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AWC Group A - Rd 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drax Bautista (ranked 4340 p4p, 2730 weight class) and Felix Suarez (ranked 461 p4p, 302 weight class). Suarez has chosen Mexican Sun as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Felix Suarez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drax Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Suarez!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautista swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bautista looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Suarez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Suarez throws a big right hand that misses.
Bautista keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Suarez pushes down on Bautista's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Suarez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez thows a huge punch but Bautista dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bautista's head.
Bautista on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bautista tries to get out of the position.
Bautista is looking for a sweep. Suarez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suarez is working for a submission of some sort.
Bautista knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suarez on the ground.
Suarez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Suarez working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Bautista tries to roll over but Suarez keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Suarez stalling away here and it's allowed Bautista to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Suarez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Suarez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Suarez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Suarez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bautista is trying to work for a sweep but Suarez has mounted him!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suarez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bautista manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bautista stops Suarez from passing to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bautista is looking to get back to his feet here but Suarez is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bautista's back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Suarez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Suarez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bautista manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bautista is trying to keep Suarez in close.
Bautista working a defensive guard but Suarez manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bautista seems a little lost for a moment, as Suarez dominates the positioning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bautista is not content to let Suarez control the position.
Suarez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bautista, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez moves into full mount!
Bautista avoids a series of strikes thrown by Suarez.
Suarez scoring with strikes but Bautista is staying in there.
Felix Suarez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Suarez looking for a guillotine from mount but Bautista is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bautista can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Suarez controlling his opponent.
Suarez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Suarez looking to ground and pound but Bautista is blocking nicely.
Suarez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bautista is looking to escape.
Suarez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bautista tries to reverse the position but Suarez maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bautista prevents Suarez from taking his back.
Suarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Suarez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bautista because Suarez loaded up on that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Suarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bautista looks to land a left hand but Suarez moved out of range nicely.
Suarez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bautista.
A slow jab from Bautista misses its intended target.
Suarez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bautista circles away.
Bautista throws a shot from downtown. Suarez moves away and avoids it.
Suarez shoots in but Bautista avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bautista throws the left hand but Suarez avoids the punch easily.
Bautista gets caught flat footed, as Suarez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bautista keeping full guard, as Suarez tries to pass.
Suarez wants to control from the top but Bautista keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez stopping the sweep attempt from Bautista.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
More stalling from Suarez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suarez trying to control but Bautista is working from the bottom.
Bautista working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Drax Bautista 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.
Suarez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Suarez just content to control the position.
Suarez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bautista!
Suarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Suarez looking to ground and pound but Bautista is blocking nicely.
Bautista is desperately trying to improve his position but Suarez has a good base and remains in mount.
Suarez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Suarez looking for a guillotine from mount but Bautista is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez controlling the position easily from mount.
Suarez dominating with strikes here.
Suarez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Suarez looking for a guillotine from mount but Bautista is having none of it.
Suarez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suarez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Suarez wants to finish this one by submission but Bautista is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Suarez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suarez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Suarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Suarez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Suarez!
During a confident post fight interview, Felix Suarez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cosce (ranked 6574 p4p, 2191 weight class) and Bofur Widenose (ranked 736 p4p, 323 weight class). Matt Cosce has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cosce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bofur Widenose!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Widenose closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cosce did well to prevent Widenose getting side control.
Widenose slows the pace down in half guard.
Widenose's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cosce avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Widenose.
Cosce is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Project Training, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Widenose is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosce blocking the ground and pound attempt from Widenose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Widenose seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cosce is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bofur Widenose!
Our winner, Bofur Widenose, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Isak Hardrada (ranked 6751 p4p, 3069 weight class) and Aung Siang (ranked 611 p4p, 366 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Aung Siang enters the cage!
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isak Hardrada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aung Siang!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siang shoots in looking for a takedown. Hardrada tries to sprawl out of it but Siang keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hardrada manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Siang lands a nice shot that snaps Hardrada's head back.
Siang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hardrada is looking to counter punch.
