closes the distance and clinches up with Gambino Iii, looking for a takedown. Humphries pushes Gambino Iii against the cage but Gambino Iii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Humphries fails in his attempt to clinch.
Humphries fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gambino Iii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hank Humphries is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Humphries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Humphries blocks a head kick by Gambino Iii.
Nice takedown defense from Humphries. No joy for Gambino Iii on that attempt.
Humphries tries to clinch up.
Humphries looks for a takedown but Gambino Iii sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambino Iii pushes Humphries up against the cage in a clinch.
Humphries jumps guard but Gambino Iii stands there with Humphries around his waist. Humphries gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gambino Iii lands a shoulder strike.
Humphries fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gambino Iii tries to score a body lock takedown but Humphries shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gambino Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gambino Iii tries to clinch up.
Gambino Iii fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambino Iii swings for the body but Humphries moves out of range.
Humphries blocks a head kick by Gambino Iii.
Gambino Iii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Humphries feinted with a counter takedown.
Humphries showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gambino Iii.
Humphries misses with a kick to the body.
Gambino Iii moves into the clinch.
Humphries gets underhooks to prevent Gambino Iii's takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gambino Iii - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gambino Iii wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Humphries wants a takedown.
Gambino Iii is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Humphries is defending well.
Humphries misses with a hook to the ribs.
Humphries tries to pull guard but Gambino Iii forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Humphries is trying to pull guard but Gambino Iii turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gambino Iii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gambino Iii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gambino Iii misses with a body kick.
Gambino Iii misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Gambino Iii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gambino Iii 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Dominic Gambino Iii!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Dominic Gambino Iii!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Dominic Gambino Iii!
Dominic Gambino Iii wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lee Mayvers (ranked 5227 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Siam (ranked 5714 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Lee Mayvers!
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, Chan Siam!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayvers stuffs the takedown.
Mayvers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Siam counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Siam throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayvers's waist but Mayvers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Siam off to one side.
Mayvers instigates a clinch.
Mayvers wants a takedown.
Mayvers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mayvers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Siam has clasped his hands together around Mayvers's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Siam in the domination position with Mayvers hanging on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siam looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Siam tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Siam has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayvers tries to improve position but can't.
Siam is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mayvers knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mayvers sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mayvers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mayvers wants to sweep here but Siam controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Siam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mayvers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mayvers isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Siam stacks Mayvers on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Siam!
Siam is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Mayvers will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayvers tries to improve position but can't.
Mayvers is trying to control Siam's posture but Siam avoids it.
Mayvers is looking for a sweep.
Mayvers is not content to let Siam control the position.
Mayvers is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mayvers trying his best to control but Siam has mounted him.
Siam tries to control but Mayvers wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayvers regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Siam is trying to control the action in half guard but Mayvers is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Siam wants to pass the guard but Mayvers is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chan Siam dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Siam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Siam looks for a takedown but Mayvers sprawls well.
Mayvers keeps the fight on the outside.
Siam misses with a wild combination.
Siam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayvers.
Siam keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayvers.
Siam tries to clinch but Mayvers moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Siam with that takedown attempt.
Mayvers keeps the fight on the outside.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Siam enables Mayvers to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Siam manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Siam is looking to stand back up but Mayvers counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Siam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siam blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mayvers.
Mayvers wants to pass the guard but Siam is defending well.
Mayvers moves into full mount! Siam won't be happy about that!
A nice elbow there by Mayvers.
Mayvers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Siam throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lee Mayvers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayvers tries to control but Siam wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siam is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mayvers putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Mayvers.
Mayvers lands a couple of good shots and Siam has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Siam is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayvers missing with strikes from the back.
Siam tries to break free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Mayvers controlling the positon.
Siam is trapped and Mayvers is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siam staying busy and making it hard for Mayvers to control.
Mayvers looking to break Siam's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Siam remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Mayvers will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Mayvers trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mayvers punches the canvas rather than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Mayvers. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Mayvers loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Siam hold on?
Mayvers working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siam is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayvers is working the ground and pound. Can Siam escape?
Mayvers tries to keep control of the position but Siam is staying busy.
