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QFC Tournament 1078 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sakor Wos (ranked 4566 p4p, 5071 weight class) and Richard Donavon (ranked 501 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
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Excellent MT
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sakor Wos!
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, Richard Donavon!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donavon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wos moves into the clinch.
Wos is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Donavon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Donavon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Donavon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Donavon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wos darts in and clinches Donavon up against the cage.
Donavon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wos pulls his leg out and moves away.
Donavon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donavon closes the distance and clinches up with Wos, looking for a takedown. Donavon pushes Wos against the cage but Wos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sakor Wos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Donavon.
Donavon fails with a takedown attempt.
Wos is looking for a counter combo.
Wos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Donavon was covering up waiting for the punch and Wos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Donavon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wos advances nicely into full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wos controlling from the full mount.
Wos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Donavon wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Wos looking for the choke but no joy.
Donavon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Wos really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Donavon.
Donavon wriggles onto his back under a barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavon is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Wos has taken his back.
Donavon is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Wos throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Donavon preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Wos.
Wos biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Donavon showing good submission defense here.
Wos has good solid back control here.
Even with his hooks in, Wos manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wos working for the choke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sakor Wos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wos fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Donavon is defended easily by Wos.
Wos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wos tries to clinch up but Donavon circles away and keeps his distance.
Wos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donavon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Donavon. No joy for Wos on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakor Wos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wos.
Donavon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donavon keeps the fight on the outside.
Donavon shoots in looking for a takedown but Wos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Donavon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Donavon closes the distance and clinches up with Wos, looking for a takedown. Donavon pushes Wos against the cage but Wos circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wos throws a sloppy head kick
and Donavon counters with a straight right hand.
Donavon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donavon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wos's waist but Wos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Donavon off to one side.
Wos tries to bum rush Donavon with a series of wild strikes but Donavon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Donavon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Donavon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wos throws a big counter combination but Donavon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wos moves into the clinch.
Donavon wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wos is working for takedown but Donavon is calmly controlling the position for now.
Donavon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wos successfully pulls guard.
Donavon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Donavon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wos is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wos has escaped and now he's on top!
Wos forces his way into half guard.
Wos controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavon tries to get to full guard but Wos has control of the leg.
Donavon has a hand on Wos's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wos takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Wos unloading with bombs!
Donavon tries to control Wos's body but Wos pushes him off. Donavon squirms to his side and now Wos has his back!
Donavon is taking damage to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donavon is trying to break free.
Wos throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Wos looking for the RNC.
Donavon trying to control the action but Wos just sinks the hooks in.
Donavon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wos tightening his grip on Donavon, looking for the choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wos controlling from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sakor Wos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Donavon.
Wos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Donavon sprawls and moves away.
Donavon fails with a takedown attempt.
Wos stuffs the takedown attempt from Donavon. Donavon gets slowly back to his feet.
Wos tries to bum rush Donavon with a series of wild strikes but Donavon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donavon tries to counter with a clinch but Wos shakes him off and moves away.
Wos looks for a takedown but Donavon sprawls well.
Donavon slaps away a takedown attempt from Wos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donavon dives in for a single leg takedown but Wos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sakor Wos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Donavon.
Donavon swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wos lands a jab to Donavon's midsection.
Wos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Donavon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wos avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wos is pressed up against the cage. Donavon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Wos down to the mat. Wos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wos has managed to clinch.
Wos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donavon can do to turn this around?
Donavon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Donavon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wos smiles and moves away.
Donavon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Donavon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wos stuffs the takedown.
Wos rushes Donavon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Donavon tries to pull guard but Wos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Donavon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wos smiles and moves away.
Wos fails to land the takedown.
Donavon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wos sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Donavon somewhat.
Donavon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wos but Wos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Donavon tries to clinch but Wos is having none of it.
Sakor Wos is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donavon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Donavon.
Wos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Donavon sprawls well. Donavon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wos gets slowly back to his feet.
Donavon wants to clinch.
Wos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wos throws a head kick that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Donavon wants to break free but Wos has control.
Donavon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wos pushes Donavon up against the cage in a clinch.
Wos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Donavon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Donavon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Donavon is looking for a takedown.