Siang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Siang takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hardrada stuffs the takedown attempt from Siang. Siang gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siang misses with a low kick.
Hardrada throwing a counter right hand but Siang manages to avoid it.
Siang slips a jab from Hardrada.
We've been told by Hardrada's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Siang misses the jab.
Siang shoots and misses
letting Hardrada counter with a right hand.
Isak Hardrada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aung Siang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardrada swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Siang tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardrada sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Siang somewhat.
Hardrada throwing a counter right hand but Siang manages to avoid it.
Hardrada misses with a few strikes there.
Hardrada instigates a clinch.
Siang drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hardrada pulls his leg out and moves away.
Siang looks for a takedown but Hardrada sprawls well.
Hardrada appears to be looking for a big counter.
Nice sprawl there from Hardrada as Siang shoots in.
Siang swings widly with a right hand
and Hardrada counters with a crisp one two that drops Siang! Hardrada thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Siang to his feet! Siang is in big trouble!
 Siang is rocked!
A clash of legs there as Hardrada blocks the low kick.
Hardrada throwing a counter right hand but Siang manages to avoid it.
Siang is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardrada finish him?
Siang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hardrada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardrada checks a low kick from Siang.
A little feinted left hand from Hardrada on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Siang throws a leg kick
letting Hardrada counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siang throws a leg kick
and Hardrada counters with a crisp right that sends Siang to the canvas! Hardrada follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isak Hardrada!
After winning the bout, Isak Hardrada thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaspar Kallaste (ranked 6649 p4p, 4639 weight class) and Akio Kurosaki (ranked 283 p4p, 222 weight class). Kaspar Kallaste has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaspar Kallaste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akio Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kurosaki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kallaste, who protects the arm well.
Kurosaki controlling the position.
Kallaste knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kurosaki on the ground.
Kurosaki is trying to get an arm triangle but Kallaste is defending well.
Kurosaki content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kurosaki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kurosaki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kurosaki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kallaste has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kurosaki has hold of Kallaste's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Kallaste seems comfortable defending it but Kurosaki has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Kallaste is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Kallaste is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Kurosaki couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Akio Kurosaki!
During a confident post fight interview, Akio Kurosaki 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Abner (ranked 24987 p4p, 24076 weight class) and Peter Kowalski (ranked 644 p4p, 621 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Uncle Abner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abner.
Kowalski with the counter takedown but Abner avoids it easily.
Abner scores with a hook to the body. Kowalski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Abner gets caught flat footed, as Kowalski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Abner is wriggling around but Kowalski manages to pass to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kowalski connects with a nice short shot to Abner's temple.
Kowalski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Abner pushes Kowalski off looking to stand but Kowalski dives back in and keeps control.
Kowalski controlling the action here.
Abner tries to kick Kowalski off but Kowalski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Abner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kowalski drops an elbow to the side of Abner's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski is looking for a kimura but Abner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kowalski to get the leverage.
Kowalski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
 It looks like Uncle Abner has been cut.
Kowalski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kowalski takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kowalski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kowalski wants to pass to mount but Abner is defending the position.
Kowalski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Abner!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kowalski cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
 Abner is rocked!
Uncle Abner's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Uncle Abner's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peter Kowalski!
Peter Kowalski made sure to mention his sponsor, MKFC in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tran Quaach (ranked 5236 p4p, 6972 weight class) and Gretchen Alexander (ranked 640 p4p, 766 weight class). Gretchen Alexander has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tran Quaach's chin.
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tran Quaach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gretchen Alexander!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quaach gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alexander to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Alexander tries to free his leg and advance position but Quaach is retaining full guard.
Alexander keeps trying to improve his position.
Alexander working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alexander looking to pass the guard.
Quaach avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quaach has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quaach swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alexander is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alexander throwing strikes from guard but Quaach blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaach utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alexander's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Quaach misses with a straight right.
Alexander has his takedown stuffed
and Alexander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexander swings widly with a right hand
and Quaach counters with a nice uppercut.
