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QFC Tournament 1134 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 4406 p4p, 4312 weight class) and Revolver Ocelot (ranked 224 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
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brock Lesnar!
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, Revolver Ocelot!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ocelot circles away.
Lesnar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lesnar stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lesnar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ocelot's guard.
Lesnar gets to his feet. Ocelot looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Lesnar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ocelot counters with a nice body shot.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ocelot moves away.
A nice side step and Ocelot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Ocelot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lesnar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lesnar misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ocelot slips a straight right by Lesnar.
Revolver Ocelot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but Ocelot shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lesnar shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ocelot napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lesnar stands up.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ocelot moves away.
A nice side step and Ocelot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lesnar tries to clinch up but Ocelot circles away and keeps his distance.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ocelot as he jumps to the side.
Ocelot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lesnar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ocelot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lesnar thinking.
Brock Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lesnar stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ocelot to get to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ocelot keeps the fight on the outside.
Ocelot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ocelot defends it nicely.
Ocelot unleashes a big counter combination but Lesnar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lesnar closes the distance and clinches up with Ocelot, looking for a takedown. Lesnar pushes Ocelot against the cage but Ocelot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ocelot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ocelot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ocelot swats away the attempt to clinch by Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to clinch there but Ocelot circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Ocelot misses.
Lesnar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ocelot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lesnar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ocelot.
Ocelot is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lesnar with a body shot.
Lesnar swings for the body but Ocelot moves out of range.
Lesnar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ocelot sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lesnar somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar looks to land a combination but Ocelot avoids it well.
Lesnar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lesnar.
Ocelot lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lesnar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lesnar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ocelot circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesnar has his takedown stuffed
and Ocelot counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Lesnar has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Revolver Ocelot!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Owen Foster (ranked 4403 p4p, 4530 weight class) and Lucas Macmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macmaster is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ching Cheng Hanji. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Owen Foster!
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, Lucas Macmaster!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macmaster gets a takedown into half guard.
Foster is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Foster regains full guard. Nicely done.
Foster tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Foster has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macmaster tries to free his leg and advance position but Foster is retaining full guard.
Foster manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Macmaster manages to get himself to full guard.
Foster scoring with some ground and pound.
Macmaster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Foster slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Foster scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands a couple of elbows.
Macmaster looking for a sweep. Not yet Macmaster, not yet.
Foster has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Foster lands a couple of elbows.
Macmaster can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Foster controls the pace.
Foster stands up over Macmaster, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Foster working some strikes from top position.
Foster is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Foster is working Macmaster over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Macmaster looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster landing with the ground and pound.
Foster is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Foster'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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Foster lands a couple of digs.
Foster landing some decent shots from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foster working some strikes from top position.
Foster landing some decent shots from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Foster dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Foster drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Foster 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.
Foster preventing the sweep.
Foster with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Foster stands up over Macmaster, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Foster scoring with some ground and pound.
Foster is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen Foster overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is pushing down on Macmaster's leg trying to pass to half guard. Macmaster is fighting to maintain full guard but Foster has managed to sneak the leg through.
Foster controlling the pace.
Macmaster is breathing heavily.
Foster working the head and body with strikes.
That's two 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Foster lands a nice short elbow.
Foster moves into full mount! Macmaster won't be happy about that!
Macmaster taking shots to the head.
 Macmaster is rocked!
Foster postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Macmaster in real trouble here! The ref calls for Macmaster to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Owen Foster!
The defeated Lucas Macmaster had this to say: 'No matter how hard this fight was. I am harder right now!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelsey Wright (ranked 4639 p4p, 4402 weight class) and Paulie Morelli (ranked 231 p4p, 226 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
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kelsey Wright!
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, Paulie Morelli!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morelli doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice body punch from Morelli.
Morelli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.
Morelli lands a body shot.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morelli appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wright really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelsey Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morelli digs a good body shot into Wright's ribs.
Morelli misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is looking to clinch.
Morelli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wright.
Wright shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morelli's guard.
Morelli is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wright is controlling him.
Wright trying to control but Morelli is working from the bottom.
Morelli is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wright 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morelli wants to get back to his feet but Wright is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wright works over Morelli with some ground and pound from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Morelli can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morelli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wright on the side of the head.
No luck for Morelli with that takedown attempt.
Wright is trying hard to land a takedown here. Morelli sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice leg kick from Wright, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kelsey Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Wright was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Morelli.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wright tries to clinch there but Morelli circles away.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Morelli scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wright bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morelli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wright closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morelli circles away.
Wright is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morelli is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wright rather than just go for the knockout.
Morelli lands a lovely overhand right.
Wright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morelli manages to avoid it.