Richard Donavon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sakor Wos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakor Wos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Sakor Wos!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Sakor Wos!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Sakor Wos!
Sakor Wos wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anders King Pin (ranked 2935 p4p, 4323 weight class) and Rowan Bean (ranked 186 p4p, 0 weight class). King Pin comes into the arena with Five Little Ducks blaring out of the sound system. 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 White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anders King Pin!
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, Rowan Bean!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King Pin motions for Bean to come forward. King Pin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Bean misses.
King Pin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
King Pin throws a wild body kick that Bean sees coming a mile off.
King Pin feints a jab promting Bean to slip. King Pin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bean slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bean moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bean throws a looping overhand right but King Pin ducks down to avoid it.
King Pin lands a leg kick that knocks Bean off balance momentarily.
King Pin throws a sloppy head kick and Bean moves out of range easily.
King Pin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King Pin throws a body kick that misses
and Bean counters with a stiff right hand.
Bean paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean throws a body punch but King Pin moves out of range.
A good leg kick by King Pin.
King Pin throws a series of punches but Bean moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King Pin defending well as Bean loads up on a big left hand.
Anders King Pin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King Pin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bean throws a hook to the side of King Pin's head but King Pin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bean throws a combination. King Pin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
King Pin needs to keep his hands up - Bean had a free shot at his head there.
King Pin doesn't manage to clinch there - Bean circles away.
King Pin tries to work over Bean's front leg with a kick but Bean checks it.
Bean scores with a nice right hand.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
King Pin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King Pin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bean lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bean on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King Pin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bean counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King Pin misses with a low kick.
King Pin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bean connects with a nice looking jab.
Bean cracks King Pin with a right hand to the side of the head.
King Pin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King Pin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bean.
King Pin pushes Bean away with a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. King Pin does a little dance to reset his feet.
King Pin thinks about countering with a body kick.
King Pin with a nice calf kick.
King Pin is looking to slow Bean down with leg kicks.
King Pin is looking to slow Bean down with leg kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Bean there.
King Pin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bean scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King Pin throws a body kick that misses.
Bean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
King Pin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
King Pin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bean takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bean tries to clinch up but King Pin circles away and keeps his distance.
King Pin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bean swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King Pin.
Nice shot lands for Bean.
Bean lands a head shot.
Bean connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bean. King Pin does a little dance to reset his feet.
King Pin throws a big counter combination but Bean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses with a hook. King Pin ducked under it nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
King Pin fails in his attempt to clinch.
King Pin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bean lands a jab to King Pin's midsection.
King Pin takes one on the button.
King Pin ducks right into an uppercut from Bean.
King Pin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
King Pin is breathing heavily.
King Pin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bean jabs King Pin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bean misses the shot to the body.
King Pin throws a right hand that Bean ducks under and follows up with a left that Bean also avoids with ease.
A cross from Bean lands.
King Pin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Bean dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bean.
Rowan Bean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King Pin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King Pin throws a sloppy head kick and Bean moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Bean was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
King Pin works over Bean's head and body with a nice combination.
King Pin misses with an attempted mid kick.
King Pin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
King Pin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
King Pin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bean throws out the jab.
King Pin throws a right and a left that Bean avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Bean misses its intended target.
King Pin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Anders King Pin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by King Pin misses
letting Bean counter with a right hand.
Bean throws a looping overhand right but King Pin ducks down to avoid it.
Bean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King Pin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bean circles away quickly and effectively.
Bean just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bean avoids the head kick by King Pin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bean.
Bean misses with a series of wild punches.
Bean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bean throws a series of strikes that have King Pin backpedaling.
Bean cracks King Pin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
King Pin tries to land a front kick but Bean steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bean connects with the punch.
Bean swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King Pin.
Bean getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King Pin takes one on the button.
King Pin connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bean sizes up King Pin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
King Pin has Bean up against the cage in a clinch.
King Pin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
King Pin prevents a body shot from Bean.
Bean tries a body shot but King Pin blocks it.
Bean trying to control the position but instead, King Pin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bean into the cage.
Bean can't find room to land a body shot as King Pin controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by King Pin as Bean tries to tie him up.