Alexander throws a poor cross that misses
and Quaach makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alexander changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Quaach looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander advances to mount.
Alexander working Quaach over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander controlling from the full mount.
Alexander throws some wild stikes that Quaach manages to avoid easily.
Alexander throws some wild stikes that Quaach manages to avoid easily.
Quaach holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Alexander tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Alexander has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alexander with the ground and pound from mount.
Alexander throwing strikes here but Quaach is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alexander working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Alexander.
Quaach is in a horrible position here. Alexander smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alexander breaks from Quaach's wrist control and lands an elbow.
My spies in Beasties inform me that Alexander has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Poor strikes thrown by Alexander there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alexander controlling the pace for now.
Alexander in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alexander breaks from Quaach's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Alexander looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander cracks Quaach with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexander misses with a head shot.
Alexander controlling the pace for now.
Alexander working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alexander punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alexander landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alexander landing strikes from the mount and Quaach is in trouble!
Alexander working Quaach over with strikes here.
Alexander tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alexander wants to finish this one by submission but Quaach is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Alexander.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gretchen Alexander dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alexander closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Quaach's guard.
Quaach preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alexander throws a strike but Quaach rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alexander is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quaach is aware though and is defending well.
Quaach trying to control but Alexander is working from the bottom.
Alexander is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quaach doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quaach manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexander lands strikes from half guard.
Quaach on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gretchen Alexander has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alexander not doing much here.
Alexander thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alexander missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alexander is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Alexander lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alexander is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Alexander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ground and pound from Alexander.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throwing shots but Quaach is blocking nicely.
Quaach taking some punishment here, with Alexander in his half guard.
Alexander not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Quaach won't allow Alexander to pass to mount.
Alexander content to control rather than advance.
Alexander lands with a punch from half guard.
Alexander is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alexander missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alexander is nestled in close to Quaach, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alexander maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Quaach could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Alexander has cracked it and Quaach is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Alexander!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gretchen Alexander!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Warrior (ranked 25005 p4p, 6909 weight class) and Torn Brot (ranked 699 p4p, 625 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ultimate Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Torn Brot!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brot takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Warrior swats away the attempt to clinch by Brot.
Warrior drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brot sprawls and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brot darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Warrior looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brot connects with a nice looking jab.
Brot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Warrior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warrior was well out of range. Poor timing from Brot.
Warrior slips a jab from Brot.
Warrior moves out of range of the strikes.
Brot throws a jab when Warrior was well out of range.
Warrior with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brot to score with a decent uppercut.
Warrior shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warrior is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Warrior tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Warrior.
Brot throws a hook but Warrior blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warrior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brot connects with a crisp jab.
Brot looks to throw the jab but Warrior is out of range.
Warrior staying out of range there.
Brot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Warrior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brot misses with a straight left.
Warrior attempts a counter takedown but Brot avoids it well and moves away.
Warrior looks to score with a jab to the body but Brot is just out of range.
Brot throws a hook but Warrior blocks it.
Brot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brot throws a good cross that connects.
Brot might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Warrior tries to keep at a distance but Brot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Warrior is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Warrior is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ultimate Warrior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brot misses with a punch on the inside.
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brot tries a body shot but Warrior blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brot.
Brot decides to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brot is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Warrior drops back looking for a leg! Brot is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brot manages to kick Warrior off! Warrior jumps back into Brot's guard.
Warrior drops back looking for a leg! Brot is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brot manages to kick Warrior off! Warrior jumps back into Brot's guard.
Brot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brot looking for a guillotine here but Warrior defends easily.
Brot controls Warrior momentarily but Warrior frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Warrior is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brot has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brot manages to work his way to half guard, despite Warrior's best efforts.
Warrior is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brot sees it coming and defends easily.
Warrior seems to be working for a kimura but Brot defends the submission attempt.
Warrior prevents Brot from improving his position.
Brot looking for submissions off his back.