Morelli throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Morelli lands a nice hook to Wright's body. Wright takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Morelli.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paulie Morelli dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morelli gets the takedown into side control.
Wright sneaks out the side door and pushes Morelli away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morelli.
Nice takedown defense from Morelli. No joy for Wright on that attempt.
Wright tries to clinch but Morelli moves out of range.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Wright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morelli lands with a straight right. Wright didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Morelli does no damage.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Morelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright tries to clinch up.
Kelsey Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morelli misses with a series of wild punches.
Morelli gets a takedown into half guard.
Wright has one foot on Morelli's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Morelli's waist but Morelli gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wright off to one side.
It seemed like Morelli was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wright shoots for a takedown but Morelli saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelsey Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morelli throws out a powerful jab.
Morelli feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morelli wants to stand but Wright is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wright looking to control.
Morelli would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Morelli passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Morelli wants to stand up but Wright is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright trying to control here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Morelli wants to stand up but Wright has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wright closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Morelli quickly recovers to half guard.
Morelli pushes Wright off looking to stand but Wright dives back in and keeps control.
Wright looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is keen to just control but Morelli is a slippery customer.
Wright is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Morelli wants to get back to his feet.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paulie Morelli will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morelli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Morelli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morelli swats away the attempt to clinch by Wright.
Morelli slaps away a takedown attempt from Wright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Morelli counter with a right hand.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright is looking to clinch.
Wright doesn't manage to clinch there - Morelli circles away.
Morelli moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morelli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morelli stuffs the takedown attempt from Wright. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
Morelli is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wright with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelsey Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wright tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Morelli to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Morelli. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Morelli.
 Wright is rocked!
Wright ducks right into an uppercut from Morelli.
Oh Wright is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morelli leaves Wright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morelli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wright on the side of the head.
Wright tries to work over Morelli's front leg with a kick but Morelli checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright fails to land the takedown.
Wright tries to clinch there but Morelli circles away.
Morelli now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wright seems to have got his legs back now.
Morelli fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wright to the ground. Morelli is now in Wright's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morelli tries to stand but Wright is controlling from the bottom.
Morelli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morelli wants to stand and escape but instead Wright has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Morelli is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wright is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Morelli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morelli wants to get back to his feet but Wright is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Morelli pushes Wright off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morelli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morelli connects with a single shot there.
Morelli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wright or perhaps it was just good defense by Morelli, which made it look bad.
Paulie Morelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wright tries to clinch but Morelli moves out of range.
Kelsey Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morelli throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulie Morelli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morelli 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Paulie Morelli!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Paulie Morelli!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Paulie Morelli!
Paulie Morelli wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Paulie Morelli was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mer Lo (ranked 4415 p4p, 4296 weight class) and Paulus Korsch (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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mer Lo!
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, Paulus Korsch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lo misses with a lunging right hand
and Korsch counters with a nice uppercut.
Lo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Korsch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lo misses with a hook.
A left lands for Lo.
Lo throws a body punch but Korsch moves out of range.
Lo drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Korsch right on the button. Korsch goes down! Lo follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lo gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mer Lo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mo Scato (ranked 4426 p4p, 2992 weight class) and August Walker (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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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mo Scato!
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, August Walker!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scato did well to prevent Walker getting side control.
Scato looking for submissions off his back.
Scato makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Scato.
Walker working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Scato's head.
Scato keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
Scato is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Walker rolls with it to try and escape but Scato cranks on the arm and Walker is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mo Scato!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ken Yakashami (ranked 4477 p4p, 4529 weight class) and Ken Tsai (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Yakashami!
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, Ken Tsai!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsai throws a push kick but Yakashami slaps the foot to one side.
Tsai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yakashami has closed the distance and engaged Tsai in a clinch.
Yakashami has Tsai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tsai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tsai fails to pull guard.
Yakashami breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tsai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yakashami pinned against the cage. Yakashami gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yakashami gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsai gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Yakashami regains guard.
Tsai thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsai being controlled here momentarily.
Yakashami looking to control.
Tsai's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yakashami wants to get back to his feet but Tsai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yakashami keeping moving, preventing Tsai from controlling successfully.
Yakashami is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
Tsai thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Yakashami looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsai is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yakashami has Tsai up against the cage in a clinch.
Tsai jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yakashami walks away with a smile on his face. Tsai gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ken Yakashami has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Tsai.
Tsai tries for a takedown but Yakashami circles away easily
letting Yakashami counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakashami closes the distance and clinches up with Tsai, looking for a takedown. Yakashami pushes Tsai against the cage but Tsai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yakashami really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yakashami gets a clinch.
Yakashami manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Yakashami keeping moving, preventing Tsai from controlling successfully.
Tsai postures up.
Yakashami is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yakashami knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tsai on the ground.