King Pin has a couple of punches blocked by Bean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bean.
Bean swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King Pin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
King Pin misses with a hook to the ribs.
King Pin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Bean.
Bean lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bean stalls.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
King Pin prevents a body shot from Bean.
Bean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but King Pin is keeping busy.
King Pin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King Pin is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bean.
A short uppercut from Bean.
Bean misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King Pin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bean tries to work over King Pin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bean misses with some punches.
Bean misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bean scores with a shoulder strike.
King Pin blocks an uppercut.
King Pin is trying to force a seperation but Bean has the dominant position.
Bean is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rowan Bean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! King Pin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
King Pin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bean misses with a right hand
and King Pin counters with a three punch combo that has Bean backing up. Bean nods at King Pin to acknowledge the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bean.
King Pin lands a nice looking body kick.
Bean circles away from the clinch attempt.
King Pin tries to bum rush Bean with a series of wild strikes but Bean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King Pin walks into a straight right hand from Bean.
Bean scores with the left hand. King Pin knows he should have avoided that one.
King Pin throws a nice looking combination but Bean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bean throws the left hand but King Pin avoids the punch easily.
King Pin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bean is able to avoid easily.
Bean blocks a head kick by King Pin.
Bean now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
King Pin defending well as Bean loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King Pin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bean looks to score with a jab to the body but King Pin is just out of range.
King Pin throws a counter high kick but Bean was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean scores with a nice strike.
King Pin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bean connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! King Pin scrambles back to his feet.
Bean throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
King Pin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bean lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King Pin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King Pin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bean.
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King Pin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King Pin throws a big counter combination but Bean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bean feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits King Pins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bean misses the shot to the body.
Bean swings and misses with a shot to the body
and King Pin counters with a left and a right that stings Bean.
Bean throws a sloppy body shot
and King Pin counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King Pin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bean clobbers King Pin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King Pin.
Bean scores with a decent looking hook.
Bean misses with a wild combination.
King Pin misses with a low kick.
A big right from Bean misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from King Pin. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bean cracks King Pin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bean jabs King Pin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bean scores with a shot to the body.
Bean lunges at King Pin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King Pin's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean misses the jab.
Bean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
King Pin throws a head kick but Bean moves out of range.
Bean is looking to clinch.
Bean stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bean lands with a shot to the body.
Bean works the jab nicely.
King Pin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bean lands a lovely overhand right.
Bean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
King Pin throws the kick towards the body but Bean avoids it.
Bean tries to clinch but King Pin moves out of range.
King Pin thows a leg kick but Bean checks it
and King Pin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rowan Bean is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between King Pin's hands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donk. Bean catches King Pin right on the button with a cross.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bean checks a leg kick.
Bean connects with a single shot there.
Bean lands with a shot to the body.
King Pin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bean moves out of range as King Pin throws a body kick.
Bean scores with a jab to the head.
Bean avoids a kick to the body.
King Pin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab from Bean does it's job there.
Bean smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anders King Pin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King Pin walks into a stiff left hand from Bean.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rowan Bean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bean has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Rowan Bean!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Rowan Bean!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Rowan Bean!
Rowan Bean wins by unanimous decision!
Anders King Pin was interviewed post fight and said 'I came out to a duck song, I was obviously taking this as a joke. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akeem Abadi (ranked 4880 p4p, 4516 weight class) and Paddy In A Caddy (ranked 0 p4p, 268 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akeem Abadi!
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, Paddy In A Caddy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
In A Caddy has Abadi up against the cage in a clinch.
Abadi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
In A Caddy tries to throw a body punch but Abadi avoids it by throwing In A Caddy back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Abadi.
In A Caddy is trying to break the clinch but Abadi has him pressed against the cage.
Abadi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Abadi has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can In A Caddy defend it? Abadi steps over the head and cranks it - In A Caddy is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Abadi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Akeem Abadi!
Akeem Abadi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 4643 p4p, 2952 weight class) and Stiruz Lygre (ranked 0 p4p, 189 weight class). Lygre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dovahkiin - The Song of The Dragonborn. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James 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, Stiruz Lygre!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lygre shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Lygre to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lygre slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Lygre swinging wildly here.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Lygre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones gets a clinch.