Warrior prevents Brot from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brot manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brot looking to control.
Warrior won't allow Brot to sweep him here.
Warrior is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Warrior is one step ahead there.
Warrior forces his way into half guard.
Warrior prevents Brot from improving his position.
Brot tries to kick Warrior off but Warrior keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Warrior is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torn Brot dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brot throws a hook to the side of Warrior's head but Warrior sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warrior is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brot.
Brot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warrior.
Warrior attempts a counter takedown but Brot avoids it well and moves away.
Warrior moves into the clinch.
Brot misses with the head strike.
Brot lands with a light punch inside.
Brot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brot tries to throw a body punch but Warrior avoids it by throwing Brot back against the cage.
Warrior tries to circle away but Brot has him pinned against the cage.
Brot misses with a punch on the inside.
Warrior blocking some punches.
Warrior has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brot is trying to keep an underhook but Warrior manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Brot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Warrior is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brot doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Warrior.
Warrior is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brot looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Warrior seems to be looking for submissions.
Brot tries to roll over but Warrior keeps him under control.
Ultimate Warrior overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Warrior is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Warrior is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brot is just riding it out for now. Warrior eventually gives up the hold.
Warrior is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brot defends it well.
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.
Warrior passes the guard and advances to mount!
Warrior looking for a guillotine from mount but Brot is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brot is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Warrior looking to secure an arm triangle but Brot defends it well.
Warrior has hold of Brot's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brot manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Brot is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brot throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Warrior goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Brot turns into him and now he's in Warrior's guard.
Warrior being controlled here, momentarily.
Warrior looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brot wants to pass the guard but Warrior is keeping the position.
Warrior keeping moving, preventing Brot from controlling successfully.
Warrior looking for a guillotine here but Brot defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brot wants to control from the top but Warrior keeps moving.
Warrior is looking for a triangle here but Brot uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Warrior is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brot off and has taken his back!
Warrior working for the choke.
Warrior controlling well, preventing Brot from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warrior has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Brot is really stuck here.
Brot trying to control the action but Warrior just sinks the hooks in.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Warrior dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brot tries for a takedown but Warrior sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brot throws a poor cross that misses
and Warrior counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brot won't be happy with that.
Brot can't do much from the bottom here.
Brot tries to improve position but can't.
Warrior working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brot sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Brot makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brot is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Warrior defends it easily.
Warrior avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Warrior stopping the sweep attempt from Brot.
Brot not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Warrior drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Warrior jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brot is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Warrior defends well.
Warrior drops back looking for a leg! Brot is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brot manages to kick Warrior off! Warrior jumps back into Brot's guard.
Warrior drops back looking for a leg! Brot is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brot manages to kick Warrior off! Warrior jumps back into Brot's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Warrior tries to free his leg and advance position but Brot is retaining full guard.
Warrior is working hard here to advance position.
Warrior thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brot working for a triangle but Warrior defends it easily.
Brot thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Warrior is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior wants to pass the guard but Brot is keeping the position.
Warrior drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Warrior jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Warrior got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brot has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Warrior has managed to get both his arms back between Brot's legs - danger averted.
Brot wants to stand but Warrior is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brot swings widly with a right hand
and Warrior counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Brot. No joy for Warrior on that attempt.
Brot misses with a series of wild punches.
Brot scores with a nice right hand.
Warrior has Brot up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brot smiles and moves away.
Brot misses the jab.
Brot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Warrior throws a hook to the side of Brot's head but Brot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warrior tries to counter by clinching up but Brot breaks away and moves out of range.
Warrior slips a jab from Brot.
Torn Brot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brot throws a sloppy head kick and Warrior moves out of range easily.
Warrior half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Warrior slips a straight right by Brot.
A swing and a miss from Brot.
Warrior swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Good exchange - Brot coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Warrior waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brot.
Brot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Warrior drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brot sprawls and moves away.
Brot throws a jab when Warrior was well out of range.
It looked like Warrior wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Torn Brot.
I think Brot 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Torn Brot!
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