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Champions 10 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Homether (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mehmed Bazdarevic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mehmed Bazdarevic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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171 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Counter striker
Very confident |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex Homether!
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, Mehmed Bazdarevic!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Homether closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Mehmed Bazdarevic has been cut.
Homether fails to land with a series of punches.
Bazdarevic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Homether scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bazdarevic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Homether misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bazdarevic.
Homether misses with a wild body shot.
No joy there for Homether, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Homether swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Homether fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bazdarevic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bazdarevic fails to land the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Bazdarevic.
Bazdarevic tries to clinch but Homether moves out of range.
Homether misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homether waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Bazdarevic.
Oooh a lovely combination from Homether sends Bazdarevic down but not out. Homether dives into side control looking to finish.
Bazdarevic is rocked!
Homether decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Bazdarevic is still on wobbly legs! Can Homether finish him?
Homether shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Bazdarevic takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Homether sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Bazdarevic bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Homether!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Yankowy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yankowy has chosen Just Can't Hate Enough as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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177 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Yankowy!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Fisher.
Fisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yankowy fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yankowy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yankowy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yankowy is working for a submission of some sort.
Fisher tries to get to full guard but Yankowy has control of the leg.
Fisher is trying to maintain the position but Yankowy is very close to passing his half guard.
Yankowy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fisher is just riding it out for now. Yankowy eventually gives up the hold.
Fisher is trying to stand up here but Yankowy is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher trying to control from the bottom.
Yankowy is working for a kimura but Fisher is defending it quite comfortably.
Yankowy is working for a submission of some sort.
Fisher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fisher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yankowy on the ground.
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.
Yankowy has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Fisher defend it? Yankowy steps over the head and cranks it - Fisher is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Yankowy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Yankowy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Officer Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Do Ya' Think I'm Sexy By Rod Stewart. Stevie Ray will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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292 lbs
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290 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Officer Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stevie Ray!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray tries to clinch there but Dick circles away.
Ray wants to clinch up but Dick keeps it at a distance.
Ray tries to clinch up.
Ray moves in looking to clinch but Dick pushes him off.
Dick changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dick has hold of Ray's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ray tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dick cranks the arm and Ray screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ray, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Officer Dick!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Couza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Kain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Kain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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295 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ronaldo Couza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Kain!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couza clinches.
Couza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kain looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couza connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jacob Kain has been cut.
Couza tries to land a knee to the head but Kain blocks with his arms.
Couza misses with a knee to the head.
Couza misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Couza.
Couza lands a knee to the head.
Couza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Couza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kain's face.
Couza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Couza.
Couza lands a knee to the head.
Couza breaks from the clinch.
Couza rushes Kain and presses him up against the cage.
Couza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couza slaps away a takedown attempt from Kain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Couza closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Couza trying to control the action but Kain is working from the bottom.
Kain taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kain tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Couza wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kain takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kain takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kain is working to avoid the ground and pound but Couza connects with a decent elbow.
Couza decides to stand back up. Couza steps back and let's Kain get back to his feet.
Couza pushes Kain up against the cage in a clinch.
Couza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Couza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Couza.
Couza lands a hook that snaps the head of Kain backwards.
Couza misses with a knee to the head.
Kain goes for a takedown in the clinch but Couza prevents it.
Couza tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kain tries for a takedown but Couza manages to get underhooks.
Ronaldo Couza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Kain.
Couza landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Couza is pressed up against the cage. Kain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Couza down to the mat. Couza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kain misses with a takedown attempt
and Couza counters by clinching up.
Couza tries a knee to the head but Kain blocks it.
Couza is pressed up against the cage. Kain has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Couza down to the mat. Couza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Couza looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kain!
Couza wants to control the pace but Kain is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Couza punishing his opponent with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Couza.
Kain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Couza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Couza cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Couza with a couple of short strikes.
Kain wants to control but Couza is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kain tries to hold on but Couza pushes him away.
Kain is in a horrible position here. Couza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Couza working the ground and pound effectively.
Couza lands a big elbow.
Couza postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kain looks a forlorn figure.
Couza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couza lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Couza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Couza is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kain can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kain taking shots to the head.
Couza looking to finish Kain with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kain!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Couza cracks Kain with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Couza is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kain can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couza is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Kain is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Kain flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Couza anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Kain and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Couza slips an arm under Kain chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Couza has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Couza is squeezing on Kain like an anaconda would it's prey. Kain fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ronaldo Couza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mielikki Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think White might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Atreyu- You were the king, now your unconcsious. The key to victory for John White has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mielikki Frost!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
White tries to circle away but Frost has him pinned against the cage.