Lygre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lygre moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Lygre's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lygre slips a straight right by Jones.
Lygre throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lygre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Lygre moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lygre goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses the jab.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Lygre counters with a straight right hand.
Lygre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Jones.
James Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lygre thumps Jones with a low kick.
Lygre scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones misses with the combination.
Lygre moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Lygre counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lygre.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Lygre counters with a right hand to the body.
Lygre slips a straight right by Jones.
Lygre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 Lygre is rocked!
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lygre is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Lygre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
BOOM! Jones lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lygre. Lygre tries to recover but Jones is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lygre lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Jones!
Stiruz Lygre was interviewed post fight and said 'I want to apologize to my opponent for letting him think that was my best performance. I was out drinking all night yesterday, probably going to forget this entire night by tommorrow. So it doesn't count in my book. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Xx (ranked 4329 p4p, 4955 weight class) and Pyro Pyrinos (ranked 0 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcolm Xx!
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, Pyro Pyrinos!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xx gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pyrinos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pyrinos throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xx wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pyrinos manages to pass to side control.
Nice strikes from Pyrinos there.
Xx tries to kick Pyrinos off in order to stand up. Pyrinos Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Xx takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Xx wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xx is trying to escape the position but Pyrinos is controlling the position.
Xx wants to get back to his feet but Pyrinos is dominant here and he's now got Xx's back!
Xx is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Xx knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pyrinos on the ground.
Pyrinos looking for the choke from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xx wants to get back to his feet.
Pyrinos is persistently looking for the submission but Xx is defending it well.
Pyrinos is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Xx up.
Xx is trying to get back to his feet but Pyrinos has full control of the position and if anything, Xx has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Pyrinos patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Pyrinos softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Xx is trying to stand back up.
Pyrinos connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Xx to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyrinos lands an elbow to the side of the head.
I would not like to be Xx right now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xx is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyrinos lands a shot to the head.
Pyrinos is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Xx knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Xx for a finish.
Xx preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Pyrinos.
Xx is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Pyrinos.
Xx is trying to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pyrinos is cranking Xx's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Xx! He's tightened the choke and Xx is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pyro Pyrinos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isidro Alvarado (ranked 4817 p4p, 4881 weight class) and Andre Redd (ranked 0 p4p, 517 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isidro Alvarado!
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, Andre Redd!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarado throws the kick towards the body but Redd avoids it.
Redd jabs at Alvarado's body.
Alvarado tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarado is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Redd's half guard.
Alvarado wants to pass to mount but Redd is defending the position.
Redd tries to get to full guard but Alvarado has control of the leg.
Alvarado takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarado lands strikes from half guard.
Alvarado controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alvarado. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Alvarado postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Redd to stand up.
Alvarado shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Alvarado seems to be working for a kimura but Redd defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redd won't allow Alvarado to pass to mount.
Alvarado controlling the action here.
Alvarado's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Redd looking for submissions off his back.
Alvarado performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Redd wants to get back to full guard.
Alvarado working over Redd with some ground and pound. Redd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Alvarado postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Redd to stand up.
Alvarado gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alvarado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Redd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alvarado avoids it really well and circles away.
Alvarado rushes Redd and presses him up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Redd looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isidro Alvarado dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alvarado closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarado has Redd pressed against the cage, preventing Redd from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alvarado ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Alvarado no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Redd is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Alvarado has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Redd is looking to defend but Alvarado has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Redd! Alvarado pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Redd taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Isidro Alvarado!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chopper Durill (ranked 4780 p4p, 4810 weight class) and Master Song Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 379 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chopper Durill!
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, Master Song Ii!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durill swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Song Ii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Durill shoots in for a double leg but Song Ii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Song Ii lands with a hook. Durill tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Durill closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Durill looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Song Ii is avoiding damage well.
Song Ii is trying to control Durill's posture but Durill avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Durill crashes against the mat.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Song Ii is trying to get back to half guard.
Durill decides to stand back up.
Song Ii stuffs the takedown attempt from Durill. Durill gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song Ii tries to score a power double leg takedown but Durill sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Song Ii somewhat.