Siam breaks Mayvers's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Siam tries to stand but Mayvers is controlling from the bottom.
Siam throwing strikes from guard but Mayvers blocks nicely.
Siam stopping the sweep attempt from Mayvers.
Siam controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Siam loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Mayvers dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mayvers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mayvers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Siam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Siam tries to clinch up but Mayvers circles away and keeps his distance.
Siam closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayvers circles away.
Siam misses with a few strikes there.
Mayvers throws out a loose jab but Siam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayvers checks a low kick from Siam.
Mayvers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayvers looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siam wants to control but Mayvers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mayvers is stalling here. Siam is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mayvers seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Siam has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayvers is trying to get back to half guard.
Siam wants to control but Mayvers is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Mayvers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mayvers is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mayvers desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mayvers makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mayvers.
Lee Mayvers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Siam wants to control from the top but Mayvers keeps moving.
Siam works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mayvers wants to get back to full guard.
Mayvers is not content to let Siam control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayvers is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Siam jumps into side control!
Mayvers is looking to reverse the position.
Siam working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mayvers is trying to get back to half guard.
Siam wants to control but Mayvers is keeping him busy.
That's four 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.
Siam decides to stand back up.
Mayvers throws a hook but Siam avoids it easily.
Siam blocks a jab.
Siam wants to clinch
and Mayvers counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mayvers wants to work for an arm triangle but Siam is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Siam manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Siam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mayvers's guard.
Siam tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayvers is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chan Siam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Siam 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Chan Siam!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Chan Siam!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Lee Mayvers!
Chan Siam wins by split decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between KG Testerton (ranked 5225 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matto Kieli (ranked 4886 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, KG Testerton!
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, Matto Kieli!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kieli scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kieli thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kieli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Testerton, who protects the arm well.
Kieli is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Testerton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Testerton is trying to get back to half guard.
Testerton manages to get back to half guard.
Kieli looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Testerton is defending against the submission attempts here by Kieli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kieli is looking for a kimura but Testerton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kieli to get the leverage.
Kieli is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Testerton defends it well.
Testerton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kieli is working for a kimura but Testerton is defending it quite comfortably.
Testerton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kieli drops back, looking for a kneebar! Testerton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Testerton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Testerton!
Kieli is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Testerton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Testerton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kieli!
Testerton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kieli tries to hold on but Testerton pushes him away.
Kieli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Testerton with the ground and pound from mount.
Testerton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Testerton controlling his opponent.
Kieli wants to hold on but Testerton pushes him away.
Testerton 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.
Testerton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kieli can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Testerton.
Kieli is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Testerton.
Testerton 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.
Testerton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kieli is looking to escape.
Testerton looking to finish Kieli with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kieli!
Kieli manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Testerton tries to pass to full mount but Kieli defends it.
Testerton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Testerton working the head and body with strikes.
Kieli looking for submissions off his back.
Kieli is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Testerton pulls his head out easily.
Kieli looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Testerton drops an elbow to the side of Kieli's head.
Kieli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Testerton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kieli actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kieli actively working from the bottom here.
Testerton working over Kieli with some ground and pound. Kieli looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Testerton slips a nice elbow through Kieli's hands, connecting with Kieli's forehead.
Testerton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kieli!
Kieli is in all sorts of trouble here.
Testerton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kieli is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KG Testerton dominated that round.
That's time! Testerton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Testerton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kieli or perhaps it was just good defense by Testerton, which made it look bad.
Kieli shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Testerton defends it nicely.
Kieli drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kieli looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Testerton sneaks back into half guard.
Kieli is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kieli is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Testerton gets full guard.
Testerton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kieli can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kieli drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Testerton dives on top into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Testerton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Testerton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Testerton pushes down on Kieli's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Testerton wants to control but Kieli is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Testerton moves into full mount! Kieli won't be happy about that!
Kieli is squirming around, avoiding Testerton's attempts to control the action.
Kieli working to try and regain half guard.
Testerton avoids the attempt from Kieli to control.
Testerton wants to finish this one by submission but Kieli is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Testerton.
Kieli wants to hold on but Testerton pushes him away.