Tsai slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yakashami throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsai engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Tsai advances position into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yakashami tries to buck Tsai off but Tsai is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Yakashami dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tsai has a takedown stuffed.
Yakashami is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yakashami fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yakashami plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tsai misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsai fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yakashami to the ground. Tsai is now in Yakashami's guard.
Yakashami wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Tsai manages to pass to side control.
Yakashami wants to control but Tsai is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsai perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tsai trying to control from half guard but Yakashami is working away.
Yakashami is looking to improve his position.
Tsai is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yakashami has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tsai looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yakashami wants to control but Tsai is keeping busy.
Tsai is trying to work for a kimura but Yakashami is defending well.
Yakashami actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsai is looking to take a break and control but Yakashami is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yakashami looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tsai is trying to work for a kimura but Yakashami is defending well.
Tsai performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yakashami is looking to control Tsai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yakashami avoid being mounted?
Tsai trying to control from Yakashami's half guard. Yakashami has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Yakashami being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yakashami managing to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Tsai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Tsai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tsai showed some decent athleticism there.
Tsai sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Yakashami wants to improve his position but Tsai is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsai is trying to control the action in half guard but Yakashami is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakashami tries to get to full guard but Tsai has control of the leg.
Tsai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tsai is looking to take a break and control but Yakashami is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yakashami is defending against the submission attempts here by Tsai.
Yakashami is looking for a sweep. Tsai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Yakashami is looking to control Tsai's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yakashami avoid being mounted?
Tsai seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yakashami preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tsai slaps away a takedown attempt from Yakashami, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tsai shoots and misses
and Yakashami counters with an outside leg kick.
Yakashami looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tsai is fending him off so far but Yakashami persists. Nope, Tsai circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tsai misses with a takedown attempt
and Yakashami counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakashami fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tsai avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Yakashami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yakashami fails with a takedown attempt.
Tsai looking to score a takedown here. Yakashami is defending well but Tsai drives through and ends up in Yakashami's guard.
Yakashami pushes Tsai off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Tsai drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsai drops back looking for a leg! Yakashami is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yakashami manages to kick Tsai off! Tsai jumps back into Yakashami's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yakashami keeping moving, preventing Tsai from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tsai sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ken Tsai.
I think Tsai 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Ken Tsai!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Ken Yakashami!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Ken Tsai!
Ken Tsai wins by split decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Camillo (ranked 4449 p4p, 4467 weight class) and Gunner Mason (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Camillo!
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, Gunner Mason!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mason stuffs the takedown attempt from Camillo. Camillo gets slowly back to his feet.
Camillo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Mason was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Camillo tries to clinch but Mason moves out of range.
Camillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camillo looks for a takedown but Mason sprawls well.
Mason doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Camillo tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camillo misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mason! But no joy.
Camillo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Camillo throws a head kick but Mason moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mason misses with a wild body shot.
Camillo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mason counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Camillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mason throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Camillo on the side of the head.
Carlos Camillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mason throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Camillo misses with a hook.
Mason ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Camillo darts in looking for a takedown but Mason gets double underhooks and turns Camillo into the cage.
Mason has Camillo pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Mason as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mason lands a body punch.
Mason lands a body shot in the clinch.
Camillo is looking for a takedown.
Camillo tries to pull guard but Mason forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Camillo fails to pull guard.
Mason manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Camillo dives in for a single leg takedown but Mason sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Camillo is working for takedown but Mason is calmly controlling the position for now.
Camillo is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason blocks the elbow strike.
Mason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camillo tries to clinch
and Mason counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Camillo thinking.
Camillo doesn't manage to clinch there - Mason circles away.
Mason is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Mason lands a nice looking body shot.
Mason closes the distance and clinches.
Camillo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mason just stands there and leans against the cage.
Camillo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mason just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Camillo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Mason was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mason scores with a shot to the body.
Mason cracks Camillo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Camillo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mason finish him?
Camillo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Camillo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Camillo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Camillo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Mason gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Camillo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunner Mason!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lakad Matatag (ranked 4456 p4p, 4634 weight class) and Carter Simon (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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lakad Matatag!
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, Carter Simon!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Simon. Those never looked like landing.
Matatag shoots for a double leg takedown but Simon sprawls well. He's pushed Matatag's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Matatag scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Matatag lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Matatag is looking to take a break and control but Simon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matatag is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Simon is just riding it out for now. Matatag eventually gives up the hold.
Simon is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Matatag's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Matatag's back!
Matatag rolls, trying to escape but Simon keeps control of the position.
Matatag is working hard here to advance position.
Will Simon go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matatag tries to escape but Simon has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Simon trying to control.
Matatag tries to break free.
Matatag tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Simon has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Matatag is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carter Simon!
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