White wants to break free but Frost has control.
White goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost manages to pull guard.
White trying to stand up but can't free himself from Frost's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells White's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
White stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Frost has White pulled in close to control his posture.
Frost is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
White avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Frost.
Frost seems to be looking for submissions.
White throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Frost trying to control from half guard but White is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White strikes from the bottom but Frost uses the opportunity to move to side control.
White knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frost on the ground.
Frost advances to mount.
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Frost controlling the pace for now.
Frost prevents White from getting the reversal.
Frost working White over with strikes here.
Frost postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. White looks a forlorn figure.
Frost lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
White is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Frost postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. White looks a forlorn figure.
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
White flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Frost lands a big elbow.
Frost breaks from White's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Frost is landing with some decent strikes but White is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
White is in all sorts of trouble here.
Frost takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Frost with shots to the head and body - White looks very uncomfortable down there.
Frost has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
White really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
White swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
White trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is working to get back to half guard.
Frost with shots to the head and body - White looks very uncomfortable down there.
Frost won't let White get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Frost content just to control the position here.
Frost working the ground and pound effectively.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White is squirming around, avoiding Frost's attempts to control the action.
White taking shots to the head.
White is looking to improve his position but Frost isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
White is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns White that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Frost scoring with strikes but White is staying in there.
Frost lands with some strikes.
Frost working White over with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Frost blocks White's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frost postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. White looks a forlorn figure.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frost content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mielikki Frost 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.
Frost moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Frost's head back.
Frost is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to de liver by White. Beautiful body shot.
White scores with a crisp jab that stopped Frost in his tracks.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Frost.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
White fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frost on the side of the head.
Donk. White catches Frost right on the button with a cross.
John White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White connects with a body shot.
Frost drops his hands momentarily and White takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Frost is rocked!
White moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White cracks Frost with a nice body shot.
Frost is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from White.
A frustrated look appears on White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White is trying to break free.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from White.
White lands an uppercut.
White lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from White.
White tries to stall but Frost uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frost takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
White just leaning against Frost, taking a breather.
White works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frost moves forwards but White connects with a nice, crisp jab.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frost tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut there from White.
White throws a combination. Frost tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
White throws a hook but Frost blocks it.
White scores with the left hand. Frost knows he should have avoided that one.
White cracks Frost with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Frost is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
White drops Frost with a huge uppercut! Frost drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. White is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John White!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randall Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Quaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd comes to the cage accompanied by California Waiting by Kings of Leon. Quaid has chosen Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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153 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randall Floyd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Douglas Quaid!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floyd fails to land the takedown.
Quaid drives through with a takedown into guard.
Quaid advances to half guard.
Quaid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Floyd is trying to get back to full guard.
Floyd looking for submissions off his back.
Quaid lands strikes from half guard.
Floyd wants to control but Quaid is keeping busy.
Quaid frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Floyd flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Floyd tries to hold on but Quaid pushes him away.
Quaid controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd is trying desperately to improve position.
Floyd wants to control but Quaid is having none of it.
Quaid raining down shots from the mount!
Floyd is looking to get to half guard.
Floyd in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Floyd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Floyd flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Floyd working to try and regain half guard.
Quaid with a couple of short strikes.
Quaid prevents Floyd from getting the reversal.
Quaid is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Floyd can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Floyd bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Floyd looking to pass the guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quaid is on top in guard.
Quaid is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Quaid is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid looking to sit in guard and control but Floyd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Floyd throws and elbow that misses. Quaid uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Floyd's guard. Nice move by Quaid!
Floyd working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Quaid has passed into half guard!
Floyd missing with punches from the bottom.
Quaid passes into side control, despite Floyd's attempt to control the position.
Floyd is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quaid is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Floyd will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Quaid lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Floyd down.
Floyd tries to buck Quaid off but Quaid is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd struggling a bit here.
Floyd manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Quaid is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Floyd has hold of Quaid's hands but Quaid slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Floyd actively working from the bottom here.
Quaid performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Quaid prevents Floyd from standing back up.
Quaid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Floyd on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid dominated that round.
That's time! Floyd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Floyd misses with a takedown
and Quaid counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Quaid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Quaid drives through with a takedown into guard.