Song Ii shoots in and drives through. Durill sprawls well.
Durill shoots in for a double leg but Song Ii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chopper Durill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durill looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Song Ii wants to counter with a clinch but Durill pushes him away.
Durill closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Song Ii quickly recovers to half guard.
Song Ii tries to get to full guard but Durill has control of the leg.
Song Ii really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Durill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Durill looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Song Ii wants to control but Durill is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Durill thows a huge punch but Song Ii dodges it nicely.
Song Ii wants to control but Durill is keeping busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Song Ii is trying hard to land a takedown here. Durill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Durill wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Song Ii takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Durill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Song Ii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durill ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Durill no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Durill 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.
Durill trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Durill wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Song Ii trying to control the position from guard on top but Durill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durill looking for a guillotine here but Song Ii defends easily.
Durill has his foot on Song Ii's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Song Ii works his way back into a safe position though.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Durill might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Durill manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Song Ii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Durill's waist but Durill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Song Ii off to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Song Ii.
Durill half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chopper Durill dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Song Ii is looking to clinch.
Song Ii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durill leaves Song Ii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Durill clinches with his opponent.
Durill pulls Song Ii into guard.
Song Ii must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Song Ii is looking to stand up but Durill won't let him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Durill holds on and takes a little breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song Ii looking to sit in guard and control but Durill gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Durill is looking to work some ground and pound but Song Ii has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durill's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durill passes Song Ii's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Durill is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Song Ii sees it coming and defends easily.
Durill seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Durill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Durill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Durill is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Song Ii can do to turn this around?
Durill decides to stand up.
Durill tries to score a power double leg takedown but Song Ii sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Durill somewhat.
Durill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Song Ii stuffs the takedown attempt from Durill. Durill gets slowly back to his feet.
Song Ii avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Durill wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Durill clinches.
Durill displaying some good clinch control by pressing Song Ii up against the cage.
Song Ii blocks the elbow strike.
Durill successfully pulls guard.
Song Ii drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Durill manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Song Ii has Durill in his guard.
Durill drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Song Ii dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durill is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Durill lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Durill slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Durill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Durill content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chopper Durill dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Song Ii misses with a takedown attempt - Durill sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Durill was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Song Ii.
Durill throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Song Ii lands a head kick!
Song Ii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Song Ii shoots for a double leg takedown but Durill sprawls well. He's pushed Song Ii's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Durill fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Song Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Song Ii as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Song Ii doesn't manage to clinch there - Durill circles away.
Durill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chopper Durill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Song Ii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Song Ii is trying hard to land a takedown here. Durill sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Song Ii fails with the takedown.
Song Ii darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Durill manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durill avoids the head kick by Song Ii.
Durill seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Song Ii slaps away a takedown attempt from Durill, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Song Ii feints and then cracks Durill's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durill down.
Master Song Ii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Song Ii misses with a body shot
and Durill counters with a head kick.
Durill closes the distance and pushes Song Ii back into the cage.
Durill jumps into guard, dragging Song Ii to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durill looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chopper Durill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Durill working for a triangle but Song Ii defends it easily.
Song Ii trying to control but Durill is working from the bottom.
Durill is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Durill 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.
Durill keeping full guard, as Song Ii tries to pass.
Durill throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice takedown defense from Song Ii. No joy for Durill on that attempt.
Song Ii tries to counter with a clinch but Durill shakes him off and moves away.
Chopper Durill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Durill swats away the attempt to clinch by Song Ii.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chopper Durill showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Durill, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Chopper Durill!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Chopper Durill!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Chopper Durill!
Chopper Durill wins by unanimous decision!
The defeated Master Song Ii had this to say: 'I must keep on pushing to defeat my next opponent.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yibo Chang (ranked 3057 p4p, 4506 weight class) and Bert McAlroy (ranked 378 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yibo Chang!
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, Bert McAlroy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAlroy stalks Chang and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chang's face. Chang staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like Yibo Chang has been cut.
McAlroy with a nice cross.
McAlroy scores with a three punch combo!
 Chang is rocked!
McAlroy lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Chang - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for McAlroy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bert McAlroy!
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