Testerton with the ground and pound from mount.
Testerton avoids the attempt from Kieli to control.
Testerton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kieli is trying desperately to improve position.
Kieli manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kieli actively working from the bottom here.
Kieli actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Testerton in particular looking to stall.
Ground and pound from Testerton.
Kieli has hold of Testerton's hands but Testerton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kieli is not content to let Testerton control the position.
Kieli looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Testerton is keen to just control but Kieli is a slippery customer.
Testerton moves into full mount! Kieli won't be happy about that!
Testerton landing punches.
Kieli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Testerton lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Testerton.
Kieli is looking to improve his position but Testerton isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Testerton landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KG Testerton 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!
Kieli looks for a takedown but Testerton sprawls well.
Kieli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kieli avoids the body shot from Testerton.
Kieli shoots in but no luck this time.
Testerton throws an overhand right that lands on Kieli's shoulder, as Kieli tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kieli fails with the takedown.
Testerton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kieli sprawls and moves away.
KG Testerton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matto Kieli.
Kieli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kieli ducks under a wild hook from Testerton.
Testerton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Testerton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kieli trying to hold on to Testerton's head to control him but Testerton postures up.
Testerton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Testerton is trying to control the action in half guard but Kieli is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kieli tries to get to full guard but Testerton has control of the leg.
Kieli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Testerton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Testerton lands a nice short elbow.
Testerton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kieli keeps working.
KG Testerton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Testerton slows the pace down in half guard.
Kieli looking for submissions off his back.
Testerton controlling the pace.
Kieli actively working from the bottom here.
Kieli is staying active underneath Testerton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Testerton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kieli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
KG Testerton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Testerton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kieli checks a leg kick.
Testerton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kieli looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kieli sneaks back into half guard.
Kieli taking some punishment here, with Testerton in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Testerton is taking a breather. Kieli 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.
Kieli looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Testerton is nestled in close to Kieli, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kieli trying to control but Testerton postures up.
Testerton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Testerton trying to control the action but Kieli is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kieli is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Testerton pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
KG Testerton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Testerton 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for KG Testerton!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for KG Testerton!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for KG Testerton!
KG Testerton wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Sazonov (ranked 5260 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Forealius (ranked 5228 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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140 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Sergey Sazonov!
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, Marcus Forealius!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forealius gets a double leg takedown into Sazonov's guard.
Forealius working some strikes from top position.
Forealius won't allow Sazonov to get back to his feet.
Forealius looking to pass the guard.
Forealius stands and throws Sazonov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sazonov tries to escape but Forealius is in control.
Forealius working the ground and pound.
Forealius scores with punches from side control.
Forealius scoring with punches and elbows.
Forealius scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sazonov is rocked!
Sazonov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Forealius on the ground.
Forealius advances to full mount.
Oh Sazonov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Forealius! Sazonov is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcus Forealius!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hatton (ranked 5012 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Gallo (ranked 5083 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Adam Hatton!
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, Orlando Gallo!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hatton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hatton shoots in and gets a takedown into Gallo's guard.
Gallo is trying to keep Hatton in close.
Hatton stays in close to Gallo's body and controls the position.
Hatton drops back looking for a leg! Gallo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gallo manages to kick Hatton off! Hatton jumps back into Gallo's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatton postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hatton drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Hatton seems to have locked his on tight now - Gallo screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Hatton, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Adam Hatton!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Ziuzlikov (ranked 4975 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zombie Houston (ranked 4939 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Fedor Ziuzlikov!
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, Zombie Houston!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ziuzlikov drives through with a takedown into Houston's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ziuzlikov could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ziuzlikov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Houston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ziuzlikov throwing strikes from guard but Houston blocks nicely.
Ziuzlikov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Houston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ziuzlikov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ziuzlikov throwing strikes from guard but Houston blocks nicely.
Ziuzlikov throws an elbow that misses. Houston uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ziuzlikov's guard. Nice move by Houston!
Ziuzlikov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Houston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ziuzlikov is tightening it up a little... Houston has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Houston reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Houston taps out! Nice BJJ there by Ziuzlikov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Fedor Ziuzlikov!
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