Floyd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quaid is aware though and is defending well.
Quaid postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Quaid trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Quaid connects with a couple of short punches.
Quaid sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Floyd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Floyd working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quaid doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quaid manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Quaid content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid wants to control from the top but Floyd keeps moving.
Quaid is in close to Floyd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Floyd looking for a guillotine here but Quaid defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quaid is fighting to break Floyd's control of his arms but Floyd is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Quaid advances position into side control!
Quaid content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Floyd can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Quaid working the head with strikes.
Quaid avoids the strikes from the bottom by Floyd.
Floyd is looking for a sweep.
Quaid is looking to take a break and control but Floyd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Floyd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Floyd tries to buck Quaid off but Quaid is having none of it.
Floyd tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Quaid presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Douglas Quaid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Quaid fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Floyd wants to hold on but Quaid pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd working to try and regain half guard.
Quaid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Floyd flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Quaid putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Floyd that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Floyd wants to hold on but Quaid pushes him away.
Floyd swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Floyd can't escape the position.
Floyd regains half guard.
Floyd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Quaid working over Floyd with some ground and pound. Floyd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Quaid looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Quaid working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Quaid keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Floyd trying to control here.
Quaid wants to take a breather but Floyd is having none of it.
Floyd trying to control from the bottom.
Quaid is trying to control the action in half guard but Floyd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quaid not doing much here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Quaid misses the jab.
Quaid closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Floyd looking for submissions off his back.
Floyd is looking to improve his position.
Floyd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Floyd looking for submissions off his back.
Quaid trying to control the action but Floyd is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Floyd is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Floyd has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Quaid is working away from the top position though.
Floyd is looking for a sweep. Quaid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Floyd looking for a kimura from the bottom but Quaid passes into side control!
Quaid is putting a hurting on Floyd here, landing some big shots from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid lands a decent elbow from side control.
Floyd pushes Quaid away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Quaid gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Quaid controlling the position.
Floyd wants to control but Quaid postures up.
Floyd is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Quaid is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Floyd throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Floyd can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaid raining down shots from the mount!
Quaid looking to control and managing it successfully.
Floyd in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Floyd is wriggling around trying to escape.
Quaid postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Floyd looks a forlorn figure.
Quaid landing shots from mount.
Quaid with good strikes from the mount here!
Quaid controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid trying to control but Floyd is having none of it.
Quaid is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Floyd can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Quaid landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Floyd is desperately trying to improve his position but Quaid has a good base and remains in mount.
Floyd wants to hold on but Quaid pushes him away.
Floyd is desperately trying to improve his position but Quaid has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Quaid closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Quaid lands in his opponent's guard.
Floyd looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Quaid passes into half guard.
Quaid moves into full mount! Floyd won't be happy about that!
Quaid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Floyd is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid landing strikes from the mount.
Floyd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Quaid controlling his opponent.
Floyd tries to hold on but Quaid postures up.
Floyd regains half guard.
Quaid scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Floyd is looking to improve his position.
Quaid stalling.
Quaid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quaid drops an elbow to the side of Floyd's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd is looking for a sweep. Quaid is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Floyd is staying active underneath Quaid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Floyd tries to roll over but Quaid keeps him under control.
Floyd looking for submissions off his back.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Floyd is staying active underneath Quaid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Quaid fails to land with a series of punches.
Floyd throws a head kick that misses.
Floyd misses with a takedown
and Quaid counters with a straight right hand.
Randall Floyd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Floyd ducks under a wild hook from Quaid.
Quaid takes a swing at Floyd's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd with a poor takedown
and Quaid counters with a straight right hand.
Quaid misses with a hook. Floyd ducked under it nicely.
Quaid feints and as Floyd raises his hands in defense, Quaid changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Floyd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Quaid is aware though and is defending well.
Floyd controls Quaid momentarily but Quaid frees himself.
Floyd keeping full guard, as Quaid tries to pass.
Floyd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quaid defends well.
Quaid 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.
Quaid trying to control but Floyd is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quaid slips nicely into half guard.
Quaid trying to control the action but Floyd is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Quaid there.
Quaid is looking to take a break and control but Floyd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quaid is thwarting Floyd's attempts to control the position.
Floyd throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Quaid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Quaid connects with a nice short shot to Floyd's temple.
Floyd looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Douglas Quaid dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Floyd closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Floyd wants to free his trapped foot but Quaid is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Floyd seems to be looking for submissions.
Floyd is looking to pass Quaid's guard but actually Quaid recovers to full guard.
Floyd won't allow Quaid to sweep him here.
Floyd wants to control from the top but Quaid keeps moving.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Quaid pulls Floyd in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quaid punching to the body, from the bottom.
Floyd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Quaid is on top in guard.
Quaid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Floyd is keeping the position for now.
Quaid scoring with some ground and pound.
Quaid is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Floyd keeping full guard, as Quaid tries to pass.
Floyd is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Quaid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaid slips nicely into half guard.
Floyd wants to get back to full guard.
Quaid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Floyd trying to control here.
Floyd is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Quaid pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Quaid works his foot free and advances to mount.
Quaid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd taking shots to the head.
Floyd slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Floyd tries to get to full guard but Quaid has control of the leg.
Quaid is trying to control. Floyd wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Floyd trying to control but Quaid postures up.
Floyd looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Quaid lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Quaid in particular looking to stall.
Randall Floyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Floyd lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Douglas Quaid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Floyd shoots and misses
and Quaid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Quaid connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Floyd misses with a head kick.
Floyd dodges the punch combination from Quaid.
Floyd throws a hook to the side of Quaid's head but Quaid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Floyd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quaid to score with a decent uppercut.
Floyd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Quaid counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quaid.
And that's the end of the fight!
Douglas Quaid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quaid has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 44:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 44:50
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Douglas Quaid!
Douglas Quaid is the new featherweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Baptiste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjan Boudewijn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudewijn has chosen The Search for the Holy Grail as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmanuel Baptiste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arjan Boudewijn!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudewijn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Boudewijn winds up and cracks Baptiste with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Baptiste tries to get to full guard but Boudewijn has control of the leg.
Baptiste wants to control but Boudewijn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boudewijn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baptiste keeps working.
Boudewijn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boudewijn prevents Baptiste from improving his position.
Baptiste actively working from the bottom here.
Baptiste is looking to improve his position.
Boudewijn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Baptiste!
Baptiste is squirming around, avoiding Boudewijn's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudewijn landing shots from mount.
Baptiste really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baptiste is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Baptiste is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Boudewijn is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Boudewijn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Baptiste slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
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.
Boudewijn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Baptiste looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baptiste is staying active underneath Boudewijn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Boudewijn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Baptiste actively working from the bottom here.
Baptiste looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste is looking to improve his position.
Boudewijn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Baptiste wants to improve his position but Boudewijn is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boudewijn lands a nice short elbow.
Boudewijn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boudewijn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baptiste does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baptiste looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Baptiste wants to control but Boudewijn is keeping busy.
Baptiste is breathing heavily.
Boudewijn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste looking for submissions off his back.
Boudewijn trying to control the pace.
Boudewijn trying to mount his opponent but Baptiste defends it.
Baptiste trying to control from the bottom.
Boudewijn drops an elbow to the side of Baptiste's head.
Boudewijn wants to free his trapped foot but Baptiste is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boudewijn wants to control but Baptiste is keeping him busy.
Baptiste trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjan Boudewijn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Boudewijn takes a swing at Baptiste's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Boudewijn misses.
Baptiste gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boudewijn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Baptiste's guard now.
Boudewijn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boudewijn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baptiste is keeping the position for now.
Boudewijn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boudewijn trying to control but Baptiste is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptiste trying to keep a closed guard but Boudewijn is proving a slippery customer.
Baptiste throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boudewijn trying to control the position from guard on top but Baptiste 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.
Baptiste has his takedown stuffed
and Boudewijn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boudewijn misses with a low kick.
Boudewijn gets caught flat footed, as Baptiste shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Baptiste drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Boudewijn manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Baptiste has Boudewijn in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boudewijn is looking to work some ground and pound but Baptiste has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudewijn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Baptiste has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boudewijn has managed to get both his arms back between Baptiste's legs - danger averted.
Boudewijn trying to control but Baptiste is working from the bottom.
Boudewijn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Baptiste's guard.
Baptiste tries to get to full guard but Boudewijn has control of the leg.
Baptiste is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Boudewijn pulls his head out easily.
Baptiste wants to get back to full guard.
Boudewijn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boudewijn lands a nice short elbow.
Baptiste trying to hold on to Boudewijn's head to control him but Boudewijn postures up.
Boudewijn tries to pass to full mount but Baptiste defends it.
Boudewijn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baptiste slips a straight right by Boudewijn.
Baptiste blocks a head kick by Boudewijn.
Baptiste steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boudewijn.
Boudewijn with a poor takedown
and Baptiste counters with a takedown into side control.
Boudewijn prevents Baptiste from moving into mount.
Baptiste tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste scoring with punches from side control.
Baptiste tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Baptiste has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Boudewijn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Arjan Boudewijn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Baptiste working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Baptiste is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boudewijn has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Emmanuel Baptiste will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Baptiste throws a jab but it's blocked by Boudewijn.
Boudewijn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baptiste moves away.
Emmanuel Baptiste is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baptiste slips under a jab.
Baptiste throws a series of punches but Boudewijn avoids them all with ease.
Boudewijn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Baptiste has his takedown stuffed
and Boudewijn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Baptiste's guard.
Baptiste working for a triangle but Boudewijn defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boudewijn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Baptiste is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptiste looking for a guillotine here but Boudewijn defends easily.
Baptiste working a defensive guard here.
Boudewijn trying to control but Baptiste is working from the bottom.
Boudewijn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boudewijn trying to control the position from guard on top but Baptiste is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baptiste has an active guard here but Boudewijn has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boudewijn with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boudewijn lands a nice short elbow.
Baptiste trying to control but Boudewijn postures up.
Boudewijn tries to stand and escape but Baptiste is controlling the position.
Baptiste is not content to let Boudewijn control the position.
Baptiste is looking to improve his position.
Baptiste looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boudewijn wants to take a breather but Baptiste is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Baptiste misses the shot to the body.
Emmanuel Baptiste seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baptiste doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Boudewijn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boudewijn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baptiste keeps working.
Boudewijn is thwarting Baptiste's attempts to control the position.
Boudewijn prevents Baptiste from improving his position.
Baptiste trying to control from the bottom.
Boudewijn working Baptiste over with strikes.
Baptiste works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boudewijn passes into half guard.
Boudewijn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Baptiste is trying desperately to improve position.
Baptiste regains half guard.
Baptiste tries to roll over but Boudewijn keeps him under control.
Boudewijn trying to control the action but Baptiste is working from the bottom.
Boudewijn trying to mount his opponent but Baptiste defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arjan Boudewijn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Boudewijn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjan Boudewijn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Dmuchowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Boykin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmuchowski comes into the arena with Boykin Death Dirge blaring out of the sound system. Boykin has chosen 22's and man boobs as his entrance music. Eric Dmuchowski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Dmuchowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Boykin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boykin.
Boykin misses with a straight right.
Boykin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boykin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dmuchowski is fending him off so far but Boykin persists. Nope, Dmuchowski circles away and we're back to standing.
Dmuchowski moves into the clinch successfully.
Boykin is looking to break free of the clinch but Dmuchowski has double underhooks.
Dmuchowski is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dmuchowski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boykin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dmuchowski has Boykin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Boykin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Dmuchowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dmuchowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boykin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dmuchowski is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boykin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boykin shoots in looking for a takedown. Dmuchowski tries to sprawl out of it but Boykin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dmuchowski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Christopher Boykin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boykin looks to land a right hand but Dmuchowski moved out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Boykin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmuchowski slips a straight right by Boykin.
Boykin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dmuchowski's half guard.
Dmuchowski actively working from the bottom here.
Boykin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boykin is nestled in close to Dmuchowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dmuchowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boykin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Boykin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boykin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Boykin dominating with strikes here.
Boykin looking to control but Dmuchowski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dmuchowski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boykin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boykin breaks from Dmuchowski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boykin is landing with some decent strikes but Dmuchowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boykin landing strikes from the mount.
Boykin working Dmuchowski over with strikes here.
Dmuchowski is rocked!
Boykin lands a big shot to the head and Dmuchowski winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Christopher Boykin!
Christopher Boykin is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Stubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fist Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fighter has chosen Primo Victoria, by Sabaton as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Stubb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fist Fighter!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter cracks a nice hook into Stubb's ribs.
Stubb fails to land the takedown.
Stubb shoots in for a double leg but Fighter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fighter lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Michael Stubb has been cut.
Fighter misses with a few strikes there.
Fighter stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Stubb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stubb slips a jab and a cross from Fighter.
Fighter lands a lovely overhand right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stubb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stubb is breathing heavily.
Fighter clobbers Stubb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fighter throws a shot to the body.
Fighter lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Stubb is looking to close the distance but Fighter sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Stubb crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Stubb is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Fist Fighter!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Djordje Petrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Smtih (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovic's entrance music is Karadjordje Petrovicu . A fine choice. Evan Smtih is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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192 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djordje Petrovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Evan Smtih!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrovic loads up on a big right hand but Smtih slips the punch.
Petrovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smtih was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrovic.
The crowd cheers as Petrovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smtih doesn't seem phased though.
Petrovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Smtih misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smtih takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petrovic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smtih counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smtih staying out of range there.
No joy there for Petrovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petrovic throws out a loose jab but Smtih uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrovic throws a sloppy body shot
and Smtih counters with a nice double leg into side control. Petrovic won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smtih throws an elbow but Petrovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Smtih looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Petrovic is avoiding damage well.
Smtih fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smtih has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smtih in side control, throwing shots but Petrovic defends.
Smtih in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Smtih throws an elbow but Petrovic slips to the side and avoids it well.
Smtih landing a few strikes.
Smtih with the ground and pound but Petrovic regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Smtih with the ground and pound but Petrovic uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smtih postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smtih postures up in Petrovic's guard and throws a big left but Petrovic blocks it.
Smtih thows a big elbow that misses.
Smtih postures up in Petrovic's guard and throws a big left but Petrovic blocks it.
Petrovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Petrovic tries to get out of the position.
Smtih with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petrovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smtih.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smtih closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petrovic circles away.
Smtih walks into a straight right hand from Petrovic.
Smtih looks for a takedown but Petrovic sprawls well.
Petrovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smtih counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrovic misses with a combination
and Smtih counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Petrovic thinking.
Petrovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smtih counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smtih 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.
Petrovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smtih wants to control from the top but Petrovic keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smtih throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petrovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smtih won't allow Petrovic to get back to his feet.
Smtih postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smtih postures up in Petrovic's guard and throws a big left but Petrovic blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smtih accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice cross by Petrovic.
Smtih throws a looping overhand right but Petrovic ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smtih counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Petrovic.
Petrovic throws a leg kick but Smtih sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Djordje Petrovic will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Petrovic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smtih counters with a nice body shot.
Petrovic throws a jab when Smtih was well out of range.
Petrovic misses with a double jab
and Smtih counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smtih looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Petrovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smtih is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Smtih thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smtih not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smtih thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smtih slips a nice elbow through Petrovic's hands, connecting with Petrovic's forehead.
Smtih looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Petrovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Petrovic is trying to stand.
Smtih working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smtih is looking to stall here but Petrovic recovers full guard.
Smtih working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Petrovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smtih throws a strike but Petrovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smtih pulls Petrovic in to control the position.
Smtih trying to keep a closed guard but Petrovic is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Petrovic misses the jab.
Petrovic scores with a one two! Smtih had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smtih throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petrovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Djordje Petrovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrovic misses with a double jab
and Smtih connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smtih throws a nice looking combination but Petrovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrovic misses with an uppercut.
Smtih misses with a looping left.
Petrovic misses with a combination
and Smtih counters with a shoot takedown. Petrovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Smtih passes Petrovic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smtih trying to mount his opponent but Petrovic defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smtih winds up and cracks Petrovic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smtih seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Smtih showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Petrovic misses with a combination
and Smtih counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smtih.
Smtih throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petrovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Petrovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smtih is controlling him.
Smtih throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrovic keeping moving, preventing Smtih from controlling successfully.
Smtih working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smtih controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smtih trying to control but Petrovic is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Petrovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smtih counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Petrovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smtih with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Petrovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smtih wants to control from the top but Petrovic keeps moving.
Smtih advances to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smtih not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Petrovic tries to kick Smtih off but Smtih keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Petrovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Smtih makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Petrovic misses with a double jab
and Smtih counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smtih scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Djordje Petrovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petrovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smtih counters with a straight right hand.
Smtih dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrovic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smtih staying out of range there.
Smtih misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Smtih.
Smtih shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrovic sprawls well. Petrovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smtih gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Smtih.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrovic missing with a left hand there. Smtih was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrovic lands a jab to the nose.
Petrovic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smtih counters with a nice uppercut.
Smtih throws a good cross that connects.
Petrovic misses with a double jab
and Smtih counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smtih looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Smtih sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Petrovic defending well though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Smtih comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smtih 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 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Smtih!
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