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Demonic's UOC Fight Night 4 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hertz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Hertz!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper connects with a single shot there.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cooper was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hertz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cooper trying to control but Hertz is having none of it.
Cooper is really struggling to control Hertz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cooper is trying to take his opponent's back.
Hertz tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Cooper has taken his back.
Hertz is really stuck here.
Hertz trying to get back to his feet but Cooper is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tries to get the hooks in deep but Hertz pushed the leg off.
Cooper looking for the RNC.
Cooper has the hooks in. Hertz is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hertz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cooper scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Hertz is looking for a way out.
Hertz holding both Cooper 's hands and preventing any damage.
Hertz wants to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is looking for the choke from the back position but Hertz is controlling his hands well.
Hertz tries to roll but Cooper sticks to his back.
Hertz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cooper.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Even with his hooks in, Cooper manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Hertz staying busy and making it hard for Cooper to control.
Cooper doesn't have the hooks in and Hertz manages to turn into his guard.
Hertz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cooper is proving hard to escape from.
Hertz stays in close to Cooper's body and controls the position.
Cooper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hertz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hertz postures up.
Hertz is looking to stand up but Cooper won't let him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Cooper fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Cooper 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.
Cooper preventing the sweep.
Cooper drops back looking for a leg! Hertz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hertz manages to kick Cooper off! Cooper jumps back into Hertz's guard.
Hertz wants to get back to his feet but Cooper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hertz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hertz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hertz wants to get back to his feet but Cooper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hertz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hertz trying to strike off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cooper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hertz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hertz working some strikes from top position.
Hertz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cooper controls Hertz momentarily but Hertz frees himself.
Hertz tries to stand but Cooper is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Cooper dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cooper tries to clinch there but Hertz circles away.
Cooper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hertz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hertz.
Hertz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cooper is rocked!
Hertz is looking to advance position but Cooper has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Oh Cooper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hertz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hertz tries to buck Cooper off but Cooper takes his back!
Cooper tries to get the hooks in deep but Hertz pushed the leg off.
Hertz wants to escape the position.
Cooper seems to have got his legs back now.
Cooper misses with a punch to the head.
Cooper throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper biding his time, controlling Hertz.
Cooper missing with punches from the back.
Hertz tries to escape the position.
Hertz is breathing heavily.
Hertz looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cooper.
Hertz trying to control the position but Cooper manages to sink in the hooks.
Hertz controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Cooper struggling to land strikes to the head as Hertz covers up.
Hertz is trying to get back to his feet but Cooper has full control of the position and if anything, Hertz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Hertz looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cooper.
Cooper missing with punches from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooper missing with strikes.
Cooper 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.
Cooper not allowing Hertz to control his hands.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Cooper controlling the positon.
Cooper punches the canvas rather than the man.
Cooper tries to get the hooks in deep but Hertz pushed the leg off.
Cooper is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Hertz taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Cooper.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Cooper!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Diabolis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Napoleon Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex Diabolis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabolis throws out a loose jab but Bonaparte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diabolis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diabolis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bonaparte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diabolis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diabolis throws a right hand that Bonaparte ducks under and follows up with a left that Bonaparte also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Diabolis.
Bonaparte is looking to clinch but Diabolis is avoiding it.
Diabolis misses with a two punch combination.
Diabolis darts in trying to clinch
and Bonaparte counters with a right hand to the body.
Bonaparte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bonaparte missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonaparte looks to clinch
and Diabolis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diabolis misses with the combination.
Diabolis looks gassed!
Diabolis throws a series of punches but Bonaparte moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabolis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bonaparte takes the fight into the clinch.
Bonaparte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bonaparte avoiding damage as Diabolis throws knees to the body.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte lands the left hand.
Diabolis is rocked!
Bonaparte clinches with his opponent.
Bonaparte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonaparte darts in and clinches Diabolis up against the cage.
Bonaparte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bonaparte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte manages to break the clinch.
Diabolis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bonaparte's waist but Bonaparte gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diabolis off to one side.
Diabolis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bonaparte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Bonaparte.
Diabolis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bonaparte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bonaparte breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabolis misses with a double jab
and Diabolis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but Diabolis moves out of range.
Bonaparte walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonaparte stuffs the takedown.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Diabolis.
Bonaparte clinches.
Diabolis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
Diabolis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diabolis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bonaparte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bonaparte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bonaparte doesn't manage to clinch there - Diabolis circles away.
Bonaparte has Diabolis up against the cage in a clinch.
Diabolis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
Diabolis tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonaparte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonaparte manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabolis with a poor takedown
and Bonaparte counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bonaparte.
Diabolis throws an elbow that misses.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diabolis throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bonaparte counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Diabolis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diabolis.
Diabolis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diabolis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diabolis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonaparte lands with a nice combination. Diabolis backs away looking to recover.
Nice takedown defense from Bonaparte. No joy for Diabolis on that attempt.
Diabolis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bonaparte looks to land a combination. Diabolis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bonaparte closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that Diabolis semi-blocks.
Diabolis is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonaparte finish him?
Diabolis shoots in but Bonaparte avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bonaparte closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte keeps control of Diabolis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bonaparte trying to land knees to the body.
Diabolis seems to have recovered his senses.
Bonaparte is pressed up against the cage. Diabolis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bonaparte down to the mat. Bonaparte avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bonaparte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diabolis wants a takedown.
Diabolis is working for takedown but Bonaparte is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bonaparte manages to break the clinch.
Diabolis misses with a wild combination.
Diabolis throws a lazy head kick
and Bonaparte counters with a solid body kick.
Bonaparte avoids a kick to the body.
Diabolis throws a head kick that half lands.
Bonaparte keeps the fight on the outside.
Diabolis darts in trying to clinch
and Bonaparte counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
Diabolis misses with a lunging right hand
and Bonaparte counters by clinching up.
Diabolis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bonaparte has him pressed against the cage.
Diabolis manages to break the clinch.
Diabolis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Bonaparte dominated that 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.
Diabolis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Diabolis wants to clinch
and Bonaparte counters by clinching up.
Diabolis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Diabolis is trying to break free.
Diabolis tries for a takedown but Bonaparte manages to get underhooks.
Diabolis wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonaparte won't allow it.
Diabolis is working for takedown but Bonaparte is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diabolis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
Diabolis throws a combination that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a leg kick.
Diabolis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diabolis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bonaparte closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Bonaparte.
Diabolis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diabolis avoiding damage as Bonaparte throws knees to the body.
A short left from Diabolis.
Diabolis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diabolis drags the fight down to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diabolis 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.
Diabolis wants to stand and escape but Bonaparte is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabolis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diabolis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diabolis is on top in guard.
Diabolis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonaparte is looking to stand up but Diabolis isn't so interested in that idea.
Diabolis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bonaparte has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Diabolis off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bonaparte forces Diabolis back against the cage and clinches.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte slips a jab and a cross from Diabolis.
Diabolis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonaparte is fending him off so far but Diabolis persists. Nope, Bonaparte circles away and we're back to standing.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Diabolis.
Bonaparte lands a high kick!
Diabolis misses with a low kick.
Bonaparte has closed the distance and engaged Diabolis in a clinch.
Bonaparte looking to throw knees to the head but Diabolis is blocking nicely.
Diabolis blocks the elbow strike.
Diabolis breaks from the clinch.
Bonaparte moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diabolis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diabolis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bonaparte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bonaparte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonaparte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Napoleon Bonaparte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Bonaparte misses.
Bonaparte lands with a slapping head kick.
Some wild striking there from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabolis looks to clinch
and Bonaparte holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bonaparte pushes Diabolis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diabolis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonaparte backwards.
Diabolis tries to stall but Bonaparte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bonaparte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diabolis throws a punch but it's blocked by Bonaparte.
Diabolis tries to pull guard but Bonaparte holds him up against the cage and eventually Diabolis drops back down to his feet.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that Diabolis semi-blocks.
Bonaparte moves out of range of the strikes.
Bonaparte has Diabolis up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonaparte manages to break the clinch.
Bonaparte forces Diabolis back against the cage and clinches.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte doesn't manage to clinch there - Diabolis circles away.
Bonaparte tries to clinch up but Diabolis circles away and keeps his distance.
Bonaparte goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bonaparte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bonaparte breaks from the clinch.
Bonaparte forces Diabolis back against the cage and clinches.
Diabolis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bonaparte breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diabolis misses with a double jab
and Bonaparte counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Diabolis is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bonaparte throws a series of punches but Diabolis avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Diabolis.
A jab lands there for Diabolis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diabolis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bonaparte is rocked!
Diabolis lands with a right hand.
Oh Bonaparte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diabolis tries to keep at a distance but Bonaparte has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diabolis looking to slow down the pace here.
Bonaparte breaks from the clinch.
Napoleon Bonaparte is winning the standup battle so far.
Diabolis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonaparte.
Diabolis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diabolis throws a lazy uppercut
and Bonaparte counters with a nice uppercut.
Diabolis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bonaparte is fending him off so far but Diabolis persists. Nope, Bonaparte circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diabolis misses with a double jab
and Bonaparte counters by moving into the clinch.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonaparte seems to have got his legs back now.
Bonaparte has closed the distance and engaged Diabolis in a clinch.
Diabolis blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Napoleon Bonaparte dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Diabolis throws a combination that misses
and Bonaparte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Diabolis misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonaparte slips a jab and a cross from Diabolis.
Bonaparte moves into the clinch successfully.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch.
Diabolis is looking to clinch but Bonaparte is avoiding it.
Diabolis closes the distance but Bonaparte moves to the side
and Bonaparte counters with an outside leg kick.
Diabolis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte gets a clinch.
Diabolis can't break the clinch.
Bonaparte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diabolis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diabolis swats away the attempt to clinch by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bonaparte stuffs the takedown attempt from Diabolis. Diabolis gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonaparte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diabolis tries to clinch
and Bonaparte counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte clinches up with Diabolis and pushes him back against the cage.
Diabolis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diabolis.
Bonaparte manages to break the clinch.
Bonaparte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Diabolis does no damage.
Bonaparte clinches with his opponent.
Bonaparte breaks from the clinch.
Diabolis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bonaparte counters by moving into the clinch.
Bonaparte tries to land a knee to the head but Diabolis blocks with his arms.
Diabolis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bonaparte scores with a hook to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bonaparte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diabolis's brow.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diabolis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bonaparte swivels and escapes.
Napoleon Bonaparte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Diabolis.
Bonaparte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bonaparte gets a clinch.
Bonaparte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Diabolis.
A jab from Bonaparte does it's job there.
Diabolis misses with a takedown attempt - Bonaparte sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bonaparte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabolis looks to clinch
and Bonaparte counters by moving into the clinch.
Bonaparte has a couple of punches blocked by Diabolis.
Diabolis fails to pull guard.
Bonaparte keeps control of Diabolis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diabolis tries to pull guard but Bonaparte won't allow it.
Bonaparte tries to break the clinch but Diabolis is controlling the position.
Diabolis wants to break free but Bonaparte has control.
Diabolis can't break the clinch.
Diabolis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diabolis is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bonaparte can't fight it off and eventually Diabolis manages to take the fight to the floor. Bonaparte looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diabolis looking to pass the guard.
Diabolis thows a big elbow that misses.
Diabolis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bonaparte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diabolis on the ground.
Diabolis throwing strikes but missing.
Bonaparte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabolis throwing strikes from guard but Bonaparte blocks nicely.
Bonaparte controlling Diabolis's posture.
Diabolis prevents Bonaparte from getting back to his feet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Diabolis misses with a few strikes there.
Bonaparte misses with the combination.
Rex Diabolis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diabolis misses with a double jab
and Bonaparte counters by moving into the clinch.
Diabolis pulls guard successfully.
Bonaparte wants to stand but Diabolis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diabolis wants to stand up but Bonaparte is controlling him.
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.
Diabolis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diabolis being controlled here, momentarily.
Diabolis wants to sweep here but Bonaparte controlling him for the moment.
Diabolis being controlled here, momentarily.
Rex Diabolis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonaparte'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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Bonaparte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bonaparte, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Bonaparte!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Cube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tisdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tisdale has chosen Breathe-The Prodigy as his entrance music. Ice Cube has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ice Cube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Tisdale!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cube 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.
Tisdale working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cube.
Tisdale trying to control the position.
Tisdale really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cube. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tisdale is looking to stand up but Cube isn't so interested in that idea.
Tisdale is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tisdale keeping full guard, as Cube tries to pass.
Cube wants to control from the top but Tisdale keeps moving.
Cube not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube trying to control the position from guard on top but Tisdale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tisdale is looking to chop away at Cube's legs.
Tisdale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cube avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cube closes the distance and clinches up with Tisdale, looking for a takedown. Cube pushes Tisdale against the cage but Tisdale circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tisdale is looking to clinch but Cube is avoiding it.
Cube will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tisdale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cube changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tisdale looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tisdale looks gassed!
Cube in side control, throwing shots but Tisdale defends.
Cube tries for a kimura but Tisdale is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Tisdale's face as Cube controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cube is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tisdale is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Cube.
Tisdale pushes Cube away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cube gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tisdale managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cube.
Cube passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Tisdale!
Cube controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tisdale wants to control but Cube is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tisdale throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cube. What's that going to do exactly?
Tisdale tries to hold on but Cube pushes him away.
Cube scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cube trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cube 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.
Tisdale wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cube.
Cube unloads with some shots from mount but Tisdale bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cube lands a heavy elbow.
Cube misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tisdale's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Tisdale bucks Cube off and manages to get back to his feet!
Cube gets a takedown into half guard.
Cube uses his free foot to push down on Tisdale's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tisdale.
Cube scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tisdale?
Cube misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cube has hold of Tisdale's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tisdale manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ice Cube 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.
Cube avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tisdale moves in looking to clinch but Cube pushes him off.
James Tisdale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tisdale throws a low kick, looking for Cube's leg but Cube calmly moves out of range.
Tisdale misses with a head kick.
Cube avoids the head kick by Tisdale.
Cube looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cube.
Cube lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cube just content to control the position.
Tisdale is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cube is looking to take a break and control but Tisdale is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tisdale tries to buck Cube off but Cube is having none of it.
Cube postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cube tries to score with some ground and pound. Tisdale controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tisdale is pushing Cube's head away, looking to escape. Cube manages to hold on to the position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tisdale!
Cube avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tisdale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cube swats away the attempt to clinch by Tisdale.
Tisdale gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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.
Tisdale misses with an elbow strike.
Tisdale tries to land a knee to the head but Cube blocks with his arms.
Cube tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tisdale tries to land a knee to the head but Cube blocks with his arms.
Cube goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tisdale prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ice Cube. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tisdale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cube misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tisdale.
Tisdale with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cube takes an elbow to the temple.
Tisdale lands an elbow that stopped Cube in his tracks for a moment.
Cube is rocked!
Tisdale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oh Cube is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cube takes an elbow to the temple.
Tisdale lands a nice elbow.
Tisdale gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cube.
Cube trying to land knees to the body.
Tisdale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tisdale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tisdale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cube is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tisdale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tisdale prevents the takedown attempt.
Cube seems to have got his legs back now.
Tisdale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cube has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cube drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tisdale pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tisdale moves in looking to clinch but Cube pushes him off.
Cube decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cube wants to pass the guard but Tisdale is defending well.
Cube throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cube trying to control the action but Tisdale is working from the bottom.
Tisdale wants to get back to his feet.
Cube trying to control the action but Tisdale is working from the bottom.
Cube tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tisdale knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Tisdale lands a head kick. Cube smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Tisdale tries to clinch there but Cube circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tisdale attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tisdale lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cube will feel that in the morning.
Tisdale wants to clinch.
Cube takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tisdale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cube looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tisdale!
Tisdale is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cube drops a big elbow. That's hurt Tisdale! More shots from Cube and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ice Cube!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Dupont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jennings might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Street fighting man-Rolling Stones. Damian Dupont has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Greg Jennings's chin.
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190 lbs
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187 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Jennings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Dupont!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jennings drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dupont looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dupont not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jennings is looking to work some ground and pound but Dupont has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dupont can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dupont looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jennings chips away with some ground and pound.
Dupont working for a triangle but Jennings defends it easily.
Jennings avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dupont is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dupont looks gassed!
Jennings pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dupont is keeping the position for now.
Dupont has momentary wrist control but Jennings slips an elbow through the middle.
Dupont keeping moving, preventing Jennings from controlling successfully.
Jennings works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jennings takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings working over Dupont with some ground and pound. Dupont looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jennings connects with a nice short shot to Dupont's temple.
Jennings lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jennings lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jennings scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dupont trying to hold on to Jennings's head to control him but Jennings postures up.
Jennings working Dupont over with strikes.
Jennings is looking to advance position but Dupont won't allow it.
Jennings working over Dupont with some ground and pound. Dupont looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jennings is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dupont!
Jennings looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jennings lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dupont can't escape the 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.
Dupont bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jennings will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dupont stands up and waves to Jennings to follow him.
Dupont scores with a three punch combo!
Dupont drops Jennings with a left right combo! Dupont follows him down to the ground into side control.
Jennings is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Jennings is looking for a sweep.
Oh Jennings is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dupont is looking to take a break and control but Jennings is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jennings manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jennings takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jennings seems to have got his legs back now.
Jennings tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dupont knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jennings lands a nice short elbow.
Jennings prevents Dupont from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupont is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jennings looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dupont is rocked!
Jennings seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dupont is still in real trouble! Can Jennings finish him?
Dupont tries to get to full guard but Jennings has control of the leg.
Jennings landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jennings is nestled in close to Dupont, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jennings lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jennings looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dupont with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dupont gets full guard.
Dupont looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jennings working some strikes from top position.
Jennings working some strikes from top position.
Jennings wants to control from the top but Dupont keeps moving.
Jennings stands up over Dupont, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jennings with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupont trying to keep a closed guard but Jennings is proving a slippery customer.
Jennings with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jennings landing with the ground and pound.
Jennings is in close to Dupont's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jennings controlling from the top position.
Dupont seems to have recovered his senses.
Dupont is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dupont is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Jennings frees his head nicely. Oh but Dupont has switched to an armbar! Jennings is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Damian Dupont!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Matthews!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews misses with a series of wild punches.
Best tries to score with a low kick but Matthews moves his leg out of the way.
Best fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matthews moves in looking to clinch but Best pushes him off.
Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthews tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthews instigates a clinch.
Best throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matthews blocks it with crossed arms.
Matthews has Best pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Best manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Best connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matthews's face.
Best with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Best throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matthews blocks it with crossed arms.
Best tries a knee to the head but Matthews blocks it.
Matthews lands a takedown into guard.
Matthews won't allow Best to get back to his feet.
Best looking for a guillotine here but Matthews defends easily.
Best looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matthews is one step ahead there.
Best had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Matthews is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Best Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Matthews's back instead.
Best is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Matthews keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Best tries to control but Matthews wriggling away.
Matthews trying desperately to get to his feet.
Best gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Matthews tries to clinch up but Best circles away and keeps his distance.
Best moves in looking to clinch but Matthews pushes him off.
Best tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matthews scores with a takedown into Best's guard.
Matthews cracks Best with a solid left hand.
Matthews postures up and lands a big shot to Best's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Matthews is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Best Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Matthews's back instead.
Matthews holding both Best 's hands and preventing any damage.
Matthews is keeping busy.
Matthews defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Best throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Best tries to keep control of the position but Matthews is staying busy.
Best misses with an elbow to the head.
Best wants to control but Matthews is keeping busy.
Best is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Matthews won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Best off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jack Best!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaq Tron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norrin Radd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tron comes to the cage accompanied by Hells Bells. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaq Tron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Norrin Radd!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radd lands an uppercut, right on the button! Tron tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Norrin Radd!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romero Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lorenzo Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Romero Gracie!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood closes the distance and clinches.
Blood has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Gracie goes down! Blood pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
Gracie is rocked!
Blood is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is still in real trouble! Can Blood finish him?
Blood prevents Gracie from escaping the position.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Blood is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Blood gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blood tries to clinch up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blood as he jumps to the side.
Blood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Blood.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Blood.
Blood crunches a lovely knee into Gracie's ribcage.
Gracie wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blood using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blood is breathing heavily.
Blood looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Blood trying to land knees to the body.
Blood connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Gracie avoiding damage as Blood throws knees to the body.
Blood using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gracie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gracie manages to pull guard.
Blood has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gracie is proving hard to escape from.
Blood trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blood can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blood's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood stands up from Gracie's guard - Blood perhaps looking for a knockout.
Gracie keeps the fight on the outside.
Blood clinches.
Blood tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie is working for takedown but Blood is calmly controlling the position for now.
A knee to the head by Blood.
Blood missing with knees to the body.
Gracie avoiding damage as Blood throws knees to the body.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Lorenzo Blood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romero Gracie.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blood trying to land knees to the body.
Blood trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie jumps guard but Blood stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blood with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gracie manages to pull guard.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie working for a triangle but Blood defends it easily.
Blood has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood gets to his feet. Gracie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Blood shows good takedown defense.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Blood wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying for a kimura here. Blood looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gracie wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Romero Gracie!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deuce BignLow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Natural Born Killaz-Dr. Dre kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! David Norris struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Deuce BignLow has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deuce BignLow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Norris!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris throws a head kick but BignLow moves out of range.
Norris throws a series of punches but BignLow avoids them all with ease.
Norris stuffs the takedown attempt from BignLow. BignLow gets slowly back to his feet.
BignLow closes the distance and clinches.
Norris wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
BignLow prevents Norris from breaking the clinch.
Norris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of BignLow backwards.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
BignLow looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No joy there for Norris, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
BignLow shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deuce BignLow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris throws a head kick that misses.
Norris misses with a jab, cross combination.
BignLow looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
BignLow fails with the takedown.
David Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
BignLow misses with a takedown attempt - Norris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BignLow tries to keep at a distance but Norris has taken the fight into the clinch.
BignLow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Norris smiles and moves away.
Norris stalks BignLow and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into BignLow's face. BignLow staggers backwards, shaken.
BignLow is rocked!
Norris throws a nice looking combination but BignLow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
BignLow shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Norris pinned against the cage. Norris gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
BignLow closes the distance and clinches up with Norris, looking for a takedown. BignLow pushes Norris against the cage but Norris circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Norris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Norris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh BignLow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Norris looks gassed!
BignLow misses with a takedown attempt - Norris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Norris connects with a stiff jab that staggers BignLow - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Norris